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
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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
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By 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 Reading By 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
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The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in a person in Minnesota who recently traveled to New York City last month.
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 Reading By 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 By Lauren Schott Click here for updates on this story LAPEER COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — An 80-year-old Lapeer County man died in a house fire Wednesday morning. Lapeer County 911 received a call from the 80-year-old homeowner at 3:22 a.m. on Dec. 1. The caller told 911 his house on Diehl Road in Metamora was
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police in western Iowa have arrested a former high school math teacher accused of writing and planting notes threatening gun violence at the school. Council Bluffs police say in a news release that 37-year-old Katrina Phelan of Council Bluffs turned herself in to police on Wednesday after an arrest warrant
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By Liam Reilly, CNN The man who stood outside the United Nations with a shotgun held to his head has been taken into custody and transported to a hospital, New York Police Department First Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Tucker said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. Tucker said police responded to 911 calls for a man
Continue Reading By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Kansas City, Kansas, police and the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a heartbreaking murder-suicide that involves children. They say a man shot a woman and two children, ages 3 and 7, before turning the gun on himself. He and
Continue Reading TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County police say they’ve solved a 40-year-old homicide of a teenage girl. The department announced Wednesday that DNA evidence has proven that John Anthony Petrecca Jr. killed Heather Porter, a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area of Towson in September 1981. County detectives reviewed the case
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings. The Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to accept the Trump-era policy and agreed to Mexico’s conditions for resuming it. That paves the way for returns to
Continue Reading BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — A police detective and a suspect both died in a head-on collision of their vehicles near St. Louis following a police attempt to stop the suspect’s car. Police say the crash happened Wednesday afternoon after police tried to stop a car that had been reported stolen. The car sped off.
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