A Mississippi town has canceled its annual Christmas parade because of an increase in shootings ByThe Associated Press December 19, 2021, 7:11 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CRAWFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi town has canceled its annual Christmas parade because of an increase […]
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Kinzinger: ‘It’s possible’ some GOP colleagues are responsible for Jan. 6 attack
Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday “it’s possible” some of his GOP colleagues in Congress are responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol but added he’s not ready to “go to that point” yet, because he wants to “let the facts dictate it.” The Illinois Republican also revealed that […]
Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19
WASHINGTON — As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs they’ve used to fight infections are unlikely to work against the new strain. For more than a year antibody […]
Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 140; mayors plead for food
The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year has reached at least 146, and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press December 19, […]
2 babies survive tornado that carried them away in bathtub
A grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with them inside ByThe Associated Press December 19, 2021, 5:20 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Two babies survived […]
From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A recent Wyoming school board meeting was again packed with opponents of mask mandates when things took an abrupt turn and a parent started reading aloud sexually explicit passages from a book available in school libraries. “Parents like myself had no idea this stuff was here,” the […]
Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies
ATLANTA — Johnny Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican politician who rose from the ranks of the state Legislature to become a U.S. senator known as an effective, behind-the-scenes consensus builder, died Sunday. He was 76. Isakson’s son John Isakson told The Associated Press his father died in his sleep before […]
Restaurants anxious as omicron, high food costs take toll
DETROIT — While restaurants in the U.S. and United Kingdom are open without restrictions and often bustling, they are entering their second winter of the coronavirus pandemic anxious about what’s ahead: They’re squeezed by labor shortages and skyrocketing food costs and the omicron variant is looming. “I’m extremely worried. I’ve […]
Report: Stabbing of rapper shuts down LA music festival
A newspaper is reporting that a rapper was stabbed at a Los Angeles music festival, prompting organizers to end the festival early ByThe Associated Press December 19, 2021, 2:12 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOS ANGELES — A rapper was reportedly stabbed at […]
UK health boss won’t rule out new COVID controls before Xmas
Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press December 19, 2021, 2:11 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — […]