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US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, children's shots With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they're confident there will be enough for qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future. by Associated Press Published Sep. 26 2021 @ 11:55pm

Friends, family flock to Long Island to mourn Gabby Petito Lines of mourners paid their respects Sunday for Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend. Published Sep. 26 2021 @ 11:05pm

Pelosi vows to pass infrastructure, eyes smaller social bill With President Joe Biden's broad domestic agenda at risk of collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday vowed Democrats will pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill this week and push ahead on the bigger $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate change bill while acknowledging the total amount will drop. by Associated Press Published Sep. 26 2021 @ 11:05pm

Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana Federal officials sent a team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board to the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized Sunday, officials said. by Associated Press Published Sep. 26 2021 @ 11:05pm

Louisiana tests for fatal deer disease qualify for $1k, $500 drawings Deer hunters across Louisiana can qualify for a $1,000 drawing by having the head of a mature white-tailed buck tested for a slow but always fatal illness called chronic wasting disease. by Associated Press Published Sep. 26 2021 @ 10:00pm

'Amistad' binds Del Rio and Ciudad Acua amid migrant crisis Amistad — Spanish for friendship — binds the sister cities of Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acua, Mexico. Published Sep. 25 2021 @ 11:05pm

Panel OKs Dems' $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social safety net and climate programs through the House Budget Committee on Saturday, but one Democrat voted "no," illustrating the challenges party leaders face in winning the near unanimity they'll need to push the sprawling package through Congress. by Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2021 @ 11:05pm

Federal judge delays vaccine mandate for NYC teachers New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect. by the Associated Press Published Sep. 25 2021 @ 11:05pm

US, Pakistan face off again on Afghanistan threats The Taliban's takeover of Kabul has deepened the mutual distrust between the U.S. and Pakistan, putative allies who have tangled over Afghanistan. But both sides still need each other. Published Sep. 25 2021 @ 11:05pm

Hurricane Sam becomes Category 4 storm far from land MIAMI (AP) — Far from land, Hurricane Sam strengthened Saturday into a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. Published Sep. 25 2021 @ 11:00pm

Supermarket gunman was a sushi vendor, family friend says COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others in a Tennessee grocery store worked in a sushi business at the store and was the son of refugees from Myanmar who had settled in Nashville, a family friend said Friday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 24 2021 @ 11:05pm

Muti extends to 2022-23 as Chicago Symphony music director Absent from Chicago since February 2020 due to the pandemic, Riccardo Muti walked into Orchestra Hall and started to rehease Beethoven's Symphony No. by Associated Press Published Sep. 24 2021 @ 11:05pm

Man paralyzed after Iowa police shooting sues officer, city IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man who was paralyzed when an Iowa police officer shot him in April filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the use of force was excessive and has been shrouded by secrecy. by Associated Press Published Sep. 24 2021 @ 11:05pm

Special envoy to Haiti resigns over migrant expulsions The Biden administration's special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest of "inhumane" large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland as it is wracked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 23 2021 @ 11:05pm

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students' lunchboxes, telling parents it's "now hiring." by Associated Press Published Sep. 22 2021 @ 11:05pm

Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students A day after assuming his job, Florida's newly appointed surgeon general on Wednesday signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. by Associated Press Published Sep. 22 2021 @ 11:05pm

Day 4 of search in Florida park for Gabby Petito's boyfriend ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Search teams fanned out Wednesday at a Florida wilderness park to look for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the young woman who authorities said was killed while on a cross-country trip with him. Published Sep. 22 2021 @ 11:05pm

Gabby Petito story boosted by social media, true-crime craze The disappearance and almost-certain death of Gabby Petito and the police hunt for her boyfriend have generated a whirlwind online, with a multitude of armchair detectives and others sharing tips, possible sightings and theories by way of TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. by Associated Press Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

Post-Trump, Democrats push to curb presidential powers House Democrats said they will vote on legislation this fall to curb the power of the president, an effort to rein in executive powers they said President Donald Trump flagrantly abused. by Associated Press Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

Biden promises 'relentless diplomacy' to skeptical allies President Joe Biden summoned the world's nations Tuesday to forcefully address the festering global issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses in his first address before the U.N. General Assembly. He decried military conflict and insisted the U.S. is not seeking "a new Cold War" with China. by Associated Press Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 11:05pm

US easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major easing of pandemic travel restrictions, the U.S. said Monday it will allow foreigners to fly into the country this fall if they have vaccination proof and a negative COVID-19 test — changes replacing a hodgepodge of rules that had kept out many non-citizens and irritated allies in Europe and beyond where virus cases are lower. by Associated Press Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

Court asked to suspend law licenses of gun-waving couple A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of a St. Louis couple who gained national attention last year when they waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their home. by Associated Press Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm

Supreme Court sets abortion case arguments The Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 1 in Mississippi's bid to have the landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion overturned. by Associated Press Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 11:05pm