KYIV, Ukraine – The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general says the level of safety at Europe’s largest nuclear plant, currently under Russian occupation in Ukraine, is like a “red light blinking” as his organization tries in vain to get access for work including repairs.
BANGKOK – A court in militaryruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday in the first of several corruption cases against her.
WASHINGTON – The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview amid new revelations concerning his private conversations about the deadly attack, the chairman said Tuesday.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade, including stopping and arresting Black people at a higher rate than whites, using force more often on people of color and maintaining a culture where racist language is tolerated, a state investigation launched after George Floyd’s killing found.
Pfizer and BioNTech have requested that the Food and Drug Administration authorize a COVID-19 booster shot for children ages 5-11. The companies announced Tuesday they submitted for an emergency use authorization from the FDA after a study showed a strong immune response to a booster shot among healthy children in that age group.
NEW YORK – Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday.
Police union backs officer in Patrick Lyoya killing GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The union representing police officers in a Michigan city is defending the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head.
TCOG has funding available to assist with restoration of household water services for residents of Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt and Rockwall counties. At a recent meeting of the Texoma Council of Governments Board of Directors, the organization agreed to help administer the program which has up to $1,883,370 to spend on direct services to those in need of help with their water payments.
Grayson County commissioners Tuesday approved a program that will allow the GC Health Department to offer some advanced training to one of their own in exchange for an agreement to use that new certification at work for the county for three years.
Gunter Cemetery to host annual decoration day The Gunter Cemetery Association's annual decoration and business meeting will be May 15 at the grounds of the cemetery. All members, family members and friends are invited to attend.