Arts Oct 05 NYC public libraries will end late fees in push for equity New York City's public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials, city officials announced Tuesday.
Arts Oct 05 Alan Kalter, announcer for David Letterman, dies at 78 Alan Kalter, the quirky, red-headed announcer for David Letterman for two decades who frequently appeared in the show's comedy bits, has died. He was 78.
World Oct 05 Myanmar's Suu Kyi to testify in own defense later this month Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi this month will give courtroom testimony for the first time in one of the several cases against her since the military took power in February.
Nation Oct 04 Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline.
World Oct 04 E.U. regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older The European Medicines Agency said the booster doses "may be considered at least 6 months after the second dose for people aged 18 years and older."…
World Oct 04 Ethiopia's prime minister sworn in for a second term as war spreads Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces he described as "hateful" toward the nation, while a handful of visiting African leaders urged him…
Science Oct 04 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it." Parisi “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that made it possible to understand complex systems in fields as different as mathematics,…
Politics Oct 04 WATCH: Psaki calls out Republican lawmakers about Trump spending White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a news briefing on Monday, addressing major issues the Biden administration is facing, including the debt ceiling and the California oil spill.
World Oct 03 Russia hits record number of daily COVID-19 deaths The national coronavirus task force said 890 deaths were recorded over the past day, exceeding the 887 reported on Friday. The task force also said the number of new infections in the past day was the second-highest of the year…
Nation Oct 03 Major oil spill off Southern California fouls beaches The Los Angeles Times reported that birds and fish have been killed. Crews led by the U.S. Coast Guard deployed skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion into the wetlands and the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.