NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Monday by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The vaccine mandate for private businesses will take effect Dec. 22 and is aimed at... >>>

MIAMI (AP) — A wake and funeral services are being held in Florida for former U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek, who died last week at 95. Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to... >>>

© Yves Herman / Reuters The European flag before the European Commission in Brussels, March 24, 2021. The European Commission adopted Monday 6 December a proposed law aimed at Promote the increase in minimum wages. The 27 member countries of the... >>>

Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of... >>>

On Monday, DoorDash is offering 10-15 minute delivery from a new Dashmart, which stocks groceries, home goods and packaged restaurant products, in New York City.Starting Monday, the company is offering 10- to 15-minute delivery in New York City from >>>

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to expand reporting requirements on all-cash real estate deals to help crack down on bad actors' use of the U.S. market to launder money made through illicit activity. The Treasury Department >>>

There will be an independent investigation into the events before the school shooting at Oxford High School that left four students dead, and left four students and one teacher injured.The Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Thorne made the... >>>

The state is expected to begin the process of removing the pedestal on Monday, according to a statement from Gov. Ralph Northam.The final piece of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, will be removed starting this week, Gov. Ralph Northam >>>

Police to question artist linked to studio where parents of Michigan school shooting suspect found(Reuters) - Detectives plan to interview an artist connected to the Detroit studio where the parents of a 15-year-old accused Michigan school shooter... >>>

The Louisiana Department of Health reported the state's first omicron COVID-19 variant case on Sunday, The Associated Press reported.The health agency said the unidentified person who tested positive lives in New Orleans and has traveled within... >>>

A Norwegian Cruise Line ship arrived in New Orleans on Sunday with several passengers and crew members who have contracted COVID-19.The Norwegian Breakaway departed from New Orleans on Nov. 28 and made stops in Belize, Honduras and Mexico, the... >>>

Omicron has been detected in at least 15 states. And Alabama gets the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. It's the weekend's biggest news.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each... >>>

NEW YORK (AP) — A new allegation of sexual harassment against Chris Cuomo emerged just days before CNN announced it was firing the anchor amid an investigation into work he did defending his brother from similar harassment allegations. Attorney... >>>

Shames, who took part in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, was in Easy Company, the unit that inspired the 'Band of Brothers' book and miniseries.Edward Shames, a member of the Easy Company unit whose actions formed the basis of the HBO... >>>

U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations.... >>>