Apr 19 Watch 7:15 Second-highest ranking House Democrat on her party's plans to fight for abortion access By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Cybele Mayes-Osterman The Supreme Court is allowing full access to the abortion drug mifepristone for at least another 48 hours. The justices issued that order Wednesday and promised a new ruling by Friday night. Geoff Bennett discussed the debate over abortion access… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 5:25 CDC approves new COVID booster shots. Who's eligible and when they can get it? By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas The government approved a second dose of the COVID booster for the elderly and immunocompromised. The bivalent booster shot targets the omicron variants. Seniors 65 years and older can now receive the updated booster four months after their first dose. Continue watching
Apr 19 3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 shooting By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Supreme Court allows access to abortion pill while justices consider restrictions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication's FDA approval continues. Continue reading
Apr 19 The strange story of Einstein's brain By Dr. Howard Markel This great mind maintained a realistic outlook on his own mortality. But here’s where the story of his death gets weird. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 8:37 Long COVID symptoms keeping many Americans from returning to work By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Three years after the start of the pandemic, some 16 million Americans have long COVID, meaning their symptoms continue well after the initial infection. An estimated 4 million people say long COVID has significantly reduced their ability to carry out… Continue watching
Apr 18 FDA clears extra COVID booster for some high-risk, older Americans By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration is allowing an extra dose of the omicron-targeted vaccine for anyone 65 and older if it's been four months since their last shot. Continue reading
Apr 18 Twitter quietly removes policy against deadnaming transgender people By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the "targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals." The move is raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups. Continue reading
Apr 17 Minnesota settles lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul as trial end nears By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Minnesota has announced a settlement in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:42 Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate By John Yang, Kaisha Young Life expectancy for the average American is now 76 years, hitting the lowest point in nearly two decades after declining for the second year in a row. Dr. Steven Woolf, director emeritus of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society… Continue watching