The attorney for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz presented her opening statement to the jury on Monday, arguing for Cruz’s life to be spared during the penalty phase of his trial. The jury will determine if Cruz will be sentenced to death for shooting and killing 14 students and three […]
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Late-stage cervical cancer still on the rise despite ways to detect, treat early
Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite a widely available vaccine that prevents most types of HPV and available […]
E. coli outbreak prompts Wendy’s to remove romaine lettuce used in sandwiches
Wendy’s is removing the romaine lettuce it uses in some of its sandwiches as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates an E. coli outbreak that has sickened dozens of people. While a specific food has not been confirmed as the source of the outbreak, the CDC reported that […]
Ford cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs in bid to lower costs
DETROIT — About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries. Leaders of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker made the announcement Monday in a companywide email, saying that […]
Dr. Fauci to step down from roles as NIAID director, president’s COVID adviser
Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his roles of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden this December, he announced Monday. “While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring,” Fauci said in a […]
Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall
FILE – A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Reading, Pa., Sept. 14, 2021. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron mutants — a key step toward […]
Teachers in state’s largest school district vote to strike days before school year
The Columbus teachers union in Ohio is on strike after a vote on Sunday, just days away from the district’s first day of school on Wednesday. Teachers began picketing outside over a dozen of the district’s schools on Monday morning. The union said it will gather outside schools from 7 […]
3 months’ worth of rain pounds Dallas area overnight, flash flood warnings in effect
Flash flood warnings are in effect in Dallas Monday morning as three months’ worth of rain pounded the region overnight. Eastern Dallas has been hit with more than 9 inches of rain within six hours — and more rain is on the way Monday morning. During an average summer, Dallas […]
NM city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws interrupt the serenity. Crews are hustling to remove charred trees and other debris that have been washing down the mountainsides in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, choking rivers and streams. Heavy […]
Officials: Landslide at Shiite shrine in Iraq kills 7
BAGHDAD — A landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq over the weekend and killed at least seven people, including a child, officials said Monday as rescuers continued to search for survivors. The landslide struck Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine near the holy city of Karbala, about […]