GOP paints Biden’s choice for bank regulator as radical
President Joe Biden’s choice to run one of the agencies charged with overseeing the banking industry faced sharp questioning Thursday from Republican Senators, who tried to label Saule Omarova as someone who would nationalize the U.S. banking systemPowered by...
Pfizer, U.S. ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment
The deal will net the U.S. 10 million treatment courses.Powered by WPeMatico
Wife of al-Qaida hostage pleads with captors for his release
The wife of an American held hostage by Islamist militants in Africa criticized the U.S. government's response Wednesday and made a plea for the release of her husband.Powered by WPeMatico
Audley Travel launches new agent tools, Canada booking incentive
New campaign with Destination CanadaPowered by WPeMatico
Man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery testifies in his own defense
In a high-stakes move, Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, took the witness stand in his own defense Wednesday afternoon.Powered by WPeMatico
Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed at bakery
Rapper Young Dolph, whose given name is Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday afternoon. He was 36.Powered by WPeMatico
Cops search 4 Colorado locations in election security probe
A law enforcement task force has conducted searches of four western Colorado locations amid an ongoing investigation into allegations an elections clerk was involved in a security breach of elections equipment this yearPowered by WPeMatico
EXPLAINER: Doubts raised as execution nears for Julius Jones
The fate of Julius Jones rests with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin StittPowered by WPeMatico
Staples Center changes name in sign of changing times
The name change marks the end of an era for the downtown Los Angeles stadium.Powered by WPeMatico
Η Ελλάδα μεγάλη νικήτρια στα «Όσκαρ του τουρισμού»
Τέσσερις διακρίσεις στα αμερικανικά Travvy Awards 2021Powered by WPeMatico
‘QAnon Shaman’ sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for role in Jan. 6 attack
Jacob Chansley, who infamously marched through the U.S. Capitol with a spear and horned helmet during the Jan. 6 attack, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison.Powered by WPeMatico
Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record
More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to polluted watersPowered by WPeMatico
Black man stomped by South Carolina officer gets $650K
A South Carolina city is paying $650,000 to a Black man who was stomped in the head by a police officer upset that the man couldn't quickly lie flat on his stomach because of rods and pins in his legPowered by WPeMatico
Texas abortion ban stays in force as justices mull outcome
It's been more than two weeks since the Supreme Court’s extraordinarily rushed arguments over Texas’ unique abortion law, and still no word from the justicesPowered by WPeMatico
Chicago-area mayor pleads guilty in red-light camera scheme
A suburban Chicago mayor has pleaded guilty in federal court to taking a cash bribe from a representative of a red-light camera company and has resigned from officePowered by WPeMatico
Ban on lobster fishing to save whales is back
A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whalesPowered by WPeMatico
With gas prices soaring, Biden calls for probe into possible ‘illegal conduct’
With gas prices soaring, President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for the FTC to probe possible 'illegal conduct" by oil and gas companies.Powered by WPeMatico
Lawsuit: Florida condo collapse triggered by building work
A new lawsuit contends that construction of a luxury building next door triggered the collapse of an already fragile Florida condominium that killed 98 people in JunePowered by WPeMatico
House plans Wednesday vote to censure GOP Rep. Gosar, remove him from committees
The House plans to vote Wednesday on a resolution that both censures Republican Rep. Paul Gosar and removes him from committees.Powered by WPeMatico
GOP-majority court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate
So far this year, the lottery has been used to assign just two cases.Powered by WPeMatico
White House insists Biden, China’s Xi aren’t ‘old friends’ following Monday meeting
White House officials insist President Joe Biden does not consider China's President Xi Jinping a "friend" after Xi called Biden "my old friend" in a Monday meeting.Powered by WPeMatico
Biden, Democrats hit the road to show how new infrastructure law will help Americans
President Joe Biden hit the road Tuesday a day after he signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law, visiting a New Hampshire bridge in disrepair.Powered by WPeMatico
Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group.Powered by WPeMatico
States that have opened COVID boosters to all adults
Leaders from seven states have moved to formally and informally endorse the expansion of booster shots to all adult residents.Powered by WPeMatico
Some grantmaking changes made during pandemic going away
The pandemic spurred foundations to change their grant-making practices in ways long sought by nonprofits, although many philanthropies have already started to reverse some of those changes, according to a new study of nearly 300 grantmakersPowered by WPeMatico
DC to drop most indoor mask requirements next week
The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local COVID infection cases continue to trend downwardPowered by WPeMatico
Eating disorder hospitalizations doubled during COVID-19 pandemic
New research shows how the pandemic has impacted people with eating disorders.Powered by WPeMatico
Rep. Liz Cheney ousted from Wyoming GOP
The Wyoming Republican Party passed a resolution this week removing Rep. Liz Cheney from the state party. A Cheney spokesperson clapped back at the move.Powered by WPeMatico
12 jurors randomly selected by Kyle Rittenhouse will decide his fate
Kyle Rittenhouse helped on Tuesday to randomly select the 12 jurors to decide his fate by reaching into a metal raffle drum and drawing numbers.Powered by WPeMatico
‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard
Many people in Turkey are facing increased hardship as prices of food and other goods have soaredPowered by WPeMatico
11-year-old sole survivor of plane crash saved by father’s last ‘bear hug’
The 11-year-old sole survivor of plane crash was saved by her father's last "bear hug," her mother believes.Powered by WPeMatico
Σασμός: Σε ποια μέρη της Αττικής γίνονται γυρίσματα
Δείτε το βίντεοPowered by WPeMatico
Heavy rains bring flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest
Heavy rainfall and high winds in Washington on Monday caused flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations, closed schools and part of Interstate 5Powered by WPeMatico
Florida GOP moves to combat vaccine mandates, virus rules
Florida lawmakers have begun debating a package of bills to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight against virus rulesPowered by WPeMatico
US journalist freed from Myanmar jail with ex-diplomat’s aid
American journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar.Powered by WPeMatico
Details emerge in case against mom of teen who went missing
Criminal charges of child endangerment have been filed against the mother of a 14-year-old New Jersey teen who went missing.Powered by WPeMatico
Voluntary recall issued for ABUS youth helmets due to risk of head injury
The recall involves the ABUS ACM (MountZ) youth medium-sized helmets.Powered by WPeMatico
Democrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022
Democrat Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of TexasPowered by WPeMatico
US condemns Russian anti-satellite test it says created ‘dangerous’ debris field
The U.S. on Monday condemned a weekend Russian anti-satellite test it said created a "dangerous" debris field.Powered by WPeMatico
Jury to begin weighing Kyle Rittenhouse’s fate after lawyers make final arguments
A jury could begin deliberating the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse after hearing what is expected to be starkly different theories in the Wisconsin homicide case.Powered by WPeMatico