‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could beRead More
Ex-officers face charges in arrest of woman with dementia
DENVER (AP) — A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground and pinned her against the hood of hisRead More
UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent hasRead More
Find out which countries are welcoming US tourists back
(CNN) — US passport holders have more international travel options now than at any point during the Covid-19 pandemic. Total US cases have passed the 33 million mark sinceRead More
Colonial Pipeline CEO admits to authorizing $4.4 million ransomware payment
(CNN) — Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized a ransom payment of $4.4 million in response to a cyberattack on the company’s networkRead More
US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise
Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, butRead More
Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations report releasedRead More
New round of arrests announced following US Capitol breach
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A woman heard shouting at police to “Bring Nancy Pelosi out” to be hanged during the attack on the U.S. CapitolRead More
Actor Masterson’s ex says she had to pull hair to stop rape
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified Friday that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when she awoke to findRead More
Hundreds in California line up for blooming ‘corpse flower’
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city flocked to an abandoned gas station to get a whiff of a corpseRead More