Jan 14 A doctor's advice about testing and masks right now By Nicole Ellis As omicron continues to spread across the U.S. confusion has grown around how to get a test and what type to use, which masks are effective and how to safely isolate or quarantine and still work or care for a… Continue reading
Jan 14 Garbage and recyclables pile up as omicron takes its toll on sanitation workers By Travis Loller, Associated Press The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage and recycling pickup. Continue reading
Jan 14 Expiration of child tax credits hits home By John Raby, Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: White House says Russia is prepping pretext for Ukraine invasion By News Desk The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 14 3 women charged with beating airline security officer at JFK By Associated Press Airlines reported more than 5,000 episodes involving unruly passengers last year, including over 3,600 cases of people allegedly refusing to wear face masks as required. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: Biden reflects on program designed to fix 15,000 U.S. bridges By Associated Press President Joe Biden announces his administration's plan to help rebuild the nation's bridges as part of the infrastructure law approved in November. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 3:11 U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for large companies By William Brangham, Harry Zahn The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Biden administration must stop enforcing a rule that employees at big companies take the COVID vaccine, but permitted vaccine requirements for most health care workers. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 10:43 What a Supreme Court decision on vaccine mandates means for workers By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray The conservative majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Biden's COVID vaccination policy, stating that the administration had overstepped its authority with the rule, which would’ve applied to more than 80 million workers. Marcia Coyle,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: Syrian secret police officer sentenced to life in prison for war crimes In our news wrap Thursday, a court in Germany convicted a former Syrian secret police officer for crimes against humanity and sentenced him to life in prison over the torture of more than 4,000 detainees, the top House Republican defended… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 6:12 Oath Keepers leader, 10 others charged with seditious conspiracy for Capitol insurrection By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane The most serious federal charges yet in the Jan. 6 insurrection were unsealed Thursday. The leader of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing paramilitary group, and 10 of his members were charged with seditious conspiracy for attempting to overthrow the U.S. Continue watching