Author: James Martin
CNN — The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are now authorized for emergency use in young children. The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the authorizations for the vaccines Friday to include children as young as 6 months. However, shots can’t be given until the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers have voted on whether to recommend them – a vote is scheduled for Saturday – and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has signed off on that recommendation. The White House has said vaccinations for younger children may begin next week. Moderna’s vaccine is now authorized for…
Placeholder while article actions loadStarbucks, which has long made its bathrooms available to the public, recently announced it may soon insist, however gently, that you will have to purchase something for this privilege. A latte for the loo, as the Brits might say.This is unfortunate. Most of us — unlike Vladimir Putin — can’t take our toilets with us; we have to depend on private establishments. All this begs a larger question: Why aren’t public restrooms more readily available?The answer requires going back to the 19th century. Our potty shortage is nothing new. Consider, for example, this long-winded but otherwise familiar complaint articulated…
Two people have been arrested after a teenage boy was stabbed to death minutes away from Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium in north London.Police were called just after midday on Saturday to reports of a stabbing in Orchard Place, Tottenham, where they tried to save the 17-year-old’s life.Despite the efforts of officers and paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.Detectives appealed for witnesses and information, and have arrested two males in connection with the stabbing.The boy’s family is being informed, police said. A postmortem will take place soon.The Metropolitan police urged anyone with information to call 101, or to contact Crimestoppers…
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said “Ukraine will definitely win” during a working trip to the southern city of Mykolaiv, as relentless fighting in the country’s east continued.The president handed out medals and posed for selfies with the servicemen in what appeared to be an underground shelter, according to a video posted to his official Telegram account.“Our brave men. Each one of them is working flat out,” he said. “We will definitely hold out! We will definitely win.”Russian forces reached the outskirts of Mykolaiv in early March but were then pushed back to the eastern and southern edges of…
Placeholder while article actions loadThe Federal Reserve just raised interest rates the most since 1994 to help dampen inflation, but its policies may end up fueling, not crimping, a chief component of consumer price increases: the cost of rent. Here’s why: As mortgage rates surge to an average of nearly 6% and home values keep climbing, all-in payments are rising by hundreds of dollars a month. A growing number of US consumers are getting priced out of homeownership. Instead of buying, more of them feel financially compelled to rent, which drives up that price as well. “Mortgage payments have surpassed rents on many…
Gunmen have stormed a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital, killing at least one member of the community and wounding seven more, the interior ministry said.The ministry’s spokesperson, Abdul Nafi Takor, said the attackers used at least one grenade during the attack on Saturday, setting off a blaze in the complex. Minutes later, a car bomb was detonated in the area but caused no casualties, he added.“One of our Sikh brothers has been killed and seven others [were] wounded in the attack,” Takor said in a statement.Two of the attackers were killed in an operation to secure the temple following…
Potholes are collapsed areas of tarmac resulting from pressure from traffic and bad weather and can be dangerous to drivers and cyclists. Almost 1.7 million potholes were filled in Britain last year – equivalent to one being repaired every 19 seconds – but thousands still remain on the road network.In a poll that ran from 2pm on Thursday, June 16, to 10pm on Saturday, June 18, Express.co.uk asked: “Should potholes be prioritised over cycle lanes?”Overall, 1,954 people responded with the dominant response, 97 percent (1,905 people), being “yes”, potholes should be prioritised over cycle lanes.Just two percent (46 people) said…
If you have a tendency to talk to people you don’t know on LinkedIn, you may want to take extra care. According to a CNBC report, the company has acknowledged a “recent uptick of fraud on its platform,” and this time the scams involve persuading users to make investments in cryptocurrency. It’s been deemed as a “significant threat” by Sean Ragan, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento field offices in California, who spoke to the outlet. CNBC said the schemes typically began with someone pretending to be a professional and reaching out to LinkedIn…
Editor’s Note — Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In June, we’re taking to the skies for a look at the latest developments in plane interiors, including the people working to change the way we fly.Hamburg (CNN) — A design for “floating” airplane furniture and a cabin concept that could give each passenger their own personal fridge are among the winners of this year’s Crystal Cabin Awards.The prestigious aviation awards, which highlight innovation and creativity in airplane interiors, were announced at a ceremony at the 2022 Aircraft…
A 70-year-old man shot and killed three people at a church potluck dinner in Alabama, police have said.Officers said the man, who had previously attended services at St Stephen’s Episcopal church, pulled out a handgun and fatally shot three of the participants, one of whom died in his wife’s arms as she whispered words of love in his ear.One of the church members rushed at the gunman, struck him with a chair and held him until police arrived, a former pastor said.The suspect, Robert Findlay Smith, was charged with capital murder on Friday, the Jefferson County district attorney announced.The incident…