Biden Set to Sign Competition Order Targeting Big Business
Washington (AP) – President Joe Biden is set to sign on Friday an executive order that the White House says will target anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy while boosting workers’
Vaccinated Teachers and Students Don’t Need Masks, CDC Says
New York (AP) – Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination
Tropical Storm Elsa Racing Along the Northeast Coast
New York, NY (77WABC)-Heavy rain and possible winds of 20 to 30 mph are forecast with gusts up to 40 mph for parts of the Tri-State as Tropical Storm Elsa, a fast moving system, makes it was
A First as an African American Wins The Scripps Spelling Bee; The Winning Word “Murraya”
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (77WABC) — 14-year-old Zaila Avant-Garde of Louisiana became the nation’s first African American winner at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last night correctly spelling the winning word “Murraya.” If you are wondering just
Pfizer to Seek Approval for a 3rd Dose of its Covid-19 Vaccine
New York, NY (77WABC)-Pfizer, headquartered in New York, NY, has announced that it will seek approval in the U.S. for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer said Thursday that another shot could dramatically increase immunity
A Pedestrian Dead After Being Hit a Vehicle and Run Over by an MTA Bus
Queens, NY (77WABC)-A pedestrian died early this morning when she was struck by the driver of a sedan and then run over by an MTA bus. The NYPD says neither driver stopped. The NYPD’s Highway District Collision
Amid drought, Gov. Newsom asks Californians to voluntarily cut water usage 15%
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asked residents to voluntarily cut water usage by 15% amid record temperatures and a drought in the state. On Thursday, Newsom added nine more counties to the state’s drought emergency declaration, which now covers
President Biden promises an end to military mission in Afghanistan by Aug. 31
President Biden promised on Thursday that he won’t “send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan,” saying the United States’ military mission will end by Aug. 31. The update comes just a couple days after the Pentagon said
Two US Men Among 17 Detained in the Assassination of Haiti’s President
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti’s president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia says at least six are
A Fatal Police Involved Shooting In Bushwick Brooklyn
New York, NY (77WABC)-A gunman, with a criminal past, who allegedly shot three people outside of a liquor store in Bushwick, Brooklyn last night refused police orders to drop his weapon and was shot and killed
