Crews continue work to protect Calif. sequoias
Growing armies of firefighters are battling blazes in Northern California. More than 1,400 firefighters are on the lines of the KNP Complex fire in Sequoia National Park,…
Read moreAfrican leaders call out vaccine inequality at UN
The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is coming into sharper focus as many of the African countries whose populations have little access to the life-saving shots stepped…
Read more2 dead, 13 injured in shooting at Kroger grocery store in Tennessee
The store is located in the town of Collierville, in a strip mall near a Wendy’s and a Walgreens.
Read moreThe volunteers supporting Afghan arrivals amid calls to end visa uncertainty
As Australian organisations rally to support recent evacuees from Afghanistan, uncertainty remains for those on short-term visas with no clear pathway to permanent resettlement. The government says…
Read more‘Seven days of 1961’: How civil rights heroes changed history
In 1961, activists and civil rights groups banded together en masse like never before to end legal segregation and expand voting access.
Read moreRemovals shrink migrant camp at Texas border
A camp on the Texas border that had 14,000 migrants just days ago had about 4,000 on Thursday morning. (Sept. 23)
Read moreCOVID-19 stole childhood from 13-year-old girl
Rose Lehane Tureen was a ‘carefree kid’ until she developed a chronic headache after coming down with COVID. She wonders if she’ll ever be one again.
Read moreCDC panel to vote on who gets COVID-19 booster, tropical depression could become hurricane: 5 Things podcast
Plus, President Joe Biden’s approval rating hits a new low, we hear about a USA TODAY project focused on the civil rights movement in 1961: 5 Things…
Read moreTropical Storm Sam swirls to life in a frenetic season, expected to be a hurricane by Friday
Sam is the 13th named storm to form in the Atlantic since Aug. 11, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.
Read moreTop Dems: We have framework to pay for $3.5T bill
The White House and congressional Democrats have agreed to a “framework” to pay for their huge, emerging social and environment bill, top Democrats said Thursday, but they…
Read morePit bull from California reunited with owners 300 miles away
A California couple reunited with their beloved pit bull, Bobwire, Monday evening at an Oregon shelter nearly 300 miles from their home.
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Here’s the latest for Thursday, September 23: FDA backs Pfizer COVID boosters for seniors, high-risk; WFP warns of growing starvation in Afghanistan; Relatives of Israel cable car…
Read moreAdorable coonhound named Lou breaks Guinness World record for ‘extravagantly long’ ears
An adorable coonhound named Lou broke the Guinness World record for the longest ears on a living dog.
Read more‘At the whim of misinformation’: New report calls out Southern media coverage of LGBTQ issues
A GLAAD report found dozens of news outlets in the South, home to 35% of the U.S. LGBTQ population, published few or zero stories on LGBTQ issues.
Read moreLoved ones and strangers alike mourn Gabby Petito; search is still on in Florida for Brian Laudrie
A crowd gathered Wednesday to “celebrate the life of Gabrielle Petito.” Meanwhile, the search is still on for Petito’s fiance, Brian Laudrie.
Read moreUK royals Harry and Meghan visit NYC landmark
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York City on Thursday with a visit to the rebuilt World…
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