A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay over $87 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay over $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving
U.S. health officials have detected nine cases of a mysterious liver disease in children ages 1- to 6 which was first detected in Britain
LONDON (AP) — Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain. U.S. officials have
The U.S. military says Russia has lost about 25 percent of the combat power it sent into Ukraine at the start of the war
WASHINGTON DCÂ AP- The U.S. military says Russia has lost about 25% of the combat power it sent into Ukraine at the start of the war, so it’s having to reassemble ground combat units outside Ukraine before
Late-Season Storm Dumps Heavy, Wet Snow on Upstate New York
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — About 100,000 customers were without power Tuesday morning in upstate New York as a late-season storm dumped a foot or more of heavy, wet snow on some high-elevation areas. In Binghamton, Broome County
Stocks Rise as Wall Street Reviews Latest Company Earnings
NEW YORK (77WABC) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors continue reviewing earnings reports from big companies. The S&P 500 rose 1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% and the Nasdaq
Moderna Announces Step Toward Updating COVID Shots For Fall
CAMBRIDGE, MA. ( 77WABC) – Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine the original vaccine with protection against the latest variant. Now it’s reporting a hint that such an approach might work.
Cheers, Fear as Judge Strikes Down US Transit Mask Mandate
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end the order sparked by
J&J Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Sales Forecast
(AP) — Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as $3.5 billion this year. The health care giant said Tuesday
Blasts Near Kabul Schools Kill at Least 6 Civilians, Hurt 17
KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) — An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and injured 17 others. Khalid Zadran said Tuesday the blasts occurred in the mostly-Shiite Muslim area
Russia Ratchets up Battle for Control of Eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. It is intensifying assaults on cities and towns along a front hundreds of miles long in what officials on both