Atlanta Hawks rookie Okongwu has shoulder surgery, out six months
Stacy Revere/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Atlanta Hawks rookie center Onyeka Okongwu had surgery to repair his torn right labrum in his shoulder, the team announced. The sixth overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft will be out for
Russia battered by deadly COVID 3rd wave
iStock/Eugene Nekrasov (RUSSIA) — Russia is enduring a devastating third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, registering record numbers of daily virus deaths many days for the past month as the virus rages in the country where there
CDC director stands firm on mask guidance, calls it an 'individual choice' for those vaccinated to wear one
iStock/andreswd (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sticking with its guidance for now that only unvaccinated people need to wear masks to be safe, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Thursday. Asked
Mercedes-Benz going all-electric starting in 2025
kurmyshov/iStock (NEW YORK) — Daimler has announced its brand Mercedes-Benz will go all-electric by 2030, where market conditions allow, and the company will invest over $45 billion between 2022 and 2030 for research and development into battery electric vehicle
5-year-old dies of stroke after contracting multiple infections including COVID-19, family says
iStock/okskukuruza (CALHOUN, Ga.) — A Georgia family is mourning the loss of their 5-year-old son who they say died after contracting COVID-19. Wyatt Gibson, 5, died on July 16 after suffering a stroke, according to a statement
Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer announces run for Senate in Iowa
iStock/Oleksii Liskonih (IOWA) — Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a one-term congresswoman who represented Iowa’s 1st Congressional District until she was unseated by a Republican in 2020, announced Thursday she’s running for Senate. In her announcement video, Finkenauer, who
Pelosi says she won't let GOP 'antics' distract from Jan. 6 committee investigation
iStock/Bill Oxford (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot back at House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday and said the Jan. 6 select committee is “deadly serious” after McCarthy accused Pelosi of an “egregious abuse of
Pelosi considering adding former GOP congressman as adviser to January 6 committee
iStock/f11photo (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are considering inviting former House Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman to serve as an adviser to the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol assault, according to sources familiar
10 injured in explosion at Dippin' Dots factory
iStock/TennesseePhotographer (PADUCAH, Ky.) — Ten people have been injured in an explosion at a Kentucky Dippin’ Dots factory. The explosion took place Wednesday at a Dippin’ Dots-owned facility on Industrial Drive in Paducah. The site is not where
Federal money slated to monitor sediment in Cowlitz River
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The Cowlitz River sediment monitoring survey will be federally funded again this year, putting the project back on track after years when the federal government did not allocate the money. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera