Author Archives: Syndicated Content
More states observing Indigenous Peoples' Day along with or replacing Columbus Day
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - Columbus Day celebrations in the United States - meant to honor the legacy of the man credited with discovering the New World - are almost as old as the nation itself. Howev...
Oct 08, 2021
Despite preparation, California pipeline operator may have taken hours to stop leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The company that operates the pipeline that spilled an estimated 3,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean off California has an 800-page manual on handli...
Oct 08, 2021
Police search for witnesses, cars in case of Idaho boy missing since late July
FRUITLAND, Idaho (NewsNation Now) - Idaho police hope someone may have the tip that cracks the case of a missing 5-year-old, and not even know it. Michael Vaughan, 5, was last seen July 27. In a state...
Oct 08, 2021
Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta
SAO PAULO (AP) - Bars in Brazil's biggest metropolis, Sao Paulo, are full again for Friday happy hours and lawmakers in the capital have nearly done away with video sessions via Zoom. Rio de Janeiro's...
Oct 08, 2021
EXPLAINER: How global deal stems corporate use of tax havens
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - More than 130 countries have forged a deal on sweeping changes in how big global companies are taxed. The goal: deterring multinational companies from stashing profits in cou...
Oct 08, 2021
2nd spill in weeks at US Steel plant prompts precautions
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - A second spill in less than two weeks at a U.S. Steel plant in northwest Indiana sent an oily sheen onto a Lake Michigan tributary, prompting officials to close some nearby lake a...
Oct 08, 2021
NHL investigates Kane for fake vaccine card
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane is being investigated on allegations that he used a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. A person familiar with the investigation told The Assoc...
Oct 08, 2021
Feds won't seek charges against cop in Wisconsin shooting of Jacob Blake
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won't file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last year - a shooting that sparked protests tha...
Oct 08, 2021
California first to let kids add parents to insurance plans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is the first state to let some adult children add their parents as dependents on their insurance plans, a move advocates hope will cover the small population of pe...
Oct 08, 2021
Biden won't invoke executive privilege on Trump docs
WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. C...
Oct 08, 2021