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U.K. lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travelers starting today
Friday, February 11, 2022
Residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of an approved vaccine now only need to fill out a form before entering the U.K. Unvaccinated people must test both before and after arriving.
Sudan's military rulers step up crackdown and arrests of activists
Friday, February 11, 2022
Hundreds of activists and protest leaders have been targeted since a military coup last October removed a transitional government from power. The detentions have intensified in recent weeks.
SpaceX's Elon Musk says 1st orbital Starship flight could be as early as March
Friday, February 11, 2022
SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship could come soon. NASA plans to use the fully reusable Starship to land astronauts on the moon as early as 2025.
A man in upstate New York is fighting to keep his emotional support pig
Friday, February 11, 2022
Wyverne Flatt says his 110-pound potbellied pig Ellie is "family." Officials in his village of Canajoharie see it very differently. To them, the pig is a farm animal Flatt is harboring illegally.
Police solve 1964 rape and murder of girl with help of DNA and a student
Thursday, February 10, 2022
New technology and the help of a volunteer college student help solve what is believed to be the fourth-oldest cold case in the U.S. using genetic genealogy.
Protections for gray wolves restored across much of the U.S.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The ruling by a U.S. district judge puts a spotlight on a species whose recovery from near-extinction has been heralded as a historic conservation success.
Abortions in Texas fell 60% in the first month after its new law took effect
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The numbers offer a fuller picture of the sharp drop in patients that Texas doctors have described in their clinics over the past five months.
Tonga's COVID outbreak is growing rapidly with omicron cases confirmed
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Health Minister Saia Piukala told reporters that 31 more people had tested positive for the COVID-19, nearly doubling Tonga's active cases for the second day in a row, local media reported.
The Philippines welcomes back foreign travelers after nearly 2 years
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on fully vaccinated foreign travelers Thursday to boost tourism and related industries as an omicron-fueled surge eases.
Indian state begins voting in key test for PM Narendra Modi's ruling party
Thursday, February 10, 2022
The state polls in Uttar Pradesh – India's most populous with over 230 million people – are a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party ahead of general elections in 2024.
Snoop Dogg now owns Death Row Records
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
"It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members," the 50-year-old rapper and mogul said.
Friends who have attended every Super Bowl are planning their final trip
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
The far-flung friends, all in their 80s, use the Super Bowl to meet up, spend time together and reminisce. But in recent years they've come to grips with the fact it must come to an end one day
Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
A religious service held in a public school ignites a debate about the separation of church and state.
New Zealand convoy clogs streets near Parliament to protest vaccine mandates
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Among the protesters' grievances is the requirement in New Zealand that certain workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus, including teachers, doctors, nurses, police and military personnel.
2 Capitol riot suspects were arrested from online sleuths' info, documents show
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
The FBI has cited information compiled by online sleuths in many of the more than 730 riot-related cases filed in federal court so far.
D.C. sniper's case for reconsidering his sentences is heard by Maryland Supreme Court
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
Lee Boyd Malvo's attorneys argue that his six life sentences should be reconsidered because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred mandatory life sentences for juveniles.
Coal-dependent West Virginia eliminates ban on nuclear power
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
The state's ban on nuclear plants was enacted in 1996, but nuclear power has gained support as a tool to keep climate change under control and other states are transitioning away from fossil fuels.
That big deal for Nvidia to buy computer chip giant Arm has come crashing down
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
SoftBank has dropped its plans to sell the British semiconductor and software design company Arm to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia. The Federal Trade Commission had sued to block the $40 billion deal.
Corporate climate pledges are weaker than they seem, a new study reports
Monday, February 07, 2022
Many companies mislead by using accounting practices that make their environmental goals relatively meaningless or exclude parts of their businesses in their calculations, NewClimate Institute finds.
Bomb threats against Black institutions are deeply rooted in U.S. history
Monday, February 07, 2022
"HBCUs are resilient institutions that will persist through all forms of adversity," the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus said after bomb threats earlier this month.