By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – Thousands of people told to flee the largest wildfire burning in the United States have chosen to stay and defend generational homes in the mountains of northern New Mexico, even as some run out of food and water, o…
U.S. limits use of J&J’s COVID vaccine on blood clot risks
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator said on Thursday it was limiting the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults due to the risk of a rare blood clotting syndrome, the latest setback to the shot that has been eclipsed by rivals. The J&J…
Evidence mounts for need to study Pfizer’s Paxlovid for long COVID – researchers say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Additional reports of patients with long COVID who were helped by Pfizer Inc’s oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid offer fresh impetus for conducting clinical trials to test the medicine for the debilitating condi…
Karine Jean-Pierre to be the first Black woman White House press secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has chosen Karine Jean-Pierre as White House press secretary to replace Jen Psaki, who leaves on May 13. Jean-Pierre would be the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to serve a…
‘Fortnite’ returns to iOS, Android devices via Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming
(Reuters) -Users of Xbox Cloud Gaming will now be able to play “Fortnite” for free on devices powered by Google-owned Android and Apple’s iOS thanks to a partnership between Microsoft Corp and Epic Games, the companies said on Thursday. The hit battle-…
Louisiana legislators advance bill classifying abortion as homicide
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that would abolish abortion in the state, grant constitutional rights to “all unborn children from the moment of fertilization” and classify abortion as a hom…
Amber Heard says Johnny Depp became violent when jealous
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard testified for a second day on Thursday in the widely followed defamation case brought by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, describing times she said he kicked her in the back and injured her…
U.S. Senate committee passes antitrust bill pressuring OPEC
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill on Thursday that could expose the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners to lawsuits for collusion on boosting crude oil prices. The No Oil Producin…
Taiwan says it cannot afford new U.S. anti-submarine helicopters
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan signalled on Thursday that it had abandoned a plan to buy advanced new anti-submarine warfare helicopters from the United States, saying they were too expensive. Taiwan had earlier said it was planning to buy 12 MH-60R anti-sub…
Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter faces U.S. antitrust review -report
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reviewing Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the deal. The FTC declined to comment, while Musk …