Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Activists seek legal marijuana in former hippie haven Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Widely available marijuana once drew thousands of hippies to Nepal, where its use was not only accepted but embedded in both the culture and religion. But the country followed ...
Oct 11, 2021
Report: Offshore wind supply chain worth $109B over 10 years
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A group studying the economics of offshore wind energy in the U.S. says building and operating the nascent industry will be worth $109 billion to businesses in its supply ch...
Oct 11, 2021
Bus plunge, floods leave at least 28 dead in northern China
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities confirmed Tuesday 13 people had died after a bus plunged into a rushing river amid heavy flooding that has caused 15 other fatalities in the north. State broadcaster...
Oct 11, 2021
Southwest cancellations: Numbers show no sickout, union leader says
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - The president of the Southwest pilots union said during an appearance on Monday's "On Balance with Leland Vittert" that the numbers back him up: There was no sickout. He say...
Oct 11, 2021
Najib Monsif search: Family says the autistic 20-year-old could be in danger
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (NewsNation Now) - The family of Najib Monsif is asking for the public's help finding the 20-year-old with autism after he disappeared from his home in Scottsdale more than two ...
Oct 11, 2021
Gabby Petito was strangled to death, coroner says
(NewsNation Now) - Gabby Petito died by strangulation three to four weeks before her body was found, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue said at a Tuesday news conference. Blue declined to speculate w...
Oct 11, 2021
'Teacher of the Year' could be fired over vax mandate
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (NewsNation Now) - A former physical education teacher of the year could be fired over his decision to not get vaccinated for COVID-19 or be tested. "Currently, I am on unpaid...
Oct 11, 2021
Kim vows to build 'invincible' military while slamming US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed a rare exhibition of weapons systems and vowed to build an "invincible" military, as he accused the United States of creating tension...
Oct 11, 2021
'Must always be voluntary': Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandates
AUSTIN (NewsNation Now) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday stopping any entity in the state, including private business, from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations of their employees ...
Oct 11, 2021
Netflix backs Chappelle despite criticism over trans remarks
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A top Netflix executive said Dave Chappelle's special "The Closer" doesn't cross "the line on hate" and will remain on the streaming service despite fallout over the comedian's rema...
Oct 11, 2021