Sep 06 Police investigating 4 Argentines over World Cup qualifier chaos By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The Brazil-Argentina qualifier on Sunday was interrupted after seven minutes when agents of Brazil's health agency, Anvisa, insisted they should take England-based players Emiliano Martinez, Emiliano Buendia, Giovanni Lo Celso, and Cristian Romero to the airport for breaching coronavirus protocols. Continue reading
Sep 06 More U.S. first responders are dying of COVID-19 By Associated Press Despite mandates with consequences that range from weekly testing to suspension to termination, the virus is now the leading cause of U.S. law enforcement line-of-duty deaths. Continue reading
Sep 03 Texas’ abortion law and what it means for the future of abortion rights in the U.S. By Chloe Jones The landmark Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision is functionally overturned in Texas after the Supreme Court did not block enforcement of a new abortion law because of a technicality. Experts say this could set a precedent of lawmakers side-stepping… Continue reading
Sep 03 AP EXPLAINER: The language, reach of new Texas abortion law By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law banning most abortions to remain in effect, marking a key turning point for abortion opponents in their fight to implement stronger restrictions. Continue reading
Sep 03 Hawaii health care workers decry lack of COVID mandates By Caleb Jones, Associated Press Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state's limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. Continue reading
Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… Continue reading
Sep 03 Idaho hospitals nearly buckling in relentless COVID surge By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Intensive care beds are full of unvaccinated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Boise, Idaho, and doctors are bracing for the need to conserve scarce resources for the patients most likely to survive. Continue reading
Sep 03 Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battle By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The battle over mask requirements in Florida schools is headed for a new legal phase following an appeal by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of a judge's ruling that a blanket ban on mask mandates exceeds the state's authority. Continue reading
Sep 03 COVID-19 vaccines never promised perfection. Experts say it’s time to curb our highest expectations By Helen Branswell, STAT It is increasingly clear mRNA vaccines aren’t going to prevent infection in the upper respiratory tract of some proportion of the vaccinated. Continue reading
Sep 03 4 takeaways about Americans’ COVID views at summer’s end By Laura Santhanam While taming the coronavirus will continue to depend on widespread adoption of key public health measures, the United States is still confronting the gulf between those who believe that something like getting a vaccine is a personal decision versus those… Continue reading