Storm paralyzes travel, forcing more than 8,000 US flight disruptions
By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert Feb 23 (Reuters) – U.S. airlines were still digging out from a powerful Northeast winter storm that forced more than 8,000 flight cancellations and delays on Monday, with thousands more already
US sheds light on its allegation of Chinese nuclear test and urges nations to push for disarmament
GENEVA (AP) — A U.S. official focusing on arms control on Monday provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago and urged countries to press China and Russia
More than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers to end strike in California and Hawaii
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing.
Feds investigate shooting at New Hampshire-Canada border crossing; suspect hospitalized
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting near the country’s northern border in New Hampshire in which a person is accused of firing a gun at a border patrol agent, who returned fire and struck
Longevity expert Peter Attia steps aside from CBS News following Epstein emails
By Helen Coster NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia has stepped aside as a contributor to CBS News, a network spokesperson said on Monday, roughly three weeks after his emails with convicted
Trump New York tunnel funding freeze cost project millions of dollars, manager says
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s months-long freeze on federal funds for the $16 billion New York Hudson Tunnel Project has cost the project millions of dollars and prompted it to only partially resume, the
France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access
PARIS (AP) — France’s top diplomat Monday requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government after he skipped a meeting to discuss comments by the Trump administration
Students in Iran hold anti-government protests as US forces gather for possible strikes
CAIRO (AP) — Students held anti-government protests at universities across Iran’s capital on Monday, according to witnesses and videos circulating online, in a new sign of unrest as U.S. forces gather in the region for possible strikes.
US FDA Commissioner Makary says FDA supports mRNA vaccines but US taxpayers should not bear the cost
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Monday defended his agency’s position and record on mRNA vaccines, days after it changed course and agreed to review a
Pentagon raises serious concerns on US Senate aviation safety bill
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Pentagon raised significant concerns about an aviation safety bill set to be taken up later on Monday by the U.S. House of Representatives, saying it could create “significant unresolved budgetary burdens