By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada this week became one of the last states to include rapid antigen tests in its coronavirus tallies. Experts say the change could provide a fuller picture of the pandemic but also upend metrics used to gauge how the virus is spreading.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Let’s hear it for the trailblazers. This week, the winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, medicine, chemistry and literature were announced, as well as the Nobel Peace Prize. The research, discoveries and contributions of these individuals cannot be understated — they can change lives, enhance understanding and shift perspectives. Scientists
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By Dakin Andone, Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Watts, CNN A Black father, his son, and their Black real estate agent have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Wyoming, Michigan, the Wyoming police chief and six police officers after they were ordered by police officers out of the home they were touring and handcuffed. The
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FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after human remains were found in a creek in the St. Louis area. St. Louis County Police Sgt. Tracy Panus said in a news release that the discovery was made around 1:30 p.m. Friday. No additional information was available, including who found the remains.
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By John Mastrini and Sheena McKenzie, CNN The Czech Republic‘s billionaire prime minister appears to have lost his grip on power after his populist party failed to win a majority in Saturday’s nail-bitingly close election. The results mean opposition coalitions could now join forces to grab power after a dramatic day at the ballot box.
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By Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Trump aide Dan Scavino has been served a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, bringing an end to the panel’s struggle to physically locate him. A process server brought the
Continue Reading MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Students at an elementary school in Mississippi are receiving backpacks and books from an education program affiliated with the Kansas City Chiefs. A cornerback for the team, Charvarius Ward, chose Otken Elementary in McComb, Mississippi, for the donations because he went to school there. The Chiefs’ Kingdom United Program aims to
Continue ReadingBy Hayley Mason Click here for updates on this story ROME, Georgia (WGCL) — Students were caught on camera recently waiving a Rebel flag at Coosa High School in Rome in Floyd County at school Monday. Fellow classmates, who are upset about the flag, planned a protest. The school’s administration announced that students would not
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a person of interest in a Kansas City, Kansas, homicide. Officer T.J. Tomasic, a police spokesman, said in a news release that officers found a female victim dead around 3 a.m. while responding to a call about suspicious activity. The release said that the person of interest
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By Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN With a debt ceiling crisis punted until December, Democrats are turning their sights back to their own agenda, a move that will shake the party’s resolve and test whether it can make hard choices and compromise a reality. Already, Democrats have struggled to contain bitter infighting
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Partial results from Czech Republic’s parliamentary election are showing the centrist ANO (YES) movement led by populist billionaire Andrej Babis in the lead with 30.1% of the vote. Two coalitions created by five parties in efforts to oust the populist prime minister from power followed. A center-right
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By Alta Spells, CNN A man suspected of a string of crimes, including taking someone hostage and firing a gun at three family members, was fatally shot by police Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Shortly after 4 p.m. local time Friday, police started receiving calls of “a man armed with a gun committing
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Races for local school board seats have emerged as intense political battlegrounds in the upcoming Nov. 2 elections across the U.S. Parental protests that started during COVID-19 lockdowns are evolving into full-fledged board takeover campaigns. National conservative groups offering training academies for
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH and PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Races for local school board seats have emerged as intense political battlegrounds in the upcoming Nov. 2 elections across the U.S. Parental protests that started during COVID-19 lockdowns are evolving into full-fledged board takeover campaigns. National conservative groups offering training academies for
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Government Accountability Board usually draws little attention, but it’s now in the spotlight. That’s because Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has referred two matters to the board dealing with Gov. Kristi Noem’s actions as governor. Noem has denied wrongdoing in both cases and dismissed
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Dunham, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Climate change wiped out nearly two thirds of the mammal species in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in a mass extinction event 30 million years ago that researchers have only just learned about now. According to a new
Continue ReadingBy Avis Favaro and Nicole Bogart, CTV News Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s largest transplant centre has enacted a precedent-setting policy requiring that patients be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be considered for a life-saving organ transplant. The decision – one carefully debated by doctors
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch people as they are being put to death. It’s unclear when Texas may carry out another execution after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch people as they are being put to death. It’s unclear when Texas may carry out another execution after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Ali Atwa, a senior Hezbollah operative who was on the FBI’s most wanted list for his role in one of the most notorious plane hijackings in aviation history, has died. The Lebanese militant group said Saturday that Atwa, who was believed to be in his early 60s, died of complications related to
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