Dutch government eases lockdown despite soaring infections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Rutte further eased the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, allowing bars, restaurants, museums, theaters and other venues to reopen from Wednesday for the first time this year.
K-12 students in N.L. are back in school after three weeks of learning from home
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador students in kindergarten through Grade 12 packed their book bags and headed to school Tuesday for the first time since the holiday break began in December. The provincial government announced last week their...
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut — One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 people live, are closed and travel is restricted. Ch...
US warns that chip shortage could shut down factories
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Companies
FTC sues to block Lockheed’s purchase of supplier Aerojet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are suing to block Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $4.4 billion bid for Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, saying it would limit competition and drive up prices for components used in missiles that Lockheed and other defense cont...
San Jose could be 1st to require gun liability insurance
Gun owners would be required to carry liability insurance and pay a fee in the city of San Jose that officials say would be the first of its kind in the United States, following a trend of other Democratic-led cities
Trucker convoy opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates gets large greeting in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — A large convoy of truck drivers and supporters making its way to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates was greeted by a throng of supporters Tuesday on the outskirts of Winnipeg. Some waved signs while others handed out sandwiches,
Coal-dependent WVa moves toward ending nuclear plant ban
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Signaling an eagerness to diversify its energy offerings, coal-dependent West Virginia would eliminate a ban on nuclear power plants under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.
DeSantis blasts FDA for halting drugs ineffective on omicron
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed Tuesday for coronavirus patients to continue receiving antibody treatments deemed ineffective against the omicron variant, vowing to fight White House health regulators in his latest feud with P...
Two more Poles identified as victims of hacking with spyware
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two more Poles have been identified as victims of phone hacking with the notoriously powerful spyware from Israel’s NSO Group: an agrarian political leader at odds with Poland's right-wing government and the co-author of a book
