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Fri, 3 Dec 2021 13:20:08 EST
Parents charged in Michigan school shooting are in custody, police say
The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at a Michigan high school were taken into custody early Saturday, several hours after a prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Canada wants urgent changes to trade plans for the auto industry. The U.S. may not even care
A Canadian diplomatic blitz hit Washington in a late-hour plea for U.S. lawmakers to adjust a plan that Ottawa fears could devastate the auto sector. The challenge: Getting Americans' attention in an ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 08:42:56 EST
Delta still dominant globally as scientists race to understand omicron variant
While the new coronavirus variant omicron appears to be very transmissible, the right response is to be prepared, cautious and not panic, the World Health Organization's chief scientist Soumya Swamina...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 09:51:39 EST
U.K. study finds mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide biggest booster impact
COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna that use mRNA technology provide the biggest boost to antibody levels when given 10-12 weeks after the second dose, a British study published on Thursday h...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 09:09:14 EST
International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk
The International Space Station (ISS) had to swerve away from a fragment of a U.S. launch vehicle on Friday, the head of Russia's space agency said, the latest in a series of incidents in which space ...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 21:26:57 EST
Alec Baldwin says he feels sadness over fatal film set shooting, but not guilt
Alec Baldwin said in a TV interview that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fired a live bullet and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:01:00 EST
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic for Dec. 3

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 07:56:05 EST
3 privately owned, commercial space stations get NASA funding
NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million US to billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp and venture-backed Nanoracks to develop privately owned an...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 11:03:36 EST
State rests case at Smollett trial after star witnesses
The state rested its case at Jussie Smollett's trial Thursday after key testimony from two brothers who said the former Empire actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:37 EST
Barbados just got rid of the Queen. Should Canada follow suit?
On Nov. 30, Barbados transitioned to a republic by removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state. Canada now sits in an increasingly shrinking club of nations that continue to have the Queen in their high...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:18:50 EST
Lamine Diack, controversial former head of world athletics, dead at 88
Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of world athletics, has died, his family said Friday. He was 88.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 13:23:15 EST
Canada slaps new sanctions on officials over human rights violations in Belarus
Canada has imposed new sanctions on Belarusian officials over human rights violations in that country — measures taken in coordination with the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Uni...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:17:02 EST
Austria sees 2nd chancellor step down in less than 2 months
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Thursday he is stepping down just two months after taking over from predecessor Sebastian Kurz, who stumbled over corruption allegations. ...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 19:21:28 EST
5 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....

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 08:38:09 EST
Figure skating Grand Prix Final cancelled over travel rules
The figure skating Grand Prix Final next week has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic for the second season in a row. The Dec. 9-12 event in Osaka, Japan, was the only global event matc...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 14:34:08 EST
Women'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 EST
Jan. 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 EST
MLB 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 15:23:46 EST
Teen 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 EST
WW 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.



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