NEW YORK — The U.S. government is buying more monkeypox vaccine as a surprising international outbreak continues to grow, health officials said Friday. As of Friday, the U.S. had identified 45 cases in 15 states and the District of Columbia. More than 1,300 cases have been found in about 30 […]
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Police: 3 shot at shopping mall in Maryland suburbs of DC
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. — Three people were shot and wounded Friday afternoon at a shopping mall in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., police said. Prince George’s County Police tweeted that the shooting happened around 12:45 p.m. near the entrance of The Shops at Iverson in Temple Hills, about a […]
Trump fires back at Ivanka, Bill Barr over Jan. 6 deposition testimony
Former President Donald Trump on Friday rebuked his own daughter’s deposition testimony played for millions to hear during the House select committee’s prime-time hearing detailing its Jan. 6 investigation. Posting to Truth Social — the social media network Trump launched after being kicked off Twitter — Trump continued to repeat […]
Biden nixes Trump design for Air Force One over cost, delay
President Joe Biden’s administration has scrapped former President Donald Trump’s red, white and blue design for the new generation of presidential aircraft after an Air Force review suggested it would raise costs and delay the delivery of the new jets WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration has scrapped former President […]
3 wounded in shooting at North Carolina mall food court
GASTONIA, N.C. — Three people were being treated for wounds that were not life-threatening after a shooting Friday at a mall in North Carolina, police said. Rick Goodale, a spokesman for the Gastonia Police Department, said the shooting happened around noon Friday in the food court of the Eastridge Mall […]
Millions more bottles’ worth of formula set to ship into US in June
Millions more bottles’ worth of critically needed infant formula are set to touch down on U.S. shores later this month, as the Biden administration continues its push to replenish the supply on the nation’s empty shelves. More than 3.2 million bottles’ worth of formula will be airlifted in on planes […]
Small businesses are facing ‘summer of uncertainty’
NEW YORK — Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer. Consumers likely have a lot of pent-up demand after more than two years of the pandemic. But they’re also facing some significant financial headwinds because of the highest inflation in […]
Delusional man found competent for trial in teen’s stabbing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A homeless man has been found competent to stand trial in the stabbing of a Florida teenager who went missing while riding his bike. Lawyers for Semmie Williams, 39, had argued — over his objections — that he should be found incompetent and sent to […]
PG&E pleads not guilty in deadly 2020 California wildfire
REDDING, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges it faces after its equipment sparked a wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Northern California two years ago, prosecutors announced. PG&E was arraigned at a court in […]
Iran arrests 13 over Tehran bank heist, state media reports
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities said Friday they have arrested 13 burglars who cut into the vault of a Tehran state bank from a neighboring building and stole 168 safe deposit boxes. Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi said that three of the thieves were arrested in an undisclosed country abroad, while […]