Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
BEIJING (AP) - China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down o...
Aug 30, 2021
COVID surge complicates homeless protection efforts ahead of Ida
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Alarmed aid workers raced to get New Orleans' homeless off the streets on Sunday ahead of fast-moving Hurricane Ida, a complicated, last-minute pu...
Aug 30, 2021
Hawaii's governor disputes social media shutdown rumors
HONOLULU (NewsNation Now) - Gov. David Ige dismissed rumors of a COVID-related shutdown in Hawaii on Sunday, Aug. 29, via social media. "There have been rumors circulating about a shut down in Hawaii....
Aug 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Lou...
Aug 30, 2021
California's Caldor fire moves closer to more heavily populated areas
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (Reuters) - California's Caldor fire moved closer to more heavily populated areas in the northern part of the state on Sunday, leading to more evacuation orders and warnings as well...
Aug 30, 2021
No cash or gas to run from Ida: 'We can't afford to leave'
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Robert Owens felt defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited in Louisiana's capital city for landfall by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. The 27-year-...
Aug 30, 2021
☀August 30: Ida continues to batter Louisiana. Fierce 20-story blaze consumes building but leaves no victims.
Good morning! It's Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Here's a look at your news across the nation: 1. 1st death from Hurricane Ida; power out across New Orleans Utility vehicles sit on a lot as rain batters down...
Aug 30, 2021
Ida: Economists foresee only modest damage to US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Idais sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast, but the impact on the overall U.S. economy should be mo...
Aug 30, 2021
EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there. The decision by the European ...
Aug 30, 2021
US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military flew more desperate evacuees out of the Afghan capital on Monday in the waning hours of a final American withdrawal as the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affilia...
Aug 30, 2021