PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — American officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children connected with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings, and extortion. Police say the group was snatched Saturday...
RIP, Colin Powell, 84. He Rose From South Bronx to America’s Top General, Diplomat
WASHIINGTON — Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained by his faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Powell spent 35 years...
J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Needs a Booster, Health Experts Say
WASHINGTON — U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration weighed J&J’s proposal for a flexible booster schedule. The company...
Clinton Recovering From Urological Infection in California
ORANGE — Bill Clinton was said to be recovering from a urological infection Friday, and an aide to the former president said that Clinton was in an intensive care section of the hospital, though not receiving “ICU care.” The aide, who spoke to reporters at the hospital on the condition...
DOJ Will Ask Supreme Court to Halt Texas Abortion Law
AUSTIN, Texas — The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September. The move comes as the Texas clinics are running out of avenues to stop the GOP-engineered law that...
Suicide Attack on Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan Kills 47
KABUL, Afghanistan — Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding 70, a Taliban official said. It was the deadliest day since the U.S. military withdrawal. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the carnage...
Dodgers Celebrate, Giants Disappointed as Controversial Call Ends Thriller
SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores swung — or he didn’t — and that was it. Last call for the San Francisco Giants. A surprising and spectacular ride for the Giants came to a startling halt Thursday night. Flores slowly walked back to the dugout after being called out on a...
John Deere Workers Go On Strike After Rejecting Contract
MOLINE, Ill. — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades. The union had said its members would walk off the job if no deal has been reached Wednesday. The vast majority of...
California’s Top SEIU Leader Resigns After Felony Charges Filed
SACRAMENTO — The top staff member at California's largest labor union, SEIU, has resigned after she and her husband were charged with felonies including tax fraud. Alma Hernandez served as executive director for Service Employees International Union-California since 2016. The union represents more than 700,000 workers and is politically influential,...
Oakland A’s Icon Ray Fosse, 74, Dies After Long Cancer Battle
OAKLAND — Ray Fosse, the strong-armed catcher whose career was upended when he was bowled over by Pete Rose at the 1970 All-Star Game, has died. He was 74. Carol Fosse, his wife of 51 years, said in a statement online that Fosse died Wednesday after a 16-year bout with...