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 Kabul air strike killed 10 civilians including up to 7 children, Pentagon admits By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon announced Friday that an internal review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. Continue reading
Sep 17 U.S. threatens sanctions against Ethiopian officials in Tigray conflict By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Ten months of fighting have left hundreds of thousands of people there facing famine. A new executive order allows the Treasury Department to sanction leaders and groups seen as fueling the conflict. 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 WATCH: U.S. Capitol Police say they are prepared ahead of Sept. 18 rally By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said at a news conference Friday it was difficult to say whether threats of violence at the event are credible, but he said that "chatter" online and elsewhere has been similar to intelligence that was… Continue reading
Sep 17 Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world's next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders Friday, and announced a new U.S.-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane… Continue reading
Sep 17 Milley: Calls to China during Trump tenure were ‘perfectly’ within scope of job By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In his first public comments on the conversations, Gen. Mark Milley said such calls are “routine” and were done "to reassure both allies and adversaries in this case in order to ensure strategic stability.”… Continue reading
Sep 17 White House warns states face deep cuts if Congress does not raise debt limit By Josh Boak, Associated Press The debt limit is the amount of money Congress allows the Treasury to borrow. It was suspended three times during the Trump administration and has been lifted dozens of times since 1960. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: U.S. plans to spend $2.1 billion to improve infection control By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is allocating the funding from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden this year. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:19 Democrats push to pass ‘historic legislation’ but major obstacles remain Democrats are pressing to pass a $3.5 trillion piece of legislation called the "Build Back Better" plan that would address many issues including paid-family leave, child care and climate change. But as they started this week to move on important… Continue watching