Health Jul 30 Study: Vaccinated people who got 'breakthrough' infections can carry as much virus as others The findings have the potential to upend past thinking about how the disease is spread. Previously, vaccinated people who got infected were thought to have low levels of virus and to be unlikely to pass it to others. But the…
Politics Jul 28 New CDC guidelines set off rush to reimpose mask mandates Governments and businesses are scrambling to change course following new federal guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Nation May 30 Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases About 10 miles away, scores of other vets and volunteers do the same, placing more than 37,000 small flags on the downtown Boston Common — a sea of red, white and blue meant to symbolize all the Massachusetts soldiers killed…
Politics Nov 04 Voters strip 'Providence Plantations' from Rhode Island's formal name Officially, Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790. Calls to cut "Plantations" out of the state's name have intensified as protesters nationwide demand racial justice.
Nation Jul 20 Amid COVID-19 pandemic, health officials brace for insect-borne illnesses As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are warning about another potentially bad summer for EEE virus and other insect-borne illnesses.
Nation Apr 12 Millions of taxpaying immigrants won't get stimulus checks The relief package that Congress approved to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes.
Politics Mar 30 Feds revoking reservation status for tribe's 300 acres Cedric Cromwell, the tribe's chairman, says the move was "cruel" and "unnecessary" as the land dispute is still pending in D.C federal court.
Health Mar 25 Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
Politics Feb 20 New visa restrictions set off 'panic wave' in immigrant communities A Dallas immigration lawyer from Nigeria says her phone has been ringing nonstop. The United African Organization has held legal clinics in Chicago to walk people through their options.
Health Nov 27 WATCH: Massachusetts becomes 1st state to ban flavored tobacco and vaping products The legislation immediately bans the sale of flavored vaping products and will outlaw sales of menthol cigarettes starting June 1, 2020.