Celtics’ Williams out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery | NBA

AP BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say center Robert Williams III is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. The team said Williams underwent a partial meniscus removal on his knee at a Boston hospital on Wednesday morning. He was injured against Minnesota … Read more

EU regulator begins review of Spanish COVID vaccine booster | Health

MADRID (AP) – The European Union medicines agency announced on Tuesday that it has initiated an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster being manufactured by Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its assessment was based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and studies in adults comparing … Read more

Southwest Agrees Pay Increases for Customer Service Representatives | local business

AP DALLAS — Southwest Airlines on Monday reached an interim agreement with a union representing its customer service workers that would grant pay increases totaling more than 16% over the next three years for about 7,000 employees. The machinists’ union said its bargaining committee unanimously recommended that members approve the treaty in an upcoming ratification … Read more

Much of Shanghai in lockdown as mass testing of COVID-19 begins | Health

AP BEIJING (AP) — China began lockdown on most of its largest city, Shanghai, on Monday as part of its tough COVID-19 strategy, amid questions about the country’s economic strain from politics. Shanghai’s Pudong financial district and nearby areas will go into lockdown Monday through Friday as citywide mass testing begins, the local government said. … Read more

Webb to captain Australia golf team at 2024 Olympics | Olympia

AP MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time LPGA Major winner Karrie Webb has been nominated to captain Australia’s golfers at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Golf Australia said on Friday that Webb would replace 1991 British Open winner Ian-Baker Finch, who led Australia at the sport’s inaugural event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and again in … Read more