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CDC's Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition 05/05/2023 03:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition. Walensky's last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director was WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean? 05/05/2023 02:52pm • LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, when the disease had not even been named COVID-19 and when th Wearing red, Indigenous families honor missing relatives 05/05/2023 02:40pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native Americans whose relatives have gone missing or been killed wore red on Friday, a color synonymous with raising awareness about the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day i Maryland elections board chair promises to keep elections director out of hiring process 05/05/2023 02:13pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The chair of the Maryland State Board of Elections has promised to limit the retiring elections director's involvement in the search for h Crunch time for Madrid with Copa final and Man City game 05/05/2023 01:54pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It’s time for Real Madrid to switch into championship mode for the last part of an inconsistent season. Madrid will play Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday following a stretch of poor showings in the Spanish league, where the title has long been out of reach. C DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session 05/05/2023 11:27am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state's political divisions. In an op-ed, he pledged to prioritize environmental protection, the economy, education. He highlighted the “diverse, bipartisan group of qualif World Health Organization downgrades COVID-19 pandemic, says it's no longer a global emergency 05/05/2023 09:20am • GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization downgrades COVID-19 pandemic, says it's no longer a global emergency. Spain's April heat nearly impossible without climate change 05/05/2023 09:03am • MADRID (AP) — Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found, and would have been almost impossible in the past. A group of international scientists did a rapid computer and statistic German chancellor supports permanent UNSC seat for Africa 05/05/2023 08:54am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on a visit to Kenya, has offered support to African countries seeking a permanent seat on the U.N Security Council. Scholz told his host, President William Ruto, that he believes in African-led solutions to African issues such as the ongoing con US probes complaint that woman was trapped in flaming SUV 05/05/2023 08:41am • DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's investigating whether inoperative door locks and window Study: China's squid fleet avoids Peru to dodge new port law 05/05/2023 07:49am • A port regulation adopted by Peru to combat illegal fishing by Chinese squid vessels appears to have backfired and driven the world's largest overseas fishing fleet deeper into the shadows, increasing the risk of forced labor, according to new research. Peru in 2020 began requiring any foreign fishi Arab ministers to meet over Syria's return to Arab league 05/05/2023 07:33am • CAIRO (AP) — Diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about the fighting in Sudan and the prospect of Syria's return to the Arab League more than a decade after its membership was suspended, an official said Friday. Sunday’s meeting, confirmed by Ga Democratic US Sen. Martin Heinrich seeks 3rd term in NM seat 05/04/2023 10:01pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced Thursday that he will run for a third term next year as he champions causes from gun safety to abortion access to a transition toward cleaner energy in New Mexico, a major oil-producing state. A win by the state's senior senator would exten Alabama fires baseball coach after report of suspicious bets 05/04/2023 08:59pm • Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon on Thursday after a report of suspicious bets involving his team, with the school saying he violated “the standards, duties and responsibilities expected of university employees.” No details were disclosed on why Bohannon was let go after five years on Mississippi death toll from March tornado climbs to 22 05/04/2023 08:42pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A person has died after being hospitalized for injuries suffered during a vicious tornado that tore through Mississippi on March 24, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday. The agency did not release a name but said the person had lived in Sharkey Coun