By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) -Ottawa’s police chief resigned on Tuesday after criticism that he did not do enough to stop COVID-19 protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital city and forced Prime Minister Justi…
Tennis-Djokovic prepared to miss Grand Slams rather than have COVID vaccine
(Reuters) -Novak Djokovic is prepared to miss the French Open and Wimbledon rather than have a COVID-19 vaccination but is not an anti-vaxxer, the world number one said in his first interview since his failed attempt to play at the Australian Open. Aft…
U.S. says it could spend $22 million a month testing unvaccinated federal employees
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said it faces “significant harm” if an a appeals court fails to reverse an injunction barring enforcement of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government workers, and that …
U.S. sea level to rise by 2050 as much as in past century, NOAA says
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Sea levels around the United States will rise up to a foot over the next 30 years due to climate change, as much as they have risen in the previous century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) projecte…
Sarah Palin loses defamation lawsuit against New York Times
By Jody Godoy and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. jury on Tuesday ruled against Sarah Palin in her libel lawsuit accusing the New York Times of defaming her in a 2017 editorial that incorrectly linked her to a mass shooting, after the presi…
Italy’s Constitutional Court blocks right-to-die referendum
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday turned down a request to hold a national referendum on the right to die after proponents of the move collected over a million signatures in support. Italian right-to-die advocates seek to partly …
Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will ease entry for fully vaccinated international travelers starting on Feb. 28 as COVID-19 cases decline, allowing a rapid antigen test for travelers instead of a molecular one, officials said on Tuesday. The…
Republicans seek to block Senate committee vote on Biden’s Fed nominees
By David Morgan, Pete Schroeder and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) -Republican senators moved on Tuesday to block a vote on President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Federal Reserve, including the reappointment of Jerome Powell as chair, over objections t…
Husband of cinematographer names Alec Baldwin in wrongful death suit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The husband of a woman killed during filming of the Western movie “Rust” has filed a wrongful death suit against actor Alec Baldwin “and others responsible for safety on set,” an attorney for the family said on Tuesday. (Reporti…
U.S. Senate confirms Dr. Robert Califf to lead FDA for second time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after some senators had argued his ties to the pharmaceutical industry or views on birth control made him unfit…