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Syringes of the Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas on March 15.

Trump Encourages His Supporters To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Within Limits of 'Freedoms'

Trump made the partial endorsement of the vaccine during a Tuesday evening interview with Fox News.

A syringe contains a dose of a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container, during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The state has become the first in the nation to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to any resident 16 or older.

Alaska Opens Vaccines To Everyone Over 16

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone age 16 and older who lives or works in the state.

A salmonella outbreak impacting more than 30 states and sickening over 600 people in the U.S. are being linked to onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico.

CDC says throw out onions if you don't know where they came from to avoid salmonella

A salmonella outbreak has affected more than 30 states. Federal health officials link it to onions grown in Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by ProSource Inc.

The California Highway Patrol is looking for motorists who stopped to grab cash from the freeway after piles of bills spilled out of an armored car Friday morning.

Cash scattered across a Southern California freeway sent drivers into a frenzy

Traffic in northern San Diego County came to a standstill Friday after an armored car accidentally spilled $1s and $20s across the I-5, prompting people to flee their vehicles and grab wads of cash.

Women wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk against cold strong winds in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.

Officials promise groceries for Xi'an, China, city of 13 million under lockdown

Officials pledged steady deliveries of groceries to residents of Xi'an, a city of 13 million that is under the strictest lockdown of a major Chinese city since Wuhan at the start of the pandemic.

Michigan-based Alexander & Hornung is recalling 234,391 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking customers to throw the products away or return them to their place of purchase.

These pork products are being recalled over possible listeria contamination

Alexander & Hornung is recalling 17 ham and pepperoni products over listeria concerns. Federal officials say customers should throw the food away. Here's what to look for on the label.

More than 200 killed in attack in Ethiopia, witnesses say

Witnesses blamed a rebel group for the attack on ethnic Amhara people. The rebel group blamed the military and a local militia.

Black Sea Plane Crash Kills 113

An Armenian passenger plane crashes in stormy weather off Russia's Black Sea coast as it heads in for landing, killing all 113 people on board.

A mother helps her malnourished son stand after he collapsed near their hut in the village of Lomoputh in northern Kenya on Thursday. A severe drought and spiking food prices are causing a humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa.

Drought and soaring food prices from Ukraine war leave millions in Africa starving

A report finds 23 million people are experiencing extreme hunger in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, which face their worst drought in 40 years. Food prices hit record highs after Russia attacked Ukraine.

Casualties Rise as Bombings Continue in Iraq

U.S. military officials say at least eight American soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours in Iraq. Earlier Tuesday, a blast in central Baghdad killed at least two people and wounded eight. A series of explosions Monday killed nearly 50 people and wounded more than 120.

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