U.S./World category, Page 765

U.K. prime minister’s wife says she’s pregnant again

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the couple’s second child. Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in a post on Instagram in which she also revealed that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. “At the beginning of the year, I had...
Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

ISTANBUL — Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish media reported. Coast guard units were leading the operation and authorities asked...
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thanks to a reworked menu and long hours, Jeannie Kim managed to keep her San Francisco restaurant alive during the coronavirus pandemic. That makes it all the more frustrating that she fears her breakfast-focused diner could be ruined within months by new rules that could make...
Ammunition shelves bare as U.S. gun sales continue to soar

SEATTLE — The covid-19 pandemic, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition in the United States that’s impacting law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters — and could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle their weapons safely....
Hong Kong police arrest man for booing national anthem

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of booing the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympic event at a mall. The 40-year-old man was allegedly waving colonial-era Hong Kong flags and booing, while urging others to join him in insulting the national anthem, according to...
Police: Baltimore woman kept bodies of niece, nephew in trunk for months

BALTIMORE — A routine traffic stop in Essex this week led to the discovery of the decomposing bodies of two young children in the trunk of a car—one reportedly decomposing inside a suitcase for more than a year, according to documents charging the children’s aunt in connection with their deaths....
2 Green Line trains in Boston crash, injuring more than 20

BOSTON — A train on the Green Line in Boston crashed into another train from behind on Friday, injuring more than 20 people, authorities said. The Boston Fire Department said in a tweet 23 people were taken to hospitals with injuries, none of which were life threatening. The cause of...
Evictions looming, Biden fails to get Congress to extend ban

WASHINGTON — A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday after President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress worked furiously but ultimately failed to align on a long-shot strategy to prevent millions of Americans from being forced from their homes during a covid-19 surge. More than 3.6 million Americans...
Oklahoma GOP criticized for anti-Semitic Facebook post

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Republican Party faced fierce criticism on Friday for a Facebook post likening covid-19 vaccine mandates to the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. The post on the party’s official Facebook page urged people to call the lieutenant governor and ask him to call a...
Louisville woman wins $1M vaccine lottery prize in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Louisville woman has won the $1 million prize in Kentucky’s first ‘Shot at a Million Vaccine’ incentive drawing, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. “I have never experienced anything like this. It’s shocking because you don’t really think you’re going to win,” said the winner, Ginger Schultz....
Justice Dept. says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records. In a memo dated Friday, Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel said the committee chairman “has...
St. Louis County reaches settlement in 1996 murder case

ST. LOUIS — A man who was released from prison last year after the Missouri Supreme Court vacated his life sentence for murder has reached a $6.6. million settlement with St. Louis County. St. Louis County officials began the process of issuing the money on Friday to Lawrence Callanan, The...
Russia blames space station lab incident on software failure

A Russian space official on Friday blamed a software problem on a newly docked science lab for briefly knocking the International Space Station out of position. The space station lost control of its orientation for 47 minutes on Thursday, when Russia’s Nauka science lab accidentally fired its thrusters a few...
Coffee prices on the rise

Coffee lovers may have to dig deeper into their pockets as the cost of coffee beans has shot up due largely to a July 20 frost in Brazil that has destroyed crops. Andrew Oakes, owner of Fresh Roasted Coffee in Sunbury, said the price of green, unroasted beans has risen...
‘Welcome home’: Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to U.S.

WASHINGTON — The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, scores of them children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United States on Friday, and President Joe Biden said he was proud to welcome them home. The launch of...
Walmart mandates masks for all workers in some areas

NEW YORK — Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and private employer, is reversing its mask policy and will require all its workers — including vaccinated ones — in areas with high infection rates to wear masks. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company says it is also encouraging customers to wear masks in...

« First ‹ Previous 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 Next ›

Partner News