Community groups host Thanksgiving meals, fry turkeys in Jefferson City, Columbia
Several organizations are hosting community meals for the Thanksgiving holiday, and one is deep-frying turkeys to raise money for charity.
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Jets’ Duvernay-Tardif playing again after fighting pandemic
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was far from a football field at this time last year when shoulder pads and playbooks gave way to scrubs and medical charts. The big New York Jets offensive lineman with a doctorate in medicine was on the front lines
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Philadelphia hits grim record of 500 homicides as leaders stress the victims are more than numbers
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s daytime, and the woman screams, “Call 911! Call 911!” as pedestrians walk down a sidewalk near a South Philadelphia intersection packed with apartments and businesses. Seconds later, she is shot dead, marking the most dubious of milestones. The city witnessed its 500th homicide of 2021 on Wednesday, matching a
Continue Reading Philadelphia hits grim record of 500 homicides as leaders stress the victims are more than numbers
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s daytime, and the woman screams, “Call 911! Call 911!” as pedestrians walk down a sidewalk near a South Philadelphia intersection packed with apartments and businesses. Seconds later, she is shot dead, marking the most dubious of milestones. The city witnessed its 500th homicide of 2021 on Wednesday, matching a
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British man given 3D printed eye in world first, hospital says
By Sara Spary, CNN A British man has become the first patient in the world to be fitted with a 3D printed eye, according to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Steve Verze, who is 47 and an engineer from Hackney, east London, was given the left eye on Thursday and first tried it for size
Continue Reading Bryan Adams tests positive for COVID in Italy
MILAN ` (AP) — Bryan Adams has tested positive for COVID upon arrival at Milan’s Malpensa Airport. He arrived Thursday ahead of the unveiling of the 2022 Pirelli calendar that he photographed. The Canadian rock ’n’ roller disclosed the positive test in an Instagram post that included a photograph of him in a room after
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Some teens may get a Covid-19 vaccine booster soon, but younger kids might not get one at all
By Jen Christensen, CNN As more young children are getting their second doses of Covid-19 vaccine, another question is popping up: When will kids and younger teens need a booster shot? Dr. Sean O’Leary, a professor of pediatric infectious disease at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who works with Children’s Hospital Colorado, said
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Pasó años en prisión por la violación de la autora Alice Sebold y ahora fue exonerado
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Durante décadas, a lo largo de sus años en prisión e incluso después de ser liberado, Anthony Broadwater insistió en que era inocente de la violación de la autora de “The Lovely Bones” Alice Sebold, un crimen que ella describió en sus memorias, “Lucky”. Condenado en 1982, Broadwater pasó más de
Continue Reading Grammy Awards Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Grammy Awards. February 5, 2023 – The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena. April 3, 2022 – The 64th Annual Grammy Awards, postponed for the second year in a row due to a Covid-19 surge, take place in
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out demands for GOP House speaker vote if Republicans retake majority in 2022
By Melanie Zanona and Chandelis Duster, CNN Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, on Thursday laid out demands for a GOP leader to earn her vote for House Speaker if Republicans are able to retake the majority after the 2022 elections and cast doubt on House Minority Leader
Continue Reading Poland to have no ambassador in Israel, amid tepid ties
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Foreign Ministry says the European Union nation will have no ambassador in Israel, for the time being. The mission of Poland’s ambassador was discontinued in the summer amid the latest spat between the two countries, regarding property restitution. The foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday there are no plans currently to
Continue Reading Italia concede estatus de refugiada a la “niña afgana” que se hizo famosa en la icónica portada de National Geographic
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La “niña afgana” que se hizo famosa después de aparecer en la portada de una revista icónica de National Geographic de 1985 recibió el estatus de refugiada por parte del primer ministro de Italia, Mario Draghi, según un comunicado de la oficina de prensa del gobierno italiano. El sorprendente retrato
Continue Reading 1,600 migrants lost at sea in Mediterranean this year
By KARL RITTER Associated Press ROME (AP) — The sinking of a boat with more than 30 people on board this week is the deadliest migration tragedy to date in the English Channel. But migrant shipwrecks of that scale are not uncommon in the Mediterranean Sea, where U.N. officials say about 1,600 people have died
Continue Reading Czechs declare state of emergency, impose new virus measures
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has declared a 30-day state of emergency and imposed additional restrictions in its effort to tackle a record surge of infections. The state of emergency comes into effect on Friday and is a powerful legal tool that makes it possible to restrict people’s rights. The health minister said Thursday
Continue Reading Cyprus: pope will transfer migrants to Italhy after visit
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and NICOLE WINFELD Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ government spokesman says Pope Francis is arranging to transfer a number of migrants to Italy after he concludes his three-day visit to the east Mediterranean island nation early next month. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said Thursday the Vatican is coordinating with Cypriot
Continue Reading WHO: Vaccine hesitancy persists among Africa health workers
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization says that Africa is seeing a rise in the shipment of vaccine doses to the continent but only one in four of its health workers has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Africa director, said that many health workers, including
Continue Reading ‘This is us’: Celebrating tradition and history in honor of Native American Heritage Month
By Mark Kelly Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — “Native Americans have a way of honoring life and honoring the things that provide us life that are natural in this world,” said Amber Saunders from the Tuscarora Tribe of North Carolina. Every dance is an expression, a language
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s mom: Thankful for justice and son’s legacy
By RODRIQUE NGOWI and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says she is thankful for justice, but says the murder convictions of the men who cornered and killed her son won’t bring him back. Wanda Cooper-Jones told The Associated Press that she plans a quiet Thanksgiving just with immediate family
Continue Reading Ethiopia to US: Stop spreading ‘false information’ about war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has warned the United States against “spreading false information” as fighting in the country’s yearlong war draws closer to the capital, Addis Ababa, while thousands protested outside the U.S. and British embassies. A government spokesman says Ethiopia’s war is not only against forces from the country’s Tigray region “but
Continue Reading Stabbing suspect jumps in lake in attempt to evade arrest, Orlando police says
By Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO (WESH) — Two people were stabbed at a home in Orlando early Wednesday morning. It happened just before 3 a.m. along San Juan Boulevard, near Lake Underhill Road. Police say a man and a woman were stabbed and taken to the hospital in stable
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