LONDON (AP) — Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watt has died at the age of 80. Publicist Bernard Doherty said Tuesday that Watts “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.” The self-effacing and unshakeable drummer helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections for more than half a century and…
HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed for several hours Tuesday by a “recent possible anomalous health incident.” That’s according to the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, which released the statement, but provided no details. The U.S. government uses “anomalous health incident” to describe “Havana syndrome.” That’s the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has given full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision on Monday may help lift public confidence in vaccinations as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. The FDA has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety.…
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — Search crews are working through shattered homes and tangled debris in Tennessee, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain unleashed floods that killed at least 22 people. Saturday’s flooding took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines in a rural area northwest of Nashville, leaving people uncertain…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military helicopters have begun flying into Taliban-held Kabul to scoop up would-be evacuees. American officials confirmed the limited sorties on Friday to The Associated Press, as President Joe Biden pledged firmly to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and Afghans who aided the war effort, too. Biden’s comments at a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — New COVID-19 hospital admissions in St. Louis are approaching winter surge levels and southeast Missouri hospitals are under strain due to a surge in coronavirus cases and a rise in deaths. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force says hospitals in the city on Thursday reported admitting 100 new patients with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is giving new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tour of southeast Asia, where she will attempt to reassure allies of American resolve following the chaotic end of a two-decade war. The trip will provide a forum for Harris to assert herself more directly in foreign affairs.…
St. Louis County can not enforce its July 26 mask mandate. That order Thursday from Circuit Court Judge Ellen Ribaudo, who issued a preliminary injunction against County Executive Sam Page and other County officials, who are now barred from taking any action to enforce the mask mandate. This comes as a victory for Missouri Attorney…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police are investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated have evacuated multiple buildings on the sprawling Capitol complex. That’s according to two law enforcement officials who’ve spoken on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press. U.S.…
(AP) — Attorneys for St. Louis County and the Missouri Attorney General’s office told a judge they are deadlocked in negotiations over a mask mandate in the county. Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo on Wednesday gave the attorneys until 11 a.m. Thursday to continue negotiations. St. Louis County health officials issued a mask mandate on July…