By ANDREW MASSE Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, CT (WFSB) — Quinnipiac University students could be fined if they don’t follow the school’s vaccine policy this fall. Students were required to get the COVID vaccine and upload proof to the university by Aug. 1. So far, about 600 students have not provided
Continue ReadingBy JOSH MORGAN Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA,GA (WGCL) — Thousands are without power across the metro Atlanta area as Tropical Depression Fred has started to wreak havoc across the state of Georgia. According to Georgia Power’s live outage map, there are well over 3,000 power outages in metro Atlanta. About 1,500
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By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend home games this season at their gleaming new Allegiant Stadium. The vaccine mandate will go into effect September 13, the date of the team’s first
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country’s armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort. Stoltenberg says “the Afghan political leadership failed to stand up” and that “this failure
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY WEIL Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — We’re hearing over and over again from Portland police that they’re understaffed, under-budgeted, and not able to keep up with the amount of crime in the city. Now it’s putting a strain on business owners when things like vandalism are impacting
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Or (KPTV) — A Portland firefighter was among three people arrested after an armed kidnapping in downtown late Saturday night, according to the Portland Police Bureau. At about 10:37 p.m., police received a report about “suspicious circumstances” in downtown Portland. A witness told
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a surge in production at auto plants that are still confronting major supply chain problems. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that manufacturing output increased 1.4% in July following a decline of 0.3% in
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a surge in production at auto plants that are still confronting major supply chain problems. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that manufacturing output increased 1.4% in July following a decline of 0.3% in
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is adding to its year-old bakery item selection with the introduction of a new glazed donut. The new sweet treat hits menus at its United States restaurants beginning on September 1 for a limited time. McDonald’s said the donut is coated in a sweet glaze that tears apart to
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is adding to its year-old bakery item selection with the introduction of a new glazed donut. The new sweet treat hits menus at its United States restaurants beginning on September 1 for a limited time. McDonald’s said the donut is coated in a sweet glaze that tears apart to
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — A surge in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations that’s pounding Florida is scaring some skeptics into rethinking their opposition to the vaccines. In rural western Nassau County, newspaper columnist Roger West had written that he didn’t trust the federal government and adamantly opposed the coronavirus shots. Then
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s foreign minister says the country expelled a Russian diplomat last week, the second this year. He didn’t offer any explanation for the decision or reveal the diplomat’s rank and identity, saying Tuesday that information of that nature is confidential. A Russian Embassy spokeswoman confirmed that a diplomat had
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de alcaldesa en una ciudad de Afganistán, Zarifa Ghafari, aseguró que está “esperando” a que los talibanes “vengan por gente como yo y me maten”. Así lo afirmó en una entrevista al medio británico inews desde las afueras de Kabul. La alcaldesa de
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say an O’Fallon man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash last October that left a woman dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 39-year-old John Springer has been charged with leaving the scene of a deadly crash on Oct. 16. Investigators say Springer was going at least 30
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish officials are seeking to justify their policy of sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco. Their explanations come Tuesday as 28 human rights organizations write to the Spanish prime minister urging him to end the returns immediately. Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were among a surge of 10,000 people who tried to
Continue Reading By SHAH ABBAS Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse Shiite Muslims who attempted to participate in processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram. Dozens of people were detained. Hundreds of Muslims chanting religious and pro-freedom slogans took to the streets in the
Continue Readingjosemartinezgomez (CNN Español) — Los piratas informáticos se han mostrado activos en este año atacando objetivos gubernamentales y empresariales en Estados Unidos, el último de ellos a Accenture, una consultora que fue blanco de un ataque de ransomware por el grupo criminal LockBit. Antes de este, entre mayo y julio, se dieron a conocer varios
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Phaethon, the source of the Geminid meteor shower, has intrigued scientists for years because it’s an asteroid that behaves like a comet. New research may reveal the reason why this oddball gets so bright as it approaches the sun. Asteroids and comets both orbit the sun, but asteroids are made of
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. They signed the All-Star center to a multiyear contract that a person familiar with the situation says is a four-year, $196 million extension that takes Embiid through the 2026-27 season. The 27-year-old Embiid was NBA MVP
Continue Reading By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. Retail sales fell a seasonal adjusted 1.1% in July from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was a much larger drop than
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