FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.
Overnight storms bring damage to parts of US South
A line of severe storms damaged homes, knocked out power and downed trees in parts of the southern United States late Saturday into Sunday morning. (more…)
CDC warns against cruises, regardless of vaccination status
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned people on Thursday not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status, because of onboard outbreaks fueled by the omicron variant. The CDC said it has more…
What's next for Ghislaine Maxwell after guilty verdict?
The prosecution hinged on the accusations of four women — Annie Farmer and the pseudonymous Jane, Kate and Carolyn — who say they were teenagers when Maxwell and Epstein sexually exploited them in the 1990s and early 2000s. ON WHAT CHARGES WAS…
Pedestal where Lee statue stood in Va. capital fully removed
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The enormous pedestal where the Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia’s capital resided for over 130 years until September has been completely removed and hauled away. Every piece of the 40-foot-tall (12-meter-tall) pedestal where the bronze…
Taking a step back: US colleges returning to online classes
With COVID-19 cases surging just as students are about to return from winter break, dozens of U.S. colleges are moving classes online again for at least the first week or so of the semester — and some warn it could…
Judge: Prince Andrew can't halt lawsuit with domicile claim
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Andrew’s effort to immediately block the progression of a lawsuit by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 — on the grounds that she no longer lives in the U.S.…
Officials: Nearly 1K structures destroyed in Colorado fire
SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes and other structures were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the…
New year brings more canceled flights for air travelers
For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off – with lots of frustration. By Saturday afternoon on the East Coast, more than 2,500 U.S. flights and about 4,300 worldwide had been canceled, according to…
2021 ends as Chicago's deadliest year in a quarter century
CHICAGO (AP) — The year of 2021 ended as one of the most violent on record in Chicago, as a rise in the number of shootings left more people dead than in any single year in a quarter century, according…
Colorado fire victims begin new year surveying destruction
Colorado fire victims begin new year surveying destruction By BRITTANY PETERSON, PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of Colorado residents who had expected to ring in 2022 in their homes are instead starting off…
Betty White, an ageless TV star, was America's sweetheart
Betty White was America’s naughty sweetheart. With a wholesome smile and a dirty joke she charmed millions of viewers decade after decade, rising from $50-a-week to ageless superstar who advised her fans, “Don’t try to be young. Just open your…
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
From political figures to sports legends to entertainers, there were many noteworthy people who passed away in 2021. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died during the year.
Southern storms damage homes, buildings, power lines
Homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several Southern states, authorities said.
Friendly family man's 50-year secret: He was fugitive, too
He was known as a devoted family man who gushed about his daughter and a golfer who never bent the rules but for the past 50 years, he was a fugitive wanted in one of the largest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history.
Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82
Harry Reid, the former U.S. Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, died Tuesday.
Veteran Who Lost Everything in Tornado Given New Car
A veteran who lost everything when a tornado touched down in Bowling Green, Kentucky earlier this month now has a car again.
Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders' charges
A federal judge rejected defense attorneys' arguments that four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, the NFL said. He was 85.
Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Lee statue site
Crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule.
Kentucky's death toll from tornadoes rises to 77
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the state's death toll from devastating tornadoes earlier this month has risen by one.
Police: 5 killed, including gunman, in Denver area shootings
A gunman killed four people and injured an officer after opening fire in several locations around the Denver area, police said Monday.
US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.