Category Archives: National News

US, China sparring over Taiwan heats up anew
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and China are stepping up their war of words over Taiwan in a long-simmering dispute that has significant implications for the power dynamic in the Indo-Pacific and...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2021

Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming "Rust" in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won't be held...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2021

FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for ...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2021

Biden heads to Virginia amid high-stakes governor’s race
President Joe Biden is heading across the Potomac River to campaign for Democrat Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday, in a tight and increasingly bitter Virginia governor's race that will test the durability o...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2021

Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat on defensive over kids’ use
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive Tuesday, questioning them about what they're doing to ensure young users' safety on their platforms.Citing ...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2021

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on t...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2021

On Nov. 1, no GM plants will be closed due to chip shortage
DETROIT (AP) - For the first time in eight months, the global shortage of computer chips won't force General Motors to close any North American factories.The company said Friday that starting Nov. 1, ...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2021

Stock tied to Trump media venture soars in another frenzy
NEW YORK (AP) - The company planning to bring President Donald Trump's new media venture to the stock market soared further on Friday amid another frenzy of trading.Digital World Acquisition Corp. nea...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2021

White House: Biden to outline filibuster changes in ‘weeks’
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden would speak in the coming weeks about moving to "fundamentally alter" the filibuster or even eliminate the legislative roadblock ...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2021

Aromatherapy spray linked to US deaths faces recall
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally: an aro...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2021
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