Biden pushes back on opposition to vaccine mandates
Posted October 7, 2021 at 8:00pmPresident Joe Biden made the case in a national address Thursday that vaccine mandates are essential for economic recovery and ending the pandemic, pushing back on concerns amid a culture war controversy.“I’ve tried everything in my power to get people vaccinated,” Biden said, naming lotteries, time off from work and…
Senate report provides more details of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on November 26, 2020. File Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI | License Photo Oct. 7 (UPI) — Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee released a report on Thursday that reveals more details about how former President Donald Trump tried to use the Justice Department…
Democrats, Republicans agree to short-term debt limit increase
Posted October 6, 2021 at 1:53pm, Updated October 7, 2021 at 12:12amSenate leaders reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday to defuse the impending debt limit crisis by allowing for a short-term increase in the statutory borrowing cap while lawmakers negotiate a longer-term solution.Democrats said they would agree to an offer from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that…
Worker stress high during pandemic, particularly among health staffs, study finds
Researchers say that stress during the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially high for medical workers, specifically those who are younger and are women, has taken a particularly high toll. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Oct. 6 (UPI) — People’s stress levels have been high across the board since the start of the…
Number of refugee resettlements hits new low
Posted October 5, 2021 at 4:43pmThe United States resettled just 11,411 refugees last fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the current program, falling far short of President Joe Biden’s promised goal of 62,500.The final number is the culmination of a year during which the Biden administration struggled to revamp a refugee resettlement…
Judge slams claims that Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. was sentenced Monday to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren’t seeking jail time, after the judge blasted comparisons between the riot that day and the Black Lives Matter protests over racial injustice. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan called…
Police arrest man in suspicious vehicle in front of Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court on the first day of their new term in Washington, DC., on Monday, October 4, 2021. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Oct. 5 (UPI) — U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man in a suspicious vehicle outside the U.S. Supreme Court building following a standoff Tuesday morning. The driver had…
‘Pandora Papers’: Massive leak exposes offshore dealings of 35 world leaders
Leaked offshore financial records dubbed the “Pandora Papers” were published by major news outlets this weekend, exposing the secret assets and agreements from some of the world’s most wealthy and powerful leaders. The leak contained nearly 12 million files from companies hired to set up offshore accounts in Panama, Dubai, Monaco, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, the Guardian said.The Guardian reported…
Philippine leader Duterte announces retirement from politics
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he was retiring from politics and dropping plans to run for vice president in next year’s elections when his term ends, avoiding a legal battle with opponents who question such a move.Speaking before reporters, Duterte said many Filipinos have expressed their opposition to his…
News Corp Australia tweaks climate targets amid scrutiny of editorial line
The News Corporation logo is displayed on the side of a building in midtown Manhattan in New York, U.S., February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File PhotoNEW YORK/SYDNEY, Oct. 1(Reuters) – The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSA.O) has set new environmental targets, an internal email showed, shoring up employee engagement with climate issues as…
Appeals court says US can keep expelling migrant families
Posted September 30, 2021 at 7:26pmA federal appeals court on Thursday gave the Biden administration permission to continue expelling migrant families under a public health directive known as Title 42, delivering a blow to immigrant advocates who had successfully challenged the policy in court.In a brief order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District…
Manchin throws wrench into budget, infrastructure talks
Posted September 30, 2021 at 7:19pmWest Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III’s much delayed public offer Thursday to cut his fellow Democrats’ sweeping tax and spending package by more than half irritated his colleagues and raised new questions about the path to passing a bill all Democrats could support.But more urgently, Manchin’s $1.5 trillion ceiling for…
U.S. Judge upholds COVID-19 vaccine requirement for those with ‘natural immunity’
Sept 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge upheld the University of California’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement against a challenge by a professor who alleged he had immunity due to a prior coronavirus infection, in what appears to be the first ruling on the issue.U.S. District Court Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California, said the university…
YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RT
BERLIN (AP) — YouTube says it has shut two German channels of Russian state broadcaster RT in a move centering on alleged coronavirus misinformation, a decision that drew threats of retaliation from Russia on Wednesday.YouTube, which is owned by Google, said RT’s German branch had received a “strike” for uploading material that violated YouTube’s standards…
Federal judge blocks part of Arizona abortion ban hours before it takes effect
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a provision of Arizona’s new abortion ban hours before it was set to take effect, which would have prohibited abortions solely due to a diagnosis of a genetic abnormality or other fetal condition. In the order granting a partial preliminary injunction against the law, Judge Douglas L. Rayes for…
CNN quits Facebook in Australia, citing defamation risk
The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File PhotoSYDNEY, Sept 29 (Reuters) – CNN said it has stopped posting articles on Australian Facebook Inc (FB.O) pages, citing a court ruling that publishers are liable for defamation in public comments and the…
Woman who said she wanted to shoot Nancy Pelosi pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
Sept. 28 (UPI) — A woman who said she wanted to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she left the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday. Dawn Bancroft, 59, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of illegally demonstrating, picketing or parading inside the Capitol, which carries a…
Jan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more than 600 people across the United States believed to have joined in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.Getting those cases swiftly to trial is turning out to be an even more difficult task.Investigators have collected a mountain of evidence…
Union: ‘Dozens’ of Massachusetts troopers quit following state’s vaccine mandate
A police union said that dozens of Massachusetts state troopers have quit over the state’s vaccine mandate. File Photo Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo Sept. 27 (UPI) — A union for Massachusetts police said Monday that dozens of state troopers have quit since the state announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The announcement comes more than…
North Korea fires short-range missile into sea, accuses US of ‘hostility’
North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea early Tuesday, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, in the latest weapon tests by Pyongyang that raised questions about the sincerity of its recent offer for talks with South Korea. The launch is the latest in a series of mixed messages from the North, coming days after leader…