Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified ...
Aug 20, 2021
Afghanistan tests Biden's standing with world leaders
(NewsNation Now) - In 2020, then-President-elect Joe Biden reveled in his victory by saying "America is back." He pledged to ease strains the Trump administration caused with traditional allies and re...
Aug 20, 2021
Official Taliban websites go offline, though reasons unknown
BOSTON (AP) - Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents' official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages went offline abruptly Friday, indicating an effort to try...
Aug 20, 2021
Study: Plastic barriers do little to stop germs, may make things worse
NEW YORK (NewsNation Now) - Plastic shields were once thought to be effective in stopping the spread of COVID-19 but a new study says they may actually make things worse. "Initially, we thought the pl...
Aug 20, 2021
Police: 2 dead in shooting at Lake Michigan beach pier
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) - Two men are dead, including the shooter, and a woman is in critical condition following a shooting on a beach in South Haven, Michigan. Police believe the shooting was rand...
Aug 20, 2021
Biden postpones Friday plan to head to Delaware home
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the continuing crisis in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden postponed plans to head to his Delaware home on Friday and instead will spend the night in Washington. The White House ...
Aug 20, 2021
Pepsi calls out Coca-Cola on Twitter, reignites 'cola wars' for a new age
(NEXSTAR) - As if there weren't enough conflict in the world, a brand-new "cola wars" is bubbling up. Earlier this week on Twitter, Pepsi reworked the popular "jealous girlfriend" meme to suggest that...
Aug 20, 2021
Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal that includes abuse compensation
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men ...
Aug 20, 2021
‘I’m not leaving Kabul,’ says former UK Marine who founded animal rescue
KABUL, Afghanistan (NewsNation Now) - A former U.K. Marine who founded an animal shelter in Afghanistan says he's not leaving Kabul despite the situation rapidly deteriorating following the Taliban ta...
Aug 20, 2021
All 5th-grade classes at Florida school going virtual due to numerous COVID cases, quarantined students
GLADES COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- An elementary school in Glades County is shifting all of its fifth-grade classes to virtual learning due to what the district calls a large number of COVID-19 cases and q...
Aug 20, 2021