Nov 01 9,000 New York City workers on leave as vaccine mandate takes effect By Michael R. Sisak, Karen Matthews, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio said about 9 in 10 city workers covered by the mandate have gotten vaccinated and there have been no disruptions to city services as a result of staffing shortages. Continue reading
Nov 01 'Defining moment' as COVID-19's global death toll hits 5 million By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The United States, the European Union, Britain and Brazil account for one-eighth of the world’s population but nearly half of all reported deaths. Continue reading
Nov 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A majority of the Supreme Court have signaled they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Oct 31 White House press secretary Psaki says she has COVID-19 By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has contracted COVID-19. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:15 Why police, firefighters are fighting vaccine mandates and what that means for their jobs By John Yang, Claire Mufson Friday afternoon was the deadline for all New York City workers to get at least one COVID vaccine dose or go on unpaid leave. It could mean several thousand officers may have to stay home as early as Monday. In… Continue watching
Oct 29 WATCH: FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Next week, advisers to the CDC will discuss which youngsters should get vaccinated. In the meantime, Pfizer plans to begin shipping millions of vials of the new doses to vaccination sites. Continue reading
Oct 29 NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms By Michael Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City is bracing for a worker shortage as its COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tens of thousands of municipal employees remain unvaccinated. Continue reading
Oct 29 As Biden heads to climate change conference, half of Americans think the U.S. isn't doing enough By Laura Santhanam Younger people, who will inherit the choices of previous generations, were much more likely than others to feel that the global community is not doing enough to prevent climate change from getting worse, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Oct 28 WATCH: How social media platforms impact kid and teen mental health By Nicole Ellis What responsibility are the companies taking to remedy these concerns and what do parents and caregivers need to know about how the use of these platforms may impact young children and teens?… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 9:17 CDC director on vaccinating children, booster guidance, vaccine hesitancy New COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are down nearly 60% and deaths have fallen by nearly a third. Americans are getting boosters, and young children may be able to start getting vaccinated as soon as next week. But the U.S. Continue watching