California to set school vaccine mandate for kids
California has announced it will enact the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state aims to have all students in seventh…
Read moreFirst arguments heard on Texas abortion law
Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September. (Oct. 1)
Read moreHealth workers in Calif. protest COVID vaccine mandate
California joined a list of states with COVID-19 vaccine mandates on health workers as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order went into effect this week. Some health care workers…
Read moreViral video shows huge alligator eating a smaller alligator: ‘It’s a freaking dinosaur’
A wild video of an alligator appearing to eat another, smaller alligator has gone viral on social media.
Read moreAustralian visa holders welcome Sinovac and Covishield vaccine approval for travellers
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the recognition of the Sinovac and Covishield vaccines were an important next step in the national plan.
Read moreGabby Petito: What is Missing White Woman Syndrome and what role does the media play?
The case of Gabby Petito amplified the conversation around so-called Missing White Woman Syndrome.
Read moreBiden heads to Hill, as Dems scale back $3.5T plan
President Joe Biden arrives on Capitol Hill as Democrats strain to rescue a version of his $3.5 trillion govt. overhaul and salvage a public works bill. Biden…
Read moreWH: Merck pill ‘good news,’ vaccine still key
Biden administration officials say a new pill that could provide an easier, effective way to treat COVID 19 is good news, while adding vaccination remains the key…
Read moreTowering waves, swirling winds: Saildrone captures unprecedented video from inside Hurricane Sam
A Saildrone ‘robot surfboard’ is braving Hurricane Sam in the open ocean, capturing dramatic video and other scientific information.
Read morePresident Jimmy Carter quietly marks 97th birthday
Jimmy Carter marks his 97th birthday at home; Carter has been keeping a low profile during the coronavirus pandemic. (Oct. 1)
Read more‘Nobody knows how rare it is’: Mississippi woman encounters blond timber rattlesnake
A Mississippi herpetologist says odds of encountering a rattlesnake with such a genetic anomaly can’t be calculated.
Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness: What to know about the disease impacting 1 in 8 U.S. women
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is about more than wearing pink ribbons, it’s about giving and receiving support.
Read moreMerck: Experimental pill cuts worst COVID effects
Drugmaker Merck says it will soon ask U.S. health officials to authorize use of an experimental COVID-19 pill that Merck says reduces hospitalizations and deaths by half….
Read moreMarine Corps refutes claim of corporal who told Trump rally he hoisted baby over wall at Kabul airport
The Marines refuted a claim made by a Marine that he was the one who lifted a child over a wall at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport in…
Read moreNew study shows more than half of police killings in the US are not officially reported
Researchers estimate that 17,100 deaths from police violence went unreported during a nearly 40-year period.
Read moreSupreme Court Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new term to begin
The positive COVID-19 test comes hyst days before the Supreme Court was set to resume in-person oral arguments.
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