Category Archives: National News

US panel urges kids 5-11 get COVID shots, final OK due soon
An influential advisory panel on Tuesday recommended kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations. A final ...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

Opening statements begin in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Opening statements began Tuesday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, with a prosecutor detailing the young man's shooting of three people who were out on the streets of Kenos...
Syndicated Author Nov 02, 2021

NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms
NEW YORK (AP) - Mounting trash. Closed firehouses. Fewer police and ambulances on the street.That's the possibility New York City is bracing for come Monday as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tho...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

10 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Ten states filed a lawsuit Friday to stop President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys gener...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

Supreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.Three conservative justices noted their d...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

US intel doesn’t expect to determine origins of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, intelligence agencies won't be able to conclude whether COVID-19 spread by animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab, officials said Frida...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.The FDA cleared kid-size doses - just a third of the amount given ...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

NY sheriff defends decision to charge Cuomo
CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York sheriff on Friday defended his decision to file a criminal complaint against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo without consulting prosecutors or informing the accus...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

White House renews bid to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Biden administration on Friday launched a second bid to end a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, while also reaffirming...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021

Queen Elizabeth II advised to rest for 2 weeks
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks, accepting doctors' advice to cut back on her busy schedule, Buckingham Palace said Friday.The 95-year-old mon...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2021
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