Ashraf Khalil
The Associated Press
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Omicron wave leaves US food banks scrambling for volunteers
Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from their usual shifts, and companies and schools that regularly supply large groups of volunteers are canceling their participation over virus fears. → Read More
Omicron Wave Leaves US Food Banks Scrambling for Volunteers
Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from their usual shifts, and companies and schools that regularly supply large groups of volunteers are canceling their participation over virus fears. → Read More
Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
The March for Life, for decades an annual protest against abortion, arrives this year as the Supreme Court has indicated it will allow states to impose tighter restrictions on abortion with a ruling in the coming months. → Read More
Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The annual anti-abortion rally in the nation’s capital sounded more like a victory celebration Friday as thousands of chanting protesters marched to the Supreme Court with a growing sense of optimism that their long-sought goal was finally in reach: a sweeping rollback of abortion rights in America. → Read More
Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime award for comedy
The comedian and former "Daily Show" host has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. → Read More
Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime award for comedy
Comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. → Read More
Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime award for comedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. → Read More
Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime award for comedy
Comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. The 59-year-old Stewart — born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz — rose to prominence as a standup comic and host of multiple failed talk shows before taking over Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” in 1999. → Read More
Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime award for comedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. The 59-year-old Stewart — born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz — rose to prominence as a standup comic and host of multiple failed talk shows before taking over Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" in 1999. → Read More
Oath Keepers leader jailed on Capitol attack charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group remained in jail after his first court appearance on Friday, a day after his arrest on charges he plotted with others to attack the U. S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The seditious conspiracy charges against Stewart Rhodes and 10 other Oath Keepers members… → Read More
Trump attorneys cite immunity, want Jan. 6 lawsuits tossed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his associates argued Monday that incendiary statements by Trump and others last Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties. In response to civil suits running parallel to Congress' own Jan. → Read More
White House highlights effort to cover winter heating bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4. 5 billion in funds to help low-income Americans cover heating costs during a second pandemic winter, with cold-weather states receiving the largest share, according to a state-by-state breakdown released Friday. The funding boost — part of last year's $1. 9 trillion American Rescue Plan coronavirus relief package — more… → Read More
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African... → Read More
US to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve, the White House announced Friday. → Read More
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that it imposed to try to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant, the White House announced Friday. → Read More
White House: Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. → Read More
White House: Biden to lift travel restrictions on southern African countries
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. → Read More
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. → Read More
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. → Read More
US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. → Read More