Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Serbian rights lawyer wins UN refugee agency award in Europe
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Nearly a decade ago, an encounter with an Iranian family inspired Serbian lawyer Nikola Kovacevic to dedicate his career to the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers. Now Kovac...
Oct 07, 2021
Virus measures stop legal return of thousands to New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - When Silvia Dancose's daughter called in distress from Canada in August, Dancose flew over right away to comfort her. But now, after weeks of trying, she has no idea whe...
Oct 07, 2021
Ex-CEO who oversaw doomed nuclear project to be sentenced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The executive who oversaw a $9 billion plan to build two nuclear reactors in South Carolina is getting ready to go to prison, more than four years after he announced the mammoth ...
Oct 07, 2021
Ex-Facebook employee asks lawmakers to step in. Will they?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Camera lights glare. Outrage thunders from elected representatives. A brave industry whistleblower stands alone and takes the oath behind a table ringed by a photographers' mosh pit....
Oct 06, 2021
'Human nature': Forensic psychiatrist weighs in on what Brian Laundrie's parents are thinking
NORTH PORT, Fla. (NewsNation Now) - A forensic psychiatrist believes Brian Laundrie's parents are likely "invested in believing him" despite backlash from the community. "We don't know what he to...
Oct 06, 2021
Nelly's rundown Missouri mansion has finally sold
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) -- Nelly is now the former owner of a mansion in Wildwood, Missouri. The home on Hidden Valley Drive is now listed as "just sold" instead of "pending," and its new owner has quite a b...
Oct 06, 2021
More than 120,000 US kids had caregivers die during pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) - The number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated, and the toll has been far greater among Black and Hispanic Americans, a new s...
Oct 06, 2021
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an "offensive deprivation" of a constitutional right by banning most abortions i...
Oct 06, 2021
Can I get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time?
NEW YORK (AP) - Can I get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time? Yes, you can get the shots in the same visit. When COVID-19 vaccines were first rolling out in the U.S., the Centers for Disea...
Oct 06, 2021
Wiretaps of alleged ringleader in college admissions scandal played in court
BOSTON (NewsNation Now) - Closing arguments in the first trial of the so-called "Operation Varsity Blues" case took place Wednesday in a Boston federal courtroom. It's been more than two years since t...
Oct 06, 2021