Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma as severe weather rocks central US
COWETA, Okla. (AP) - Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system als...
Oct 11, 2021
October 11: Southwest cancels flights nationwide. Company looks for followup to Jabberin' Jack.
Good morning! It's Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1. Southwest cancels over 1,000 flights nationwide, delays hundreds more Southwest canceled hundreds of flights ...
Oct 11, 2021
US-based economists receive Nobel Prize for work on 'natural experiments'
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Three U.S-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called "natural experiments." Canadian-b...
Oct 11, 2021
Merck asks regulators to authorize pill that would be first shown to treat COVID-19
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by ...
Oct 11, 2021
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandem...
Oct 11, 2021
Israeli archaeologists discover massive 1,500-year-old winemaking complex
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli archaeologists on Monday said they have unearthed a massive ancient winemaking complex dating back some 1,500 years. The complex, discovered in the central town of Yavne, incl...
Oct 11, 2021
Official says journalist's Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa Monday for being one of two winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize in ...
Oct 11, 2021
Israeli archaeologists discover ancient winemaking complex
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli archaeologists on Monday said they have unearthed a massive ancient winemaking complex dating back some 1,500 years. The complex, discovered in the central town of Yavne, incl...
Oct 11, 2021
Burkina Faso starts trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - A military court in Burkina Faso has started the trial of 14 people including former President Blaise Compaore for the killing of influential leftist leader Thomas San...
Oct 11, 2021
The Latest: Sri Lanka to start vaccinating schoolchildren
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan authorities have decided to inoculate schoolchildren for COVID-19 starting next week. According to the Health Ministry, inoculations will begin on Oct. 21 and initially...
Oct 11, 2021