UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over theRead More

Vaccination campaign picks up speed around the world

(AP) — The drive to vanquish the coronavirus gained ground Monday when Britain introduced another COVID-19 vaccine and the first people inoculated in the U.S.Read More

A Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured

(CNN) — A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after aRead More

CDC hopes to double the number of coronavirus samples checked for new mutations

(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to more than double the number of coronavirus genomes sequenced to watch for newRead More

Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say

(CNN) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police saidRead More

Israeli soldier shoots and paralyzes Palestinian man in dispute over power generator

(CNN) — An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, after an altercation over a portable electric generator, accordingRead More

Greta Thunberg celebrates her 18th birthday with a snarky tweet

(CNN) — Greta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating. The Swedish activist hasRead More

43 staffers at a California hospital tested positive for Covid-19. An inflatable costume may be to blame

(CNN) — Hospitals around the United States are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any otherRead More

Head-on crash kills 7 kids, 2 adults in central California

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators are asking for the public’s help to determine what led up to a head-on crash that killed seven children andRead More

Pope criticizes people going on holiday to avoid Covid-19 lockdowns

(CNN) — Pope Francis has condemned people who traveled abroad for a vacation and avoid Covid-19 lockdowns, adding that holidaymakers were not considering the effect of their actions onRead More