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Sept 22, 2021 481 Three Little sisters killed in rear-end crash in Blaine County, Idaho

BOISE, Idaho — An entire family is in mourning Monday night after a car crash left three young girls dead last month. The car they were riding in was struck from behind on Highway 20 by a driver who was allegedly speeding and drunk.
Sept 21, 2021 482 Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO, ADC, is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Born i…
Sept 21, 2021 483 Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine protection wanes, makes case for booster

Moderna said there was a trend toward a lower rate of severe cases among the more recently vaccinated, although the finding was not statistically significant.
Sept 21, 2021 484 US extends travel restrictions at Mexican and Canadian land borders as it makes plans to allow fully vaccinated foreign visitors to fly to America

The US has been limiting non-essential travel on the ground along both borders since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and extending those restrictions on a monthly basis
Sept 21, 2021 485 600 more Homeland Security agents sent to Del Rio, Texas, amid Haitian migrant crisis: What we know

The move signals a shift to using a pandemic-related law to immediately expel migrants without allowing them to claim asylum, a U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly told The Associated Press.
Sept 21, 2021 486 US to lift restrictions on fully vaccinated international travellers in November

The unprecedented US restrictions have barred non-US citizens who were in those countries within the past 14 days.
Sept 21, 2021 487 Body found in Wyoming is 'consistent' with missing Gabby Petito

WASHINGTON - Crews searching a national park in Wyoming for missing Gabby Petito found a body “consistent” with the 22-year-old woman in a remote area on Sunday (Sept 19) but have not yet made a formal identification, the FBI said. 1111r Pe…
Sept 21, 2021 488 Australia has lost one-third of its koalas in the past three years

MELBOURNE - Australia has lost about 30 per cent of its koalas over the past three years, hit by drought, bushfires and developers cutting down trees, the Australian Koala Foundation said, urging the government to do more to protect the cre…
Sept 21, 2021 489 Britney Spears back on Instagram after break to celebrate engagement

Britney Spears is back on Instagram. The 39-year-old songstress took a brief break from the photo-sharing platform after it was revealed that boyfriend Sam Asghari had asked her to marry him.
Sept 21, 2021 490 Funerals held for 9 victims of Russian school attack

MOSCOW (AP) — Relatives wept and hugged as the nine people killed in a school shooting in the Russian city of Kazan were buried Wednesday, which was declared a day of mourning in the predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan. 3333l A huge …
Sept 21, 2021 491 American astronauts get date to launch from U.S. soil for the first time in almost 10 years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It's official: NASA astronauts will once again launch to space from U.S. soil. Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the launch date on Twitter: May 27 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1111r Thi…
Sept 21, 2021 492 Thousands flee as lava spewing from volcano on Spain's La Palma island destroys houses

LA PALMA, SPAIN - Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava spews from an erupting volcano, local officials said.
Sept 20, 2021 493 “Another World Is Possible”: How Occupy Wall Street Reshaped Politics, Kicked Off New Era of Protest

On the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we examine the legacy of the historic protests with three veterans of the movement: Nelini Stamp, now the director of strategy and partnerships at the Working Families Party; Jillian Johnson, a…
Sept 20, 2021 494 SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit

LOS ANGELES - Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into…
Sept 20, 2021 495 Pfizer recalls all lots of anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence

WASHINGTON - Pfizer Inc said on Thursday (Sept 16) it was recalling all lots of its anti-smoking treatment, Chantix, due to high levels of cancer-causing agents called nitrosamines in the pills.
Sept 20, 2021 496 UN chief warns China, US to avoid Cold War

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning of a potential new Cold War, the head of the United Nations implored China and the United States to repair their “completely dysfunctional” relationship before problems between the two large and deeply influent…
Sept 20, 2021 497 TikTok faces EU probe over personal data transfers to China

TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the European Union has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform related to the processing of children’s personal data and transfers of personal data to China.
Sept 20, 2021 498 Richard Buckley, 72, spouse of designer Tom Ford and a fashion editor, passes away.

The US mistakenly targeted and killed an innocent aid worker for an American company in a drone strike in Afghanistan, the New York Times suggested in an investigation into the country’s final military action of the recently concluded 20-ye…
Sept 20, 2021 499 Jackie Mason, who went from rabbi to stand-up comedy star, dies at 93

Stand-up comedian Jackie Mason, who followed a path from rabbi to borscht-belt comedian, died in a New York City hospital on Saturday. He was 93. 1111r Mason's longtime friend Raoul Felder confirmed his death to NPR. He said Mason was admit…
Sept 20, 2021 500 SpaceX landing: Inspiration crew of 'non-astronauts' splashes down in Atlantic Ocean off Florida

On Sept. 15, Netflix livestreamed the launch as part of its docuseries,
Sept 20, 2021 501 Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German pa…
Sept 19, 2021 502 The Strange Disappearance of Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito

he FBI and North Port Police said they are searching an expansive nature reserve for the 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, with the Laundrie family claiming that they have not seen Brian since Tuesday.
Sept 19, 2021 503 Hundreds rally in Nepalese capital for women’s rights

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of women’s right activists and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Friday to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and the scrapping of a proposed law that would restrict tr…
Sept 18, 2021 504 Dozens killed in Mideast conflict that recalls 2014 Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel killed a string of senior Hamas military figures Wednesday and pounded three multistory towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and militants in the territory fired rocket barrages.
Sept 18, 2021 505 Far-right groups tell supporters planned Washington rally is a government ‘trap’

Rightwing forums and prominent figures claim event is ‘false flag’ but police brace for violence
Sept 18, 2021 506 A Town Near Rome is Selling Old Homes for $1, a Trend Across Italy in Many Beautiful Villages

Pignone is the sight of corn, legume, and potato cultivation, the former of which is very important as it goes towards the production of polenta, a regional staple.
Sept 18, 2021 507 Indonesian authorities to brief relatives before releasing Sriwijaya Air crash preliminary report

JAKARTA - Indonesia's air accident investigator will brief relatives of the 62 victims of last month's Sriwijaya Air crash in Jakarta on Wednesday morning (Feb 10) ahead of the release of a preliminary report in the afternoon, a family memb…
Sept 18, 2021 508 Relatives of victims mark 5th anniversary of MH17 downing

VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands (AP) — With songs, speeches and solemn silence, relatives and friends on Wednesday commemorated the 298 passengers and crew killed five years ago when a missile blew Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 out of the sky above w…
Sept 17, 2021 509 Families of Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash victims share their feelings in murder trial

A 5-year-old boy who had been trapped 32 meters underground in a well in Morocco for four days was found dead on Saturday following a lengthy rescue attempt that had captivated the Arab world. 1111R In an official statement carried by state…
Sept 17, 2021 510 ‘Fascist and tyrannical’: US vaccine mandates induce rightwing hysteria

Joe Biden has been criticized for his Covid prevention measures by the right but the public appears to be on his side