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North Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home, a sign of further easing of pandemic curbs 08/27/2023 12:17am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line with easing pandemic situations worldwide, as the country slowly eases its draconian coronavirus restrictions. In a brief statement carried by state media, the State Emergency Epidem Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries quits Britain's Parliament after months of delay 08/26/2023 02:47pm • LONDON (AP) — British Conservative lawmaker Nadine Dorries stepped down from the House of Commons on Saturday, more than two months after announcing she was quitting in the wake of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s own resignation from Parliament. Dorries, who served as culture secretary in Dodgers' Betts says time has helped him find closure about how his Red Sox tenure ended 08/25/2023 08:00pm • BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts was surrounded by his past when he stepped onto the Fenway Park field on Friday night for the first time since he was traded by the Boston Red Sox in 2020. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger was greeted by a huge ovation as he walked toward the batters' box leading off the President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine 08/25/2023 07:27pm • SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before. Officials are already expecting updated COVID-19 Should I get a COVID shot? CDC warns most should wait for September 08/25/2023 02:18pm • ▶ Watch Video: Amid rise in COVID hospitalizations, health experts reveal new details about updated boosters Despite signs of a weekslong increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now warning most vaccinated Americans against s Supernova International Ska Festival aims to bring bands and fans together in Virginia 08/25/2023 09:44am • It's been called an "under the radar" alternative to events like Coachella and Lollapalooza, but music fans and bands from around the world will soon head to Hampton, Virginia, for the Supernova International Ska Festival, Sept. 15 through Sept. 17. "Ska music is a precursor to reggae," from Jama COVID numbers are rising: What doctors say you can do to stay healthy 08/24/2023 06:23pm • COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising across much of the country, leading many to worry that there's another COVID surge on the horizon. This is all happening as kids go back to school, too. In pockets of the country, some buildings have already had to close down. A school in Kentucky cl Strong pitching has helped Texas reach the semifinals of the Little League World Series 08/24/2023 06:08pm • SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The team from Needville, Texas, was just two wins away from a Little League World Series berth in 2021. On Saturday, it'll play to represent the United States in the tournament’s title game. It hasn't been an easy path to this point. On Wednesday, it took nine inni Air traffic controllers at Lebanon's only civilian airport to go on strike over staffing shortages 08/24/2023 08:39am • BEIRUT (AP) — Air traffic controllers at Lebanon’s only civilian airport announced on Thursday they would go on strike next month over severe staffing shortages, partially closing the Beirut hub. The announcement by the team of 13 air traffic controllers at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International California may pay unemployment to striking workers. But the fund to cover it is already insolvent 08/24/2023 01:05am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California's summer of discontent — marked by a series of work stoppages from hotels to Hollywood — has inspired labor-supporting Democrats in the state Legislature to try and change the law so striking workers can get unemployment checks while they picket fo When can I get a Covid booster? Here's what to know about fall vaccines 08/23/2023 02:37pm • This fall marks the first time that vaccines will be available to fight the triple threat of Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. There are upcoming vaccine campaigns, with new shots and medicines ready to go for the three respiratory viruses, which pose an increased risk to youn Hate the 'pock-pock' noise of pickleball? Arlington Co. has a plan 08/23/2023 10:03am • The fast-growing sport of pickleball is popular with players — but the persistent "pock-pock" sound of a plastic ball hitting paddles is annoying for neighbors living near Walter Reed Community Center in South Arlington. Next week, Arlington County's government plans to erect a tall acoustic fe Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say 08/22/2023 08:30pm • SANTA FE, N.M (AP) — A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony. The right Father of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in explosion at North Carolina home 08/22/2023 06:46pm • MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley died overnight in an explosion that destroyed the NFL player's North Carolina home and left another person injured, authorities said Tuesday. Robert M. Farley, 61, was found dead in the debris of the Mooresville house Florida agencies are accused in a lawsuit of sending confusing Medicaid termination notices 08/22/2023 06:13pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida residents filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that state agencies aren't adequately notifying low-income and disabled people that their public health insurance is ending. The class-action lawsuit was filed in Jacksonville federal court by the Florida H