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Biden says G-7 countries will ban Russian gold in response to the war in Ukraine
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Senior Biden administration officials said gold is Moscow's second largest export after energy. Banning imports would make it more difficult for Russia to participate in global markets, they said.
A jury awarded $21M to the family of a pregnant teen shot and killed by police
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Undercover Fremont police shot and killed Elena Mondragon in Northern California in March 2017. She was a passenger in a car at the time, according to a complaint filed by the family.
Ecuador's government has lifted a state of emergency amid an Indigenous-led strike
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Ecuador's largest Indigenous organization began a strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls be imposed on agricultural products and a larger budget be set for education.
Pfizer says its tweaked COVID-19 shots boost protection against the omicron variant
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Pfizer said that tweaking its vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.
Graduating Uvalde High School class remembers those killed in mass shooting
Saturday, June 25, 2022
School officials praised the students for their strength and resilience through three COVID-19 pandemic years, three changes of principals and then the May 14 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
At least 18 migrants die in surge to cross Moroccan border fence into Spain's Melilla
Saturday, June 25, 2022
A spokesperson for the Spanish government's office in Melilla said about 2,000 people tried to enter, but many were stopped by Spanish and Moroccan forces on either side of the border fence.
Oslo Pride organizers cancel a parade after a gunman kills 2 and wounds 10
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Police are investigating the shooting as a possible terrorist attack during the Norwegian capital's annual Pride festival. Investigators said a suspect was arrested.
Juul can keep selling its vaping products in the U.S. — for now
Friday, June 24, 2022
The e-cigarette maker had asked a federal appeals court to pause a ban by the Food and Drug Administration that would have required the company to immediately halt its business.
A new NCAA report show the stark gap in funding for women's sports
Friday, June 24, 2022
A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.
British Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Boris Johnson
Friday, June 24, 2022
Defeat in the two district contests increases jitters among Conservatives who worry the erratic and divisive prime minister is no longer an electoral asset.
Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage
Friday, June 24, 2022
The film on the former Arizona congresswoman and her recovery from the 2011 shooting explains how she navigated gun control campaigns and later a Senate campaign.
Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.
Travel plans to or across Europe? Prepare for long lines
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Just like in the U.S., airlines and airports that slashed jobs during the depths of the COVID-19 crisis are now struggling to keep up with exploding travel demand.
Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The disaster inflicted by the quake heaps more misery on a country where millions face increasing hunger and poverty and the health system has been crumbling since the Taliban retook power last year.
Trumpet the bloodhound wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The winner becomes the first bloodhound to win the annual canine competition.
Ohio State gets approval to trademark 'The' for merchandise
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The school says it allows Ohio State to control use of "The" on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats.
The owner of nursing homes whose residents suffered during Hurricane Ida is arrested
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.
4 inmates who escaped a federal prison camp in Virginia are back in custody
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The inmates were discovered missing from a satellite camp in Hopewell, Va., on Saturday. Officials did not release details about the escape but said an internal investigation is underway.
U.K. inflation rate hits a new 40-year high of 9.1%
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The increase is in line with analysts' expectations and comes as the Bank of England says inflation could hit 11% in October, when a cap on domestic energy bills is lifted.
Chicago police will no longer be allowed to chase people on foot
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The new policy gives the department permanent rules about when officers can and can't engage in an activity that can endanger themselves, those they're chasing and bystanders.