BRUSSELS (AP) — After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium's word of the year, "knaldrang!" — the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant is casting more gloom. Today was a ...
Signs indicate the concert and entertainment industry is back in business. Packard Music Hall had its busiest fall in years, Disney on Ice drew more people to the Covelli Centre than it ever has and Nelly had one of the biggest crowds ever in the short history of the Youngstown Foundation ...
The good news: Ohio finally saw a decrease in COVID-19 cases reported Friday after three straight days of new record highs. The bad news: The 14,414 cases reported is the second-most ever for a single day since the start of the pandemic. Only the 15,989 reported Thursday had a higher count. The numbers don’t include those who tested positive for COVID-19 with at-home kits, which were distributed and sold in significant numbers this week, and then didn’t follow up with a medical professional. There’s more bad news: The 692 COVID-19 deaths reported this week is the most for ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Rasul Douglas and the Green Bay Packers' pass defense didn't let the Cleveland Browns spoil Aaron Rodgers' milestone day. Rodgers surpassed Brett Favre to become Green Bay's all-time leader in touchdown passes, and the Packers intercepted Baker Mayfield four times in ...
Christmas arrived around the world today amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the pandemic was poised to stretch into a third year. Yet, there were homilies of hope, as vaccines and other treatments ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights today because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year. FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted nearly 1,000 canceled flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. today, up from 690 flights scrapped on Friday. Over 250 more flights were already canceled for Sunday. FlightAware does not say why flights are canceled. Delta, United and JetBlue had all said Friday that the omicron variant was causing staffing problems leading to ...
