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COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements 04/24/2022 08:56am • COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavirus — even though it’s not clear if changes are needed. Already there’s public confusion about who should get a second booster WHO: 1 child has died in mystery liver disease outbreak 04/24/2022 05:28am • BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States. The U.N. health agency said late Saturday that it has so far received reports of at least 169 cases of Israel lifts indoor mask mandate as coronavirus cases drop 04/24/2022 05:26am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has lifted an indoor mask mandate in place for nearly a year as the country’s new cases of coronavirus continue to drop. The end of the masking requirement took effect Saturday night. Masks remain mandatory in hospitals, elderly care facilities and on international flight EXPLAINER: How France's old-school voting system works 04/24/2022 03:43am • PARIS (AP) — Paper ballots tucked in paper envelopes. No absentee voting, and no early voting either. French voters in Sunday’s presidential election are using and old-school system that has defied calls for more flexibility or modernization. As France’s 48.8 million voters are invited to choo Towns, T-wolves rebound to even series with Grizzlies at 2 04/24/2022 02:37am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Angry after two rough games, Karl-Anthony Towns had to channel his emotions in a productive way — a skill he's still trying to master. Towns found his peace at the free-throw line. Seventeen tries gave him plenty of time to stay calm. He roared back with a career playoff-best NPS shares culling plan for deer in the DC area 04/23/2022 08:50pm • D.C.-area deer population growth has led to increased concern for native vegetation and trees. Now the National Park Service is sharing plans to cull deer numbers in the coming months. More Local News “Within forests, deer can significantly reduce forest regeneration by damag Overdoses, not COVID-19, drive spike in LA homeless deaths 04/23/2022 05:21pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 2,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles County during the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 56% from the previous year, driven mainly by drug overdoses, authorities said. The findings released Friday in a report from the county’s Department of Public Healt Rio's Carnival parade returns after long pandemic hiatus 04/23/2022 11:35am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Colorful floats and flamboyant dancers are delighting tens of thousands jammed into Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sambadrome, putting on a delayed Carnival celebration after the pandemic halted the dazzling displays. Rio de Janeiro’s top samba schools began strutting their stuff Ebola case confirmed in Congo's west Equateur province 04/23/2022 10:57am • BENI, Congo (AP) — A new Ebola case has been confirmed in Congo’s northwest Equateur Province in the city of Mbandaka, Congo health authorities said Saturday, declaring an outbreak nearly four months after the last one ended in the central African nation. The one case was confirmed in a 31-year Rio's dazzling Carnival parade resumes after pandemic hiatus 04/22/2022 11:28pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s top samba schools began putting on their delayed Carnival parades late Friday, the first after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19-pandemic. The schools colorful floats and flamboyant dancers began entering the Sambadrome grounds to parade before tens Down Towns: T-wolves need lift in mood, production from star 04/22/2022 04:35pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns has long stated his contentment with contributing in a variety of ways to Minnesota's game, even if he's not taking — or making — many shots. The problem for Towns and the Timberwolves is the three-time All-Star center also has stymied their success at tim Court: Iowa restaurants can't collect COVID loss insurance 04/22/2022 04:16pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday that two restaurants cannot collect damages from insurance policies for losing business following the governor’s March 2020 order requiring restaurants to temporarily stop in-person dining amid rising COVID-19 cases. The case likely serv Mask whiplash strikes Philly amid changing rules across US 04/22/2022 01:57pm • People in Philadelphia could be excused if they felt a sense of whiplash Friday as the city abandoned its indoor mask mandate just days after becoming the first U.S. metropolis to reimpose compulsory masking in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. City officials who had pr Mask mandates return to US college campuses as cases rise 04/22/2022 01:53pm • The final weeks of the college school year have been disrupted yet again by COVID-19 as universities bring back mask mandates, switch to online classes and scale back large gatherings in response to upticks in coronavirus infections. Colleges in Washington, D.C., New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusett Canada eases virus travel measures for kids aged 5 to 11 04/22/2022 01:12pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Unvaccinated children aged five to 11 traveling with a fully vaccinated adult will no longer need a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning Monday, the federal government said. Pre-entry tests will still be needed for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travelers over the a