Psaki says ‘it’s pretty rich’ for DeSantis to criticize the
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis; White House press secretary Jen Psaki.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty ImagesPsaki dismissed DeSantis' criticisms of the Biden administration's COVID-19 testing plans.DeSantis said testing should be prioritized for vulnerable populations.DeSantis hasn't been "exactly advocating for people in his state to get vaccinated," Psaki said.White House press secretary Jen Psaki…
Covid-19 live updates: Vaccine for U
Other countries and territories that moved to the CDC’s highest level on Monday are Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, French Guiana, Anguilla, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Kosovo, Moldova, Singapore and the Philippines. The “Level 4” list includes more than 100 destinations, with several popular Caribbean islands added last week. Source
An indigenous woman disappeared in November
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information on the disappearance of an indigenous woman who never made it to her friend's house last November.Mary Johnson, also know as Mary Davis, was last seen on November 25, 2020 walking on a road on the Tulalip Reservation in Washington State, according…
Homicide rates have soared nationwide, but mayors see a chance
Whether the results can be sustained in St. Louis, and replicated in cities nationwide, is a subject of intense interest among criminologists and others in the trenches of crime-fighting. Mayors are increasingly staking their careers on getting it right: Eric Adams won election in New York on a pledge to cut violent crime, while Chicago’s…
Leopard Cub Runs For Its Life From Hyena And A
Reuters VideosLockdown romance? Baby boom in Cuban zooZookeepers told Reuters they've seen an up take in romantic encounters that resulted in a bumper crop of baby animals not seen in recent years.The newborns include leopards, bengal tigers, zebras, giraffes, antelopes and oxen, a rarity officials attribute to the many months the zoo was closed during…
Water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak
DETROIT (AP) — The advice is simple and universal: Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But for millions of people across the country, that’s not simple at all: They lack running water in their houses due to service shutoffs prompted…
Donald Trump Jr., Ted Cruz, and other top Republicans praise
Donald Trump Jr.Fox News A slew of powerful Republicans and allies of President Donald Trump rallied behind New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss after she announced her resignation from the paper on Tuesday. Weiss wrote in a resignation letter that she resigned over the Times' "hostile work environment" and censorship of centrist and conservative…
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
Momentum for what many hope is a sustained movement aimed at tackling racial injustice and police reforms promised to grow Saturday as more protesters filled streets around the world and mourners prepared to gather in the U.S. for a second memorial service for George Floyd, who died a dozen days ago at the hands of…
4 dead in collapse of highway flyover in central China
BEIJING (AP) — Four people died and eight were injured after a section of a highway flyover in China’s central Hubei province collapsed, according to Chinese authorities.The accident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the city of Ezhou, with about 500 meters (1,640 feet) of the bridge built over an expressway collapsing onto the…
Boston City Council Approves Ban On Facial Recognition Technology
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by city government.The move makes Boston the second-largest U.S. city after San Francisco to enact a ban. The city joins several other Massachusetts communities that passed similar bans, including Cambridge, Springfield, Northampton, Brookline and…