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Wed, 1 Dec 2021 19:21:28 EST5 takeaways from the landmark abortion hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court
One of the most important legal cases in modern U.S. history was heard by the country's Supreme Court on Wednesday. It involves abortion and could upend decades of precedent. Here are five takeaways....
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 14:34:08 ESTWomen's Tennis Association suspends tournaments in China over concerns about player Peng Shuai
The suspension of all WTA tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of tennis star Peng Shuai, who accused a former government official of sexual assault, could lead to event cancellat...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 20:22:38 ESTJan. 6 panel votes to pursue contempt charges against former U.S. Justice official
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection voted Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former U.S. Justice Department official who refused to answer the...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 16:09:28 ESTMLB owners lock out players amid league's 1st work stoppage since 1995
Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport's collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players in a ...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 07:35:27 ESTU.S. confirms 1st omicron case as coronavirus variant now in 23 countries
A person in California became the first identified U.S. case of the omicron coronavirus variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new variant....
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 15:23:46 ESTTeen charged with murder, terrorism in Michigan school shooting as death toll rises to 4
A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other counts for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at Michigan's Oxford High School.
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 12:11:55 ESTWW II bomb explodes at Munich construction site, injuring 4
A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said.
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 17:05:02 ESTDemocrat Stacey Abrams to make renewed run at Georgia governorship
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor.
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:01:00 ESTThe latest on the coronavirus pandemic for Dec. 1
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 10:39:01 ESTFamilies turn down Travis Scott's offer to pay for funerals of victims of Astroworld crowd surge
Several families of the 10 people who died from injuries in a massive crowd surge of fans at the Astroworld Festival have turned down an offer by headliner Travis Scott to pay for their loved ones' fu...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 10:10:56 ESTSupreme Court hears Mississippi abortion case with major implications for Roe v. Wade
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday heard arguments on whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, though it will be some time before it is known whether the court's co...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 14:42:12 ESTRare white sperm whale — like Moby Dick — captured on video
A sperm whale with the same rare colouring as the fictional Moby Dick has been spotted off the coast of Jamaica.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:31:54 ESTAs Russia masses its troops, Canadian soldiers in Eastern Europe keep watch
Canadian troops in the Baltic state of Latvia are just 300 kilometres from the border with Russia, as tens of thousands of Russian troops mobilize and take a combat-ready stance to the south. On a vis...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTU.S. border businesses optimistic as some restrictions ease
The pandemic meant quite a few changes for Ryden's Border Store, a popular shop and parcel delivery warehouse located in northern Minnesota — just across the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Pigeon...
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 11:02:21 ESTGucci heirs say House of Gucci narrative is inaccurate
The Gucci family is not pleased with the depiction of their relatives in the new film House of Gucci. In a statement issued this week, they said the narrative is "anything but accurate" and that the ...
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:33:41 ESTNo immediate plans to shut border with Canada over omicron variant, U.S. says
The White House says it has no immediate plan to tighten the border with Canada again after new COVID-19 cases involving the omicron variant.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:02:26 EST3 students killed, 8 others wounded in Michigan high school shooting
A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school about 50 kilometres north of Detroit Tuesday, killing three students aged 14 to 17, and wounding eight others, including a teacher.
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Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:03:16 ESTCNN suspends news anchor Chris Cuomo, citing proof he helped his politician brother
CNN on Tuesday suspended news anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely over his role in defending his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, regarding sexual harassment allegations.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:42:36 ESTAt least 4 killed as powerful storm hits Turkey
A powerful storm pounded Istanbul and other parts of Turkey on Monday, killing at least four people and causing havoc in the city of 15 million people, reports said.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:51:11 ESTLeftist Xiomara Castro to become 1st female Honduran president after rival concedes
Honduras ruling party conceded defeat Tuesday in presidential elections held two days earlier, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro and easing fears of another contested vote ...