Aug 27 Watch 5:38 As 1.2 million households face eviction, only 11% of federal rental assistance distributed The Supreme Court ended the Biden administration's COVID-related ban on evictions, siding with landlords who said the ban put them at risk of irreparable harm. Congress has authorized some $46 billion in rental assistance relief. But Stephanie Sy reports only… Continue watching
Aug 27 Eviction ban’s end will allow pandemic lockouts to resume By Anita Snow, Associated Press Key progressive lawmakers Friday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leaders, to consider passing legislation to extend the moratorium during the pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 27 5 Stories: An underwater volcano creates a new island off Japan, customs officials confiscate thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin An Ivory Coast painter turns discarded flip-flops into art, new research suggests chemicals in household products are linked to 900,000 premature deaths each year and artist Josephine Baker is posthumously honored at Paris’s Pantheon. Check out these stories and others… Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: New Orleans officials give news briefing on Tropical Storm Ida By Kevin McGill, Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday as a rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center warned. Continue reading
Aug 27 Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates By Terry Spencer, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper on Friday agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on the mandates is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. Continue reading
Aug 27 House panel seeks records from tech companies in riot probe By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The requests were issued Friday to technology giants, including Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. They also went to Reddit, Parler, Telegram, 4chan, 8kun and other platforms. Continue reading
Aug 27 Surgery by day, bedpans at night: Staffing shortages in Louisiana hospitals mean some workers pull double duties By Roby Chavez NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana hospitals are in a state of concern fueled by critical staff shortages and an astronomical number of new COVID-19 infections. The state, in which only 40% of residents are fully vaccinated, is averaging nearly… Continue reading
Aug 27 Arizona becomes 13th state to pass 1 million COVID-19 cases By Terry Tang, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press "I don't think the human brain can process it," a longtime nurse said of Arizona hitting 1 millions cases and 18,600 deaths. "I don't think when you are an individual that you can fathom that number. It's incomprehensible."… Continue reading
Aug 27 Fed on track to slow aid for economy later this year, says Powell By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve will start dialing back its ultra-low-rate policies this year as long as hiring continues to improve, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 26 Supreme Court blocks Biden’s temporary eviction ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press “If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress must specifically authorize it,” the court wrote. Continue reading