LONDON – Almost two years into the pandemic, Black and other ethnic minority people in Britain are still dying with the coronavirus at higher rates than white residents, likely because of lower vaccination rates, a governmentcommissioned report said Friday.
TAPACHULA, Mexico – Benjamín Villalta, a 39-year-old Nicaraguan, couldn’t believe that a Mexican immigration office would open in the middle of the night to give him and some 40 other migrants one-year humanitarian visas allowing them to move about Mexico and work.
Economists and the governor's administration are optimistic about the economy, despite inflation, labor shortages and other concerns affecting the daily lives of Kansans. Gov.
CAIRO – A Sudanese pro-democracy group has condemned comments by the U.N. chief urging citizens to support a deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, so the country can have “a peaceful transition towards a true democracy.”
Mid-Continent League Honors were awarded to some Ellis High School Athletes. Pictured Back row, from left, Logan Russell, Honorable Mention Punter, Rex Johnson, Honorable Mention Linebacker, George Crawford, Second Team Wide Receiver and Honorable Mention Defensive Back, Nate Johnson, Second Team Offensive Line and Honorable Mention Defensive Line, Tyson Jimenez, First Team Wide Receiver and Honorable Mention Defensive Back, Mason Gottschalk, First Team Running Back and Honorable Mention Linebacker. Front Row, from left, Kaydawn Haag, Honorable Mention, Haley Schmidt, Honorable Mention, Emily Eck, Second Team. CONTRIBUTED / ELLIS HIGH SCHOOL
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers activated star linebacker T.J. Watt off the COVID-19 list on Saturday, giving their beleaguered defense a boost before Sunday’s visit by AFC North-leading Baltimore.
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, December 5 AHL HOCKEY 4 p.m. NHLN — Laval at Toronto COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 12 p.m.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022.
WASHINGTON – The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
BERLIN – Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday made what is likely her final appeal before leaving office for Germans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Merkel gave what is expected to be her last weekly video message two days after federal and state leaders decided on a series of measures meant to break a wave of coronavirus infections.