Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Woman who admitted to Slender Man attack to be freed Monday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution, a judge ruled Friday. ...
Sep 10, 2021
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year
(AP) -The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine chief said Friday the agency will rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccinations for younger children as soon as it gets the needed data - and won't cut corner...
Sep 10, 2021
Newsom recall campaign theme: Don't let California become Texas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, his campaign has found a familiar foil that's as big as Texas. In fact, it is Texas. ...
Sep 10, 2021
Court: DeSantis ban on school mask mandates back in force
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The on-again, off-again ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is back in ...
Sep 10, 2021
UN raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United Nations on Friday sounded the alarm over Taliban crackdowns on peaceful protests, many of them by women demanding equal rights, and journalists covering such event...
Sep 10, 2021
FDA may authorize COVID-19 vaccine for kids based on two months of safety data
(NewsNation Now) - The Food and Drug Administration said it's working "around the clock" to support approvals of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12, but that it cannot offer a specific timeline f...
Sep 10, 2021
Biden's Afghan refugee request sparks conservative fears of 'unlimited green cards'
The Biden administration this week made a request for $6.4 billion in funding for Afghan refugee resettlement and language that would allow for the tens of thousands of Afghans being brought in to qui...
Sep 10, 2021
'This is where God has placed us': Baseball Hall of Famer's funeral home swamped with COVID deaths
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (WGN) - Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson moonlights in retirement as a funeral home owner in Florida. He says COVID-19 has never been this bad. Dawson turned in his Cubs uni...
Sep 10, 2021
Good hair day! Drew Brees debuts new 'do during Cowboys-Bucs game
NEW ORLEANS (NEXSTAR) - Something's different about Drew Brees. The Super Bowl champion made his debut Thursday with NBC Sports to cover the season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay ...
Sep 10, 2021
Post-Ida recovery in New Orleans: Beer and beignets are back
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Supply trucks are once again delivering beer on Bourbon Street and the landmark Cafe Du Monde is serving beignets, fried pastries covered with white sugar, even though there aren't ...
Sep 10, 2021