Shanghai Easing Virus Rules, Hong Kong Ending Entry Ban
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Shanghai have promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering food supplies, while Hong Kong’s government announced the end of a 2-year-old ban on non-residents flying into the city
UK patient had COVID-19 for 505 days straight, study shows
AP-MED — Scientists say a U.K. patient with a severely weakened immune system had COVID-19 for almost a year and a half. The case underscores the importance of protecting vulnerable people from the coronavirus. There’s no way
Iowa GOP open to non-Trump prospects as 2024 gets underway
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally
Kentucky Abortion Law Blocked in win for Clinics
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Republican-backed law in Kentucky that led the state’s two remaining abortion clinics to halt the procedure. The clinics went to court seeking to overturn the
Philadelphia to End Mask Mandate, Days After Reinstating It
(AP)-Philadelphia health officials say they’re ending the city’s indoor mask mandate, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections. The Board of Health
McCarthy said he would urge Trump to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told other GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign. That’s according to an audio recording posted Thursday
Slovenia to hold Election Amid Divisions Over Populist Path
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — When he visited Ukraine last month with two other European leaders, Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia hoped to show solidarity with the war-stricken nation and to attract support at home ahead of
Biden To Announce $800M in Military Assistance for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (77WABC) — President Joe Biden is planning to send additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion. A White House official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on
Suspect Arrested in Death of Woman Found in Duffel Bag
NEW YORK (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the brutal murder of a 51-year-old woman whose bloodied body was found in a duffel bag in Queens. Police say 44-year-old David Bonola was arrested just before
Audio: McCarthy said He Would Urge Trump to Resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told other GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign. That’s according to an audio recording posted Thursday
