President Joe Biden received his booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday during a televised event. Said Biden: “Like I did my first and second COVID-19 vaccination booster shot, I’m about to get my booster shot and do it publicly. That’s because the FDA and the CDC looked at all the data, completed …
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R. Kelly found guilty on all charges of racketeering in sex trafficking case
R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday of racketeering in his sex trafficking trial. Kelly was found guilty of charges including sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking involving five victims. He faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District …
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Mom and 2-year-old son fall to their deaths at Petco Park prior to San Diego Padres game
A mother and her 2-year-old son fell to their deaths at Petco Park before the San Diego Padres’ home game against the Atlanta Braves. The San Diego police department said that shortly before 4 p.m. PT Saturday, police said they were notified that two people had fallen from the third-level concourse level, equivalent of six …
The manhunt for Brian Laundrie continues as the family of his fiancé Gabby Petito gather in New York for her funeral service
Family and friends gathered to mourn at the funeral of Gabby Petito in New York on Sunday, as a manhunt for her fiancé Brian Laundrie continues. In North Port, Fla., where Petito lived with Laundrie and his parents, mourners set up a memorial across from City Hall, leaving balloons, teddy bears and signs in her …
2 dead, 13 hurt in shooting at Kroger grocery store near Memphis, Tennessee
Authorities confirmed that at least two people were killed and 13 others were injured in a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, about 30 miles east of Memphis. According to Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane, the suspected shooter is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and that there were “very serious” …
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CDC advisory panel votes to recommend Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for those 65 and older, or considered high-risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisory panel has unanimously voted to recommend booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for people aged 65 and older, along with long-term care facility residents, at least six months after their second dose. The panel also voted to recommend booster doses for people between the ages of …
16-year-old boy killed, 2 teens injured in shooting at school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky
A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other teenagers were injured in a shooting at a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday morning. According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, the three teens were waiting for a bus when they were shot in a drive-by at about 6:30 a.m. local time. One of the …
President Biden says U.S. to donate 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses globally
The White House said that the Biden administration will purchase 500 million more doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to donate to low- and middle-income countries, bringing the total number of shots committed by the U.S. for the global supply to 1.1 billion. President Biden announced the news during a virtual COVID summit on the sidelines …
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Democrats introduce bill to keep the federal government running and suspend the debt ceiling
House Democrats on the Appropriations Committee introduced a bill Tuesday to keep the federal government running and suspend the debt ceiling past the 2022 midterms. Democratic leaders warned they will insert a measure raising the country’s debt ceiling into a bill to fund government operations in an effort to push Republicans on passing both, but …
President Biden urges unity to end COVID-19, expresses hope to avoid ‘new Cold War’ during his address at United Nations General Assembly
In his first address to the United Nations, President Joe Biden has urged global unity through “a decisive decade for our world”. Reaffirming his support for democracy and diplomacy, Mr Biden said: “We must work together like never before.” At a gathering of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Biden addressed …