Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ex-Disney actress among those who spoke out against masks at heated, viral school board meeting
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - A former Disney Channel actress was among the parents who spoke out against a mask mandate during a heated school board meeting in Tennessee earlier this week - one t...
Aug 16, 2021
Concerts, outdoor events can still be risky as delta variant continues to spread
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - Concerts and outdoor events are returning, and many are requiring proof of vaccination as part of new safety protocols designed to help prevent the transmission of COVID...
Aug 16, 2021
EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials on Monday are expected to declare the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next ye...
Aug 16, 2021
Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American fo...
Aug 15, 2021
Concerns over US terror threats rising as Taliban hold grows
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's top general said Sunday that the United States could now face a rise in terrorist threats from a Taliban-run Afghanistan. That warning comes as intelligence agencies charge...
Aug 15, 2021
USDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food stamp assistance available to needy families-the largest single increase in the progr...
Aug 15, 2021
Biden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban's nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American fo...
Aug 15, 2021
Authorities record 4 fatalities during Sturgis rally; arrests for drugs, drunken driving down
STURGIS, S.D. (NewsNation Now) - Authorities have recorded four fatalities during this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The 81st annual Sturgis Motorcycle rally began Aug. 6 and concludes Sunday...
Aug 15, 2021
US mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - Warning of tough days ahead with surging COVID-19 infections, the director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday the U.S. could decide in the next couple of weeks whether ...
Aug 15, 2021
Texas becomes first state to make buying sex a felony
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - Texas became the first state to make buying sex a felony. The move is an effort to curb human trafficking and prostitution. In June, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law&n...
Aug 15, 2021