Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) - When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it took to get shots in arms. B...
Aug 12, 2021
States that had a grip on COVID now seeing a crush of cases
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories. After mont...
Aug 12, 2021
US sends troops to Kabul to evacuate some embassy staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is sending in an additional 3,000 troops to help evacuate some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, officia...
Aug 12, 2021
NOAA predicts 70% chance of La Nina winter. Here's what that means where you live
(NEXSTAR) - It's looking increasingly likely the U.S. will see a La Nina winter this year. Is that good news or bad news? Well, it's complicated news. As of Thursday, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center ...
Aug 12, 2021
Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps a...
Aug 12, 2021
‘No sign of a superspreader event': Chicago’s top doctor reports COVID-19 cases linked to Lollapalooza
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hospitalizations or ...
Aug 12, 2021
Voting bill finally passes in Texas Senate after 15-hour filibuster
AUSTIN, Texas (NewsNation Now) - Texas politics has always been heavy on theater, but Democrat moves to stop passage of a voting bill that they believe would strip rights from many poor and minority v...
Aug 12, 2021
Major airlines are requiring employees to get vaccinated — and at least one more is looking at it 'closely'
(NEXSTAR) - An increasing number of airlines are beginning to require crew members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but plenty of major carriers have so far refrained from making it mand...
Aug 12, 2021
California man charged with spear-gun killing of his young children in Mexico, says they were growing into monsters
This story may be disturbing for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) - A California surfing school owner was charged Wednesday with killing his two young children ...
Aug 12, 2021
More than 300,000 riders attend Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
STRUGIS, S.D. (NewsNation Now) - The Department of Transportation says so far, more than 313,000 vehicles have entered Keystone, South Dakota for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This year is a little bi...
Aug 12, 2021