Sep 29 Health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats By Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, Associated Press Some hospitals are so concerned that they equipped workers with panic buttons, while others have limited the number of public entrance to their facilities. Continue reading
Sep 29 Chemical shortage inflates paints and plastics prices By Paul Wiseman, Tom Krisher, Associated Press Like other manufacturers, plastic, paint and other petrochemical companies have been shaken by the pandemic and by the way consumers and businesses responded to it. Continue reading
Sep 29 YouTube bans false vaccine claims By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By News Desk White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 29 U.S. declares 23 species extinct By Matthew Brown, Associated Press It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal. But scientists say climate change threatens to make extinctions more common as it adds to the pressures facing imperiled species. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Emergency officials testify on worsening natural disasters in their communities By News Desk Witnesses will include officials from Ohio, Michigan and Virginia, as well as the American Red Cross. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Texas abortion ban By News Desk The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hold a hearing Wednesday on Texas' restrictive abortion ban. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: House subcommittee discusses wildfire threats By News Desk The House Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry is expected to hold a hearing Wednesday about responding to and mitigating wildfire threats to communities around the country. Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Austin, Milley and McKenzie testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By News Desk Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Army Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about issues surrounding the end of the Afghanistan war. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:35 Milley, military leaders contradict Biden on support for complete Afghanistan withdrawal The end of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan was a "strategic failure," according to the assessment of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Gen. Frank McKenzie, who runs… Continue watching