By Katia Hetter, CNN The initial results are in: On Monday morning, Pfizer announced that its Covid-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old children is safe and resulted in a robust antibody response. This is news many parents have been eagerly anticipating — but what exactly does this mean for when vaccines could be available for
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Families of some Portland students find themselves in a tough spot wondering how they’re going to get their kids to school Monday morning. In an email to parents on Friday, Portland Public Schools announced that they canceled 13 bus routes
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story NEWBERG, OR (KPTV) — An employee with Newberg Public Schools has been placed on administrative leave after reporting for work in Blackface, according to the district. In a statement on its website, the district said the incident happened on Friday and the employee was
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Bitcoin is falling as fears of the Evergrande crisis sweep through global markets. The digital currency has dropped 5.7% in the last 24 hours, and was trading at $42,955 per coin as of 2:43 am ET on Tuesday, according to cryptocurrency tracker Coindesk. Earlier, it was down as much as
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say a woman died and a man was critically wounded in a late-night shooting in northeastern Kansas City. Police say in a news release that the shooting happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday near Anderson Avenue and Lawn Avenue. Officers called to the scene found the woman and man with
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By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — A new volcano erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma has drawn sightseers eager to take photos of glowing lava. Spain’s tourism minister says the government plans to incentivize “volcano tourism” and the active peak will be good for business. But local banana farmers
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has suspended eight players from its men’s national junior handball team for behavior likened to “treason” after alleging they had been in contact with bookmakers. The Russian Handball Federation hasn’t specified exactly what the players are accused of doing but says the board will meet to discuss “the fight against unsporting
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Bogart, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story EDMONTON, Alberta (CTV Network) — Monday’s federal election saw a rocky start with some voters unable to locate their polling stations, an issue further exacerbated by a technical issue with an application on Election Canada’s website. Those who tried to access Election Canada’s
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his party have won a minority government on a platform of promises that included billions of dollars in new spending to rebuild the country from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal platform, released on
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BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ordered a small far-right party to take down election posters with the slogan “Hang the Greens.” The decision overturned a ruling by a lower court. Authorities in the eastern city of Zwickau earlier this month said the tiny Third Way party must remove the posters. The party went
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn and Emmy-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe will each run new book imprints at Zando. Zando is a new house headed by Molly Stern, who helped establish Flynn when she was the publisher of Crown. Stern founded Zando in 2020 as a
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn and Emmy-winning writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe will each run new book imprints at Zando. Zando is a new house headed by Molly Stern, who helped establish Flynn when she was the publisher of Crown. Stern founded Zando in 2020 as a
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — A county coroner has confirmed that human remains found in remote northern Wyoming along the border of Grand Teton National Park are those of Gabby Petito. The 22-year-old disappeared while on a cross-country road trip with a boyfriend who is now being sought by authorities
Continue Reading WARSAW, Mo. (AP) — A western Missouri woman who spent nearly seven years behind bars awaiting trial for the 2012 shooting death of her husband has been found guilty. The Kansas City Star reports that a Clay County jury convicted 60-year-old Viola Bowman on Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of 53-year-old Albert “Rusty”
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By Mostafa Salem, Nima Elbagir and Yasir Abdullah, CNN A military coup d’etat attempt failed in Sudan on Tuesday and most of the involved officers were arrested, according to three senior government and military sources. About 40 officers were arrested after attempting to take over the state broadcaster’s television buildings and the military general command,
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength coming in apartment construction. The August increase left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.62 million units, 17.4% above the pace of a year ago, the Commerce Department reported
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength coming in apartment construction. The August increase left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.62 million units, 17.4% above the pace of a year ago, the Commerce Department reported
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain says Lionel Messi will miss the next French league game against last-place Metz after a knock to his left knee. PSG says the Argentina star underwent a scan which confirmed “the signs of bone contusion.” PSG added a new assessment of Messi’s condition will be made in 48 hours. Messi
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025. The company, which sells more than 1 billion toys each year, says the new goal will reduce its use of virgin plastic by 90%. The burger giant said Tuesday it’s working with toy companies
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch king has outlined a pared-back government plan for the coming year in the traditional speech opening the new parliamentary term. The “speech from the throne” Tuesday comes amid drawn-out negotiations to form a new ruling coalition. The government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte
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