November 9, 2021
Trump’s closest aides summoned to testify about Capitol riot
The committee investigating the 6 January US Capitol riot has summoned more of former President Donald Trump's closest aides to give evidence. Among the latest batch is a former White House press secretary, a senior policy adviser and personal…
November 5, 2021
Majority of US workers to fall under vaccine mandate on Jan. 4
Nearly 100 million U.S. workers will be required to get the COVID vaccine by January 4, with some workers allowed to test weekly instead, under sweeping federal rules released Thursday by the Biden administration that identifies COVID-19 as an…
November 2, 2021
American cancels more than 2,000 flights since Friday amid staffing issues, bad weather
American Airlines has canceled more than 2,000 flights since Friday -- stranding tens of thousands of passengers temporarily at U.S. airports across the country. American is just the latest airline to suffer crippling logistical failures amid…
November 2, 2021
CDC panel meeting on vaccinating young kids
An independent CDC advisory panel will convene Tuesday morning, around 11 a.m. ET, to debate and hold a non-binding vote on whether to recommend the Pfizer vaccine for the roughly 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 in the U.S. A vote is expected by 4 p.m.…
November 1, 2021
Biden reflects on American leadership, progress made at G-20 ahead of COP 26
President Joe Biden reflected on progress he made with other world leaders at this weekend's G-20 summit, including ways to combat climate change, as the event wrapped up in Rome on Sunday. Leaders of the Group of 20 countries haggled for two days…
October 27, 2021
Unvaccinated Americans continue to drive COVID infection, death rates: Federal data
The five states with the highest death rates over the last week -- Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, West Virginia and Idaho -- are also among the states with the lowest full vaccination rates, according to federal data. People who have not been fully…
October 22, 2021
House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt
The House of Representatives voted to hold Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena by the January 6 select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. The vote fell…
October 21, 2021
Queen Elizabeth spent the night in hospital, Buckingham Palace says Social Sharing
The 95-year-old monarch, Queen Elizabeth spent the night in hospital, according to Buckingham Palace. "Following medical advice to rest for a few days, The Queen attended hospital on Wednesday afternoon for some preliminary investigations, returning…
October 21, 2021
FDA authorizes booster shots for Moderna, J&J vaccines
The FDA authorized booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for some populations Wednesday. Moderna's vaccine can be administered at least six months after the second dose for people ages 65 and up and those ages 18 through…
October 20, 2021
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to all 34 charges in 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder for killing 17 and injuring 17 others in the February, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…