By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New COVID-19 measures in New York City are putting restaurant servers, bartenders and ticket agents on the frontline of enforcing vaccination rules. The city is asking restaurants, gyms, museums and many other indoor venues to have patrons show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. That includes
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By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Factions within the Biden administration are embroiled in a blame game over why the US government didn’t act sooner to withdraw American citizens and Afghans who helped the US over two decades of war, leading to a rushed and dangerous evacuation. Military officials have
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By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Factions within the Biden administration are embroiled in a blame game over why the US government didn’t act sooner to withdraw American citizens and Afghans who helped the US over two decades of war, leading to a rushed and dangerous evacuation. Military officials have
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By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Factions within the Biden administration are embroiled in a blame game over why the US government didn’t act sooner to withdraw American citizens and Afghans who helped the US over two decades of war, leading to a rushed and dangerous evacuation. Military officials have
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Opinion by Brian Doubles for CNN Business Perspectives I was wrong. Before the pandemic, I never would have thought remote work was a viable option for Synchrony’s entire workforce. There were too many potential complications: technology challenges, productivity issues, inertia. But then we went ahead and did it. As the crisis worsened last year, we
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By KATHY GANNON Associated Press Ezanullah, one of thousands of young Taliban fighters from the countryside who rode into Afghanistan’s capital over the weekend, had never seen anything like it. The paved streets of Kabul were lined with towering apartment blocks, glass office buildings and shopping malls. The plush furniture inside the Interior Ministry was
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — The mortgage foreclosure moratorium issued during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended until the end of this year, Governor Kate Brown announced Monday. The moratorium, which now expires on Dec. 31, allows Oregonians to stay in their homes if they
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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — A former high school athletic trainer in Junction City has been sentenced to two months in a county jail and three years’ probation for sending obscene photos and text messages to an underage student. Television station KSNT reports that 30-year-old Brandon Martino was sentenced Monday in a Geary County courtroom
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By Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 121,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the last week, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. After declining in early summer, child cases have “steadily increased” since the beginning of July. From August 5 to August 12, a total of 121,427 child
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story Puna, HI (KITV) — Hawai’i Island Police are investigating a dog attack in Puna over the weekend that injured three elderly people, all in their 80s. “This is one of the worst dog bite cases that I’ve seen in 20 years,” Hawai’i Police Department Captain
Continue ReadingBy Nancy Laflin Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — It is one of the worst things Albuquerque Public Schools has ever been through. Police say a 13-year-0ld boy brought a gun to school and fatally shot another student. The criminal complaint just filed in the case says in the hours
Continue ReadingBy CBS 58 Newsroom Click here for updates on this story Kim Shine (WDJT) — Authorities identified the man killed by Milwaukee police officers Monday afternoon, Aug. 16, as 42-year-old Brodrick Shelton. Milwaukee police say the officers shot the man just before 4 p.m. near 27th and Wright. A person called 911 saying a person
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Mississippi’s offense remains in good hands with the return of coach Lane Kiffin, coordinator Jeff Lebby and quarterback Matt Corral.The Rebels defense is hoping to provide more support this season.Ole Miss returned to a .500 team in Kiffin’s debut season with an offense that produced big numbers and a
Continue Reading KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Heupel knows exactly what he walked into as the latest head football coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. Sure, Tennessee has plenty of history with this the 125th season in school history. The Volunteers have 13 Southeastern Conference football championships with their last national championship in 1998. But their last SEC
Continue ReadingBy CBS 58 Newsroom Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Area Labor Council announced that the 2021 LaborFest parade and gathering has been canceled due to logistical challenges. The announcement was made on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The 2021 event was supposed to take place on the Summerfest grounds
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans shopped less than expected last month as the Delta variant swept across the country, fueling concerns that the pandemic might once again weigh on consumer spending and the economic recovery. Sales declined by 1.1% in July adjusted for seasonal swings, the Census Bureau showed Tuesday. It was a steeper
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Stone Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (KETV) — In a picture captured right after Maleah Marples was born last month, the little girl sleeps sweetly in her hospital bassinet. Now, just weeks after her birth, Maleah’s dad said his newborn is back in the hospital, with RSV. “She’s fighting
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops believes his Wildcats can do some damage in the Southeastern Conference this year after persevering through an emotional season. The Wildcats return 14 starters from a 5-6 squad that struggled during a grueling 10-game Southeastern Conference schedule before regrouping to
Continue ReadingBy Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, MS (WAPT) — A Mississippi middle school student has passed away from COVID-19 over the weekend. A Raleigh High School administrator said 13-year-old Mkayla Robinson had tested positive for the virus. “She was loved by all of her teachers. She was an honor student,
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — First-year South Carolina coach Shane Beamer won’t cap expectations this season. The son of Virginia Tech coaching great Frank Beamer believes the Gamecocks aren’t that far from when he was an assistant under Steve Spurrier and they reached the 2010 SEC championship game. Beamer will
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