Month: December 2021

By ED WHITE Associated Press More U.S. states desperate to defend against COVID-19 are calling on the National Guard and other military personnel to assist. Staff at hospitals and other care centers are being worn down by a rise in virus cases that began before Thanksgiving, especially in some Northeast and Upper Midwest states. Meanwhile,

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is subpoenaing six more people who the panel says were involved in the organization and planning of rallies that aimed to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, says

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian authorities say a man was shot and killed by Israeli fire during clashes in the occupied West Bank. They say the 31-year-old Palestinian suffered a gunshot wound to the head during clashes with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank town of Beita on Friday. The Palestinian Red Crescent

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pop superstar Alicia Keys has debuted her new album live in front of a packed crowd at the world’s fair in Dubai — a lively performance full of soaring vocals and piano solos. The 40-year-old Keys sauntered onstage on Friday in a glittery gold

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A company that turned mining waste into roofing materials in Montana was fined and ordered to conduct medical monitoring after pleading guilty to exposing its employees to arsenic. Tinley Park, Illinois-based U.S. Minerals was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay a $393,200 fine during a Friday hearing before

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Investigators in Southern California are investigating a fatal crash in which a car rear-ended a school bus and then plowed into a group of walking children, killing a 9-year-old girl and injuring two other kids. A white Cadillac struck the bus Thursday afternoon in the Riverside County town of

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican actress Carmen Salinas, known for movies like “Danzón”, “Man on Fire” and “Bellas de Noche” and telenovelas and series including “María la del Barrio” and “Mujeres Asesinas”, has died. She was 82. Relatives of the actress announced her death Thursday night on Salinas’ Twitter account.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of an assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden as the next head of the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF. Catherine Russell also heads the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and served as the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues from 2013-2017. She