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Connecticut health commissioner fired during COVID settles with state, dismissal now a resignation 09/25/2023 07:13pm • Connecticut's Department of Public Health has reached a settlement agreement with the agency's former commissioner, who was fired in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. She had accused Gov. Ned Lamon of discriminating against her, a Black woman, by elevating several white people to lead the Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism 09/25/2023 05:51am • BANGKOK (AP) — Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on Monday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost the country's tourism industry that was badly damaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Sre On the campaign trail, New Zealand leader Chris Hipkins faces an uphill battle wooing voters 09/25/2023 05:47am • NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was on the campaign trail Monday visiting an art gallery when his guide asked him what he pictured when he looked up at a towering wooden sculpture. “I was actually just contemplating that,” Hipkins replied. “And I don Back in full force, UN General Assembly shows how the most important diplomatic work is face to face 09/24/2023 12:04am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are two opposing theses about the U.N. General Assembly: It's a place that shows the true power of words, where leaders inspire action with rousing speeches on the urgent issues of our times; or it's a talking shop, where leaders perform for domestic audiences with poli Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says 09/23/2023 02:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday. The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots on Friday. O'Connor said Biden, 80, also was vaccinated several weeks ago a At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined 09/23/2023 01:22pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — If you listen to the African leaders addressing the U.N. General Assembly this year, the message is emphatic and unanimous: The continent is done being a victim of a post-World War II order. It is a global power in itself and must be partnered with — not sidelined. Most of What parents should know about young kids getting the new COVID booster 09/23/2023 05:06am • The new COVID-19 booster shot is safe for young kids and infants, according to Dr. Sarah Combs with the Children's National Hospital in D.C. "We are seeing a lot of children coming through the doors with respiratory illnesses, so I will say top of mind for a lot of parents right now is 'how can I Fans enjoy back-to-back Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. But US women's captain sees 'missed opportunity' 09/22/2023 11:44am • CASARES, Spain (AP) — Golf fans have a unique opportunity to watch the two greatest team events in the sport being played in back-to-back weeks, with the Solheim Cup in Spain being followed by next weekend's Ryder Cup in Italy. And while many fans were planning trips to attend both, some prominen Gases from Philippine volcano sicken dozens of children, prompting school closures in nearby towns 09/22/2023 06:51am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday as a health precaution, officials said. There was no imminent threat of a major eruption of Taal Volcano, which authoritie RYDER CUP ’23: A rarity in the golf world. A woman is the course superintendent 09/22/2023 04:23am • GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — When Lara Arias started her job as course superintendent at the Marco Simone golf club outside Rome that will host the Ryder Cup next week, there was hardly any grass to manicure, no bunkers to rake and nary a green to shape. That’s because the entire course was Today in History: September 22, Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 09/22/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2023. There are 100 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January Ancient 'power' palazzo on Rome's Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure 09/21/2023 08:46pm • ROME (AP) — An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city's Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration. The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for See How Average Student Loan Debt Has Changed 09/21/2023 08:00pm • Average student loan debt has been on the rise as families try to keep up with soaring college costs. Though 2022 college graduates who borrowed to pay for school took out, on average, $302 less in loans compared with the prior year, the average total student debt continues to hover near $30,000, ac Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states 09/21/2023 05:55pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn't properly evaluate people's eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday. The co Bank of England joins US Fed in keeping interest rates unchanged after inflation declines 09/21/2023 09:50am • LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England on Thursday joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in pausing interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns about the pace of price rises. In a development that few predicted just two days ago, the central bank kept its main interest ra