Pelosi taps head of DC National Guard to lead House security, the first African American to hold the position
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pelosi taps head of DC National Guard to lead House security, the first African American to hold the position.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pelosi taps head of DC National Guard to lead House security, the first African American to hold the position.
A severe thunderstorm battered southern Louisiana on Tuesday, April 13, bringing flash flooding and winds up to 70 mph.Residents across the region reported property damage and downed trees due to the storm.Footage shared by Twitter user @1Bonehed, who said it was taken in the town of Clinton, shows strong gusts pounding rain against his car window.Rainfall was still occurring as of 4 pm on Tuesday, leading to a potential for additional flooding, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: @1Bonehed via Storyful
The queen hosted a ceremony as the Earl Peel stepped down as Lord Chamberlain, the report added. Philip, who had been at the queen's side throughout her 69-year reign, died at Windsor Castle on Friday, aged 99. The Duke of Edinburgh, as he was officially known, married Elizabeth in 1947.
Longtime NBCUniversal executive Cindy Gardner has been elevated to the newly-created role of Executive Vice President, West Coast. The venerable communications lead previously served as EVP of global comms for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, working closely with chairman Donna Langley. In a Tuesday memo from NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and chief administration officer Adam Miller, […]
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he plans to deliver “a lot” on police reform but would not elaborate further ahead of a meeting that afternoon with Vice President Kamala Harris and key members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Oval Office.
Beijing's ambassador to Canada on Tuesday pushed back at growing calls in the West to disengage from China, saying this would risk unravelling globalization.
Paris Saint-Germain's relationship with the Champions League over the last decade has been fraught with disappointment and littered with spectacular defeats, but an aggregate victory against holders Bayern Munich is the most significant of the Qatar era as they aim to finally get their hands on the trophy.
Gareth Southgate has warned his England squad to behave during Euro 2020 after several of his players were involved in disciplinary issues this season.
A storm chaser in Chickasha, Oklahoma, may have gotten more than he bargained for when chasing a severe hailstorm on April 9 that left him with a broken rear window.Andrew Justin, a meteorology student at Oklahoma University, recorded this video and posted it to Twitter.The video shows pingpong- and baseball-sized hail pummeling the car, first cracking the windshield, then shattering the back window.“In addition to destroying the back window, the hail also ended up shattering parts of the windshield, leaving even more glass in the car,” Justin said. “We eventually estimated the hail to be between tennis ball and baseball size (2.5 to 2.75 inches) as we forgot the ruler for measuring hail at my apartment.”The National Weather Service reported baseball-sized hail in the area and warned residents to stay alert. Credit: Andrew Justin via Storyful
The tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent was rocked by a fifth day of eruptions from the La Soufriere volcano on Tuesday as leaders warned of shortages of water and the potential need for hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild. Damages for an eruption in 1979 were $100 million. “We are still looking for drinking water and food,” said Jenetta Young Mason, 43, who fled from her home in the danger area to stay with relatives.
The two teams played on Tuesday after the game originally scheduled for Monday was postponed after Wright's death.
The index's totals weren't super-noteworthy in the daily performance, +0.33%, but this April has seen multiple new highs four of the past six sessions.
BIDEN: "I made sure we had 600 million doses, not of either the Johnson and Johnson and or AstraZeneca. So there's enough vaccine that is basically 100% unquestionable for every single solitary American."President Joe Biden sought to reassure the American public Tuesday, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a pause for administering Johnson & Johnson's single-shot vaccine after six women developed rare blood clots after getting the shot. U.S. COVID-19 RESPONSE COORDINATOR JEFF ZIENTS: "Let me start by saying that this announcement will not have a significant impact on our vaccination program."Biden's COVID coordinator Jeff Zients said the U.S. has more than enough supply from Pfizer and Moderna to keep up with the country's aggressive goals.Top infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said the J&J pause is likely to last days or weeks, after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 developed rare blood clots after getting the shot. One person died and one is in critical condition.FAUCI: "This is a really rare event. If you look at what we know so far, there have been six out of the 6.85 million doses, which is less than one in a million."During a Tuesday morning phone conference with federal health officials, Dr. Peter Marks of the FDA said a big reason for the pause was to warn doctors that administering the standard treatments for clots for those who received the J&J shot could be dangerous or even fatal. MARKS: "The issue here with these types of blood clots is that if one administers the standard treatment that we as doctors have learned to give for blood clots, one can actually cause tremendous harm."Marks said it was "plainly obvious" that the J&J cases were "very similar" to the AstraZeneca cases. European regulators said earlier this month they had found a possible link between AstraZeneca's vaccine and a similar rare blood clotting problem that led to a small number of deaths.And while Marks, Fauci and several other health officials stressed that the risk posed by the J&J vaccine appeared extremely low - and that there had been no reported blood clot cases related the Moderna or Pfizer shots - some health experts expressed concern that the FDA's announcement could contribute to vaccine hesitancy.FAUCI: "You know, when you want to talk about safety, this is an extraordinary safety record that the others have. And the fact that a pause was done, I think, just is a testimony to how seriously we take safety."Some appointments across the country were rescheduled. Others, like at New York City's Javits Center, appeared to proceed with some adjustments.VACCINE SEEKER MATTHEW REGAN: "So I had a J&J vaccine appointment today and I saw the news about it getting kind of revoked, so I called and I asked and they said, 'you can get the Pfizer vaccine instead.'"
Apr.13 -- Apple's first product unveiling of 2021 will take place on April 20, the company said. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previews the event on "Bloomberg Technology."
Apr.13 -- South Korean Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-kap says citizens must learn how to work alongside machines if they want to thrive in a post-pandemic world where many jobs will be handled by artificial intelligence and robots. He speaks in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg. (Translated excerpts)
For millions of adults who have gotten the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, and millions more waiting for the single-dose vaccine, news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are recommending a pause on distribution wasn’t the best way to start the day. The agencies’ concerns come after six instances of women, all between the ages of 18 and 60, who had developed rare blood clots near their brains and low platelet counts shortly after getting the shot. The clinical trial data Johnson & Johnson has provided authorities don’t suggest the vaccines could be linked to these blood clots in any way.
Stock futures hugged the flat line Tuesday evening after a mixed session on Wall Street, with traders looking ahead to a slew of earnings results from big banks.
Apr.13 -- Coinbase, the fast-growing crypto exchange, is set to go public on Wednesday at a staggering valuation of about $100 billion. Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal takes a look at how far crypto has come, and what this moment means for the industry.