Jun 10 U.S. to end COVID-19 test requirement for incoming international travelers By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the… Continue reading
Jun 10 Cost of necessities rose in May, leaving U.S. with new 40-year high in inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The costs of gas, food and other necessities jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Continue reading
Jun 10 Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo defends Texas shooting response By Associated Press The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn't consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded. Continue reading
Jun 10 Britney Spears marries longtime partner in California ceremony By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Britney Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship. Continue reading
Jun 10 Analysis: Revisiting a pioneering female doctor who opposed abortion By Dr. Howard Markel Despite the advancements she made on behalf of women’s health, Dr. Mary Amanda Dixon Jones adopted an anti-abortion stance that doesn’t comport with modern medicine. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Michigan police officer charged with murder for killing Black man In our news wrap Thursday, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, policeman faces trial for second-degree murder for killing a Black man during a traffic stop, a GOP candidate for Michigan governor was arrested for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 10:15 Diplomatic controversy overshadows Summit of the Americas By John Yang, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Leaders from across the Western Hemisphere are in Los Angeles this week for the Summit of the Americas. President Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new economic plan to respond to the region’s most pressing challenges, but that has been overshadowed… Continue watching
Jun 09 Uvalde school district to hire more police officers, but still not releasing more information about massacre By Associated Press The superintendent of the Texas school district where 19 students and two teachers were fatally shot says the district will hire more police officers in the fall but released no information about the investigation. Continue reading
Jun 09 Sheriff says multiple victims in shooting at Maryland business By Associated Press Authorities say a shooting at a business in western Maryland has claimed multiple victims and that the suspect is no longer an active threat. Continue reading
Jun 09 Michigan police officer charged in Patrick Lyoya shooting death By John Flesher, Ed White, Associated Press A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back of the Black man's head has been charged with second-degree murder. Continue reading