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Body found in Wyoming is "consistent" with missing Gabby Petito 20 Sep 2021 - 11:51 am

Police and FBI agents searching a national park in Wyoming have found a body "consistent" with missing Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old woman whose...

World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate 19 Sep 2021 - 08:55 pm

UNITED NATIONS - World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to...

Growing California wildfire spares group of giant sequoias 19 Sep 2021 - 07:53 pm

A group of landmark giant sequoias has so far been spared by a blaze sweeping through a California national park, authorities said on...

Key data on US J&J, Moderna COVID-19 boosters 'weeks away,' Fauci says 19 Sep 2021 - 07:36 pm

WASHINGTON - Data needed to determine the advisability of booster shots of the Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines is just...

Brazil reports over 150,000 COVID-19 cases in one day amid Rio backlog 19 Sep 2021 - 07:22 pm

BRASILIA - Brazil reported 935 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and some 150,106 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry,...

SpaceX capsule with world's first all-civilian orbital crew splashes down off Florida 19 Sep 2021 - 11:23 am

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast on Saturday,...

World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic, climate 19 Sep 2021 - 10:37 am

UNITED NATIONS: World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight...

US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally 18 Sep 2021 - 04:09 pm

Washington: Hundreds of police officers will be on duty around the US Capitol on Saturday braced for a rally by supporters of the...

Top doctors say not so fast to Biden's boosters-for-all plan 18 Sep 2021 - 03:16 pm

Washington: Just one month ago, President Joe Biden and his health advisers announced big plans to soon deliver a booster shot of the...

As California fire nears, crews protect world's largest tree in special wrap 17 Sep 2021 - 09:36 pm

THREE RIVERS, California: Fire crews have resorted to wrapping the bases of some giant sequoias in fire-resistant coverings in a desperate effort to...

US to buy millions of Pfizer vaccine doses to donate to world -Washington Post 17 Sep 2021 - 09:16 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States plans to buy hundreds of millions of additional doses of the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine to donate around the...

White House says US can roll out COVID boosters next week 17 Sep 2021 - 08:37 pm

WASHINGTON: The United States is ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots next week but will do so only if health regulators...

Biden asks world leaders to cut methane in climate fight 17 Sep 2021 - 07:59 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden urged world leaders on Friday to join the United States and European Union in a pledge to cut...

FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan 17 Sep 2021 - 05:31 pm

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration’s embattled plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans faced its first major hurdle Friday as a government...

TSA bolsters airport security ahead of pro-Trump rally at US Capitol 17 Sep 2021 - 12:11 am

WASHINGTON - Travelers arriving at the airport nearest Washington, D.C., will face increased security in the run-up to a planned Saturday rally supporting...

LA to demand vaccinations or negative tests at arenas, theme parks 16 Sep 2021 - 11:35 pm

Los Angeles County is requiring that guests attending large events like outdoor concerts and ballgames show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19...