COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Could Mean Billions For Drugmakers
Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americansβ protection against the virus.
10 Years After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Cadets See Progress
Kelli Normoyle was nervous as she arrived at the Coast Guard Academy campus in Connecticut in 2008. She had come out as a lesbian to a few friends near the end of high school, but she faced a military environment where βdonβt ask, donβt tellβ was still the policy prohibiting gay people from serving openly.
Boyfriend Of Slain Gabby Petito Charged With Bank Card Fraud
The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, was charged with unauthorized use of a debit card as searchers continued looking for him Thursday in Florida swampland.
R. Kellyβs Fate Now In Juryβs Hands In Sex Trafficking Trial
R. Kellyβs fate is now in a juryβs hands after weeks of lurid testimony in his sexual misconduct trial.
Harris βViewβ Interview Delayed, Hosts Positive For COVID-19
Vice President Kamala Harrisβ live interview on βThe Viewβ was abruptly delayed Friday after two hosts of the talk show learned they had tested positive for COVID-19 moments before Harris was to join them on the set.
Former ABC News Executive Says Chris Cuomo Harassed Her
A veteran TV news executive says CNN anchor Chris Cuomo sexually harassed her by squeezing her buttocks at a party in 2005.
Tennessee Grocery Store Attack: βHe kept on shootingβ
A gunman attacked a grocery store in an upscale Tennessee suburb on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and wounding 12 others before he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the store, authorities said.
Boy Scouts' Bankruptcy Creates Rift With Religious Partners
Amid the Boy Scouts of Americaβs complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the BSA and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units. At issue: the churchesβ fears that an eventual settlement β while protecting the BSA from future sex-abuse lawsuits β could leave many churches unprotected.
Louisiana State Trooper Charged In Pummeling Of Black Man
A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight β the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopersβ beatings of at least three Black men.
Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Flight Attendant On Flight From CLT Airport
An Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a flight attendant on a flight from Charlotte to Little Rock last year.
Target Trims Holiday Hiring Goals
Target will hire fewer seasonal workers this year, instead offering more hours and flexibility to the employees it does have.
US Special Envoy To Haiti Resigns Over Migrant Expulsions
The Biden administrationβs special envoy to Haiti has resigned, protesting βinhumaneβ large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civil strife and natural disaster, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Grover Man Who Claimed To Have Bomb At Capitol Competent For Trial
The man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol last month, prompting evacuations and an hourslong standoff with police, is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
FDA Backs Pfizer COVID-19 Boosters For Seniors, High-Risk
The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizerβs COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of the extra shots.
Closings Begin After R. Kelly Declines To Testify At Trial
A prosecutor began closing arguments in the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial Wednesday by telling jurors that the government had delivered on its promises to prove that the R&B singer had for years commanded close associates to help him target, groom and exploit girls, boys, and young women for his own sexual gratification.
Day 4 Of Search In Florida Park For Gabby Petito's Boyfriend
Search teams fanned out Wednesday at a Florida wilderness park to look for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the young woman who authorities say was killed while on a cross-country trip with him.
Officials: Many Haitian Migrants Are Being Released In US
Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, undercutting the Biden administrationβs public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion.
Loop Hopes To Go Mainstream With Reusable Packaging
Reusable packaging __ from stainless steel ice cream containers to glass jars of soap __ is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide.
'It Has Affected Me Greatly.' Mother Of Charlotte Woman Murdered In Canada Reacts To Gabby Petito Case
It's a message that will stay on a whiteboard, never to be erased: "You are so beautiful. I love you, mom." They're the last words Sheila Deese's daughter hand-wrote to her.
FBI: Coroner Identifies Remains As Gabby Petito
The FBI says a county coroner has confirmed that human remains found in remote northern Wyoming along the border of Grand Teton National Park are those of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, who disappeared while on a cross-country road trip with a boyfriend who is now being sought by authorities in Florida.
