Sep 17 WATCH: Pentagon admits to civilian deaths in Kabul strike By Associated Press “The strike was a tragic mistake," Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told a Pentagon news conference. Continue reading
Sep 17 Bureau of Land Management will move back to D.C., reversing Trump-era decision By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western states, back to the nation’s capital after two years in Colorado. Continue reading
Sep 17 FDA advisory panel backs COVID-19 boosters for older and high risk Americans By Associated Press After overwhelmingly rejecting a plan to give Pfizer booster shots to most Americans, an influential federal advisory panel has approved the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. Continue reading
Sep 17 Boeing to build Navy aircraft at MidAmerica, invest $200 million By John O'Connor, Associated Press Chicago-based aerospace giant Boeing Co. will invest $200 million to manufacture the U.S. Navy’s latest unmanned aircraft at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. Continue reading
Sep 17 Enbridge ordered to pay $3 million for Line 3 groundwater leak By Associated Press Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. Continue reading
Sep 17 FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer vaccine booster shots By Matthew Perrone, Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra doses for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe… Continue reading
Sep 17 5 Stories: World’s largest carbon capture plant goes online, Paris landmark goes undercover and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin The world’s largest carbon capture plant is up and running in Iceland, workers fulfill artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s posthumous dream of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in fabric and school districts across the country face bus driver shortages. Check out… Continue reading
Sep 17 Federal judge says Tennessee governor’s mask opt-out can endanger kids with disabilities By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Parents in two Memphis suburbs are suing on behalf of their children with health problems. They argue that the governor's executive order has endangered these students. Continue reading
Sep 17 North Carolina judges strike down state’s latest voter ID law By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina judges struck down the state's latest photo voter identification law on Friday, agreeing with minority voters that Republicans rammed through rules tainted by racial bias as a way to remain in power. Continue reading
Sep 17 Giant California sequoias wrapped in protective aluminum as fire nears By Noah Berger, John Antczak, Associated Press Firefighters have wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in fire-resistant aluminum and other trees and buildings in Sequoia National Park are also wrapped. Continue reading