Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Severe national blood shortage may force doctors to augment patient care, officials say
zoranm/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic comes to a close, more Americans are seeking medical care -- only to find roadblocks to long-awaited elective surgeries or unexpected traumatic...
Jun 20, 2021
Cop in critical condition after being shot multiple times while conducting welfare check
carlballou/iStock(WICHITA, KS.) — A police officer in Kansas is in critical condition after being shot multiple times while attempting to provide a welfare check. The incident occurred at approx...
Jun 20, 2021
National security adviser defends Biden's wait-and-see approach with Putin
mashabuba/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday defended the president's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Biden heard s...
Jun 20, 2021
US to 'keep our eye on the ball' in nuclear talks after Iran election: Sullivan
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of Iran's presidential election, where ally of the country's supreme leader, the conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, emerged as the new president...
Jun 20, 2021
Delta variant infecting mounting number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri
Pekic/iStock(NEW YORK) — The delta coronavirus variant is infecting a mounting number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri. The variant, first detected in India in October, was upgraded by the...
Jun 20, 2021
1 dead after people hit by truck at South Florida gay pride march
tillsonburg/iStock(WILTON MANORS, Fla.) —One man was killed and another injured after two people were hit by a truck at a South Florida gay pride march on Saturday evening. The incident took pla...
Jun 20, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 6/20/21
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday's games: ------ INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 6 Cleveland 3 ------ &nb...
Jun 20, 2021
North Korea attempted to hack South Korea's nuclear think tank, lawmaker says
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- A North Korean hacker group allegedly broke into South Korea's nuclear research center last month, marking the latest in a series of cyberattack attempts...
Jun 19, 2021
On Juneteenth, descendants of America's Black changemakers speak out about preserving ancestors' legacy
Courtsey of Michelle Duster(NEW YORK) -- For enslaved Africans in America, the idea of freedom was just a dream. After hundreds of years of struggle, first for freedom, and then civil rights, the date...
Jun 19, 2021
Why this tick season may be bad -- and how to protect yourself
Risto0/iStock(NEW YORK) -- It's the peak season for tick nymphs across many parts of the United States, and experts are warning that this could be a particularly bountiful year for the minuscule, pote...
Jun 19, 2021