Month: December 2021

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following years of health issues. He was 82. Indianapolis Motor Speedway says Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico. Unser was part of an elite club of four-time

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian health ministry says it has identified its first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus. The statement was announced by state-run Petra news agency, identifying the first case as a Jordanian national who recently returned from South Africa and another as a national who has not recently left

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers are debating a bill Friday that would require staff at hospitals and nursing homes to get vaccinated against the coronavirus or risk losing their jobs. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told parliament it was unconscionable that some who work with particularly vulnerable people are still not

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are lower ahead of U.S. inflation data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back economic stimulus. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated. Wall Street futures were higher a day after the benchmark S&P

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following years of health issues. He was 82. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said early Friday that Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico. Unser was part of an elite

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive line coach Aden Durde is the first British-born coach to get a full-time job in the NFL. Durde is a product of the league’s coaching diversity programs. Durde is in his second stint with the Cowboys after starting out as a

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has lashed out with profanity at Benjamin Netanyahu for congratulating President Joe Biden on his victory in last year’s election. Trump accused the former Israeli leader of disloyalty, saying he had helped Netanyahu in his own elections by reversing decades of U.S. policy and supporting Israel’s claims to

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania has introduced new travel restrictions and isolation measures for people entering the country as officials seek to avert another health care crisis following the emergence of the mutant omicron variant. Romania, a European Union country of about 19 million, faced its deadliest period of the

BEIJING (AP) — Nicaragua’s decision to sever diplomatic links with Taiwan and recognize China leaves the self-governing island democracy with just 14 diplomatic allies. Most are small, largely poor nations in the Western Pacific, the Caribbean and Latin America, the one exception being the Vatican. At the same time, Taiwan enjoys robust unofficial ties with