Jul 23 WATCH: White House says U.S. to buy 200 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration wants to have “maximum flexibility” to address changing conditions, and it’s “going to prepare for every contingency.”… Continue reading
Jul 23 Cleveland baseball team changes name to Guardians By Tom Withers, Associated Press The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names considered racist. Continue reading
Jul 22 Capitol Police have new chief after Jan. 6 insurrection By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press J. Thomas Manger, a former police chief in Maryland and Virginia, is the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, congressional officials announced Thursday. Manger will take charge of the department in the aftermath of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 8:51 GOP Sen. Capito on funding infrastructure, raising debt ceiling and increasing taxes A bipartisan group of senators is still negotiating the details of an infrastructure bill after a procedural vote to debate it failed yesterday. The biggest issue remains how to fund the $1.2 trillion framework, including the $600 billion in new… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 6:25 17-year-old makes color changing sutures that detect infection By Stephanie Sy, Rachel Wellford All over the world, infections at the site of surgical incisions are a major cause of new illnesses, extended hospital stays and even death. In the U.S. alone, these infections cost more than $3 billion annually, with even worse statistics… Continue watching
Jul 22 Attorney General Garland visits Chicago to discuss gun violence By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Police statistics released this month showed that fewer killings were reported over the first six months of 2021 in Chicago compared with the same period last year, but the number of shootings and people shot increased. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 8:50 Is Facebook putting company over country? New book explores its role in misinformation A new book, “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination,” details how Facebook struggles and sometimes fails to curtail hate speech, disinformation and violent rhetoric on its platform. It also examines how Facebook has become an enormously lucrative data… Continue watching
Jul 22 U.S. jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The weekly number of first-time applications for benefits, which generally tracks layoffs, has fallen steadily since topping 900,000 in early January. Economists say the increase is most likely a blip caused by some one-time factors. Continue reading
Jul 22 U.S. imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration has unveiled new sanctions against a Cuban official and government entity it says was involved in human rights abuses during a government crackdown on protests on the island earlier this month. Continue reading
Jul 22 NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press NFL teams have been warned they could forfeit a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak among non-vaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn't get paid that week. Continue reading