By LORI HINNANT and MARIA CHENG Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The global initiative to share coronavirus vaccines fairly already scaled back its pledge to the world’s poor once. Now, to meet even that limited promise, COVAX would have to deliver more than a million doses every hour until the end of the year. That
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Callie Brownson will exchange her brown and orange gear this summer for some red, white and blue — and chase another gold medal. The Cleveland Browns’ chief of staff, and one of a handful of current female assistant coaches in the NFL, will coach the U.S.
Continue Reading By CHARLENE PELE Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Travelers through Milan’s main train station can take a break this week among reproductions of murals by street artist Banksy. “The Word of Banksy — The Immersive Experience” opens Thursday in the Mosaics Gallery, on the rail level of Milan’s monumental Central Station. It features some of
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By Megan Marples, CNN Scientists revealed a newly discovered marine ichthyosaur species with gnarly teeth that was found in Colombia. The partial skull of an ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile, that looked like a swordfish was unearthed in Loma Pedro Luis, Villa de Leyva, in Boyacá, Colombia in the 1970s, according to a study published
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Business) — El prominente televangelista cristiano y activista antivacunas Marcus Lamb murió después de ser hospitalizado con covid-19, anunció su familia este martes. Lamb fundó la red de televisión cristiana Daystar Television Network en 1997. Su esposa, Joni Lamb, anunció la muerte del televangelista en el programa de Daystar transmitido este martes en
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Board of Regents has named a dean at North Carolina State University as the new president of Kansas State University. The board announced Thursday that Richard Linton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State, will replace Richard Myers, who plans to retire at
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans are cranking up their crusade against federal vaccine mandates, making their resistance to the Biden administration’s pandemic response efforts a prominent rallying cry in the GOP — even as they simultaneously criticize the President for failing to get the virus under control. From the outset, the GOP
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it’s halting the use of a controversial phone tracking technology to trace possible cases of the new coronavirus variant. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office said Thursday that emergency measures authorizing “cellular monitoring” to locate people infected by the omicron variant, and those who might have been in contact with those
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By Aditi Sangal, CNN Business For the past year, member nations of the World Trade Organization have been deadlocked over a proposal made by India and South Africa to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights to boost production of Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics for low-income nations. The proposal is backed by more than 100 countries, including
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business If you went to Major League Baseball’s website on Thursday and felt something was off, you’re not alone. MLB’s website has become a desolate place that lacks any news or images of baseball’s biggest stars. That’s because of the MLB lockout — the ninth work stoppage in baseball history, which
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Odell Beckham Jr. and Van Jefferson have carved out great roles in an efficient passing offense for the Rams. While their top-24 odds don’t come close at all to teammate Cooper Kupp’s, their Week 12 roles did. Beckham, in his first post-bye game with a new team, tied with Kupp for
Continue ReadingBy Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story MARIETTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Police arrested a man who they believe is responsible for two bank robberies in Marietta. John Chavis, 35, of Smyrna was arrested Wednesday afternoon, as he exited the Bank of America at 140 Cherokee Street with several thousand dollars in stolen
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Chaos in a quiet neighborhood of Clayton County. Neighbors describing their community like a warzone. “Before the police got here there was already 15 shots. First two police pulled up on the scene, another good six shots. After they retreat
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States, European Union, Britain and Canada have imposed simultaneous sanctions on dozens of officials, organizations and companies in Belarus. The EU is taking special aim at those accused of participating in a “hybrid attack” on the bloc using migrants. The four have targeted Belarus since
Continue Reading CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) — Residents of a west Alabama county are remembering a retired sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty. Madison “Skip” Nicholson retired from his job as a deputy with the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Department, but he never really left. He was still around the office many days, partly because
Continue Reading By LEE KEATH Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior international aid official says Afghanistan is being hit by multiple crises that are “progressively getting worse,” with drought, economic collapse and displacement all pushing the population into catastrophic hunger. Alexander Matheou, Asia-Pacific regional director for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Sherrod, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — In the wake of Tuesday’s shooting the community is coming together in many ways to support parents, students, teachers, and anyone who is reeling from the tragedy. “Doesn’t just hit close to home it is home,” said Kristin Grifka. Oxford
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After hours of public arguments, the Supreme Court’s justices will now embark on a private debate over what to do about possibly drastic abortion limits for pregnant women in the U.S. The justices will talk it over this week and hold a preliminary vote.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King’s Whopper is turning 64 years old, and it’s giving the sandwich a price to match. This Friday and Saturday, Burger King will sell its signature sandwich for 37 cents in what it’s calling a “two-day birthday bash.” The promotion will be offered exclusively to members of the chain’s
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has named Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson as its coach of the year and Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett as its player of the year. The league released its individual awards this week. The list includes Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson II as defensive player of the year.
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