WASHINGTON – The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. Although neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress.
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the U.N. refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country’s capital, UNHCR said Friday. Multiple news agencies also report that an American is among the detained.
TORONTO – Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the leader of Burkina Faso’s junta, was declared president this week, the West African country’s Constitutional Council said in a statement.
California high court won’t hear Manson follower parole case SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov.
BUFFALO – Police in the southwestern Missouri town of Buffalo report that one of its officers shot and injured a knife-wielding person during a confrontation on a city street. The shooting happened Thursday evening when police were called to a business for reports of a person who had entered a business brandishing a knife and making threats, the Buffalo Police Department said on its Facebook page.
Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold. Then Hansen got a reprieve – scarce doses of the first drug that promises six months of protection for people with no other way to fend off the virus.
All Missourians ages 5 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.
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NEW YORK – A widely circulated 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linking former Alaska Gov. Sara Palin to a mass shooting was a libelous display of arrogance and unchecked power, Palin’s attorney said in closing arguments Friday at a defamation trial.