Dec 06 Watch 5:27 A whistleblower says the FDA isn’t properly regulating vaccine facilities While much attention has been given to approving a COVID-19 vaccine, there's been little paid to the facilities where many vaccines are manufactured. A recent investigation in Vanity Fair features a former FDA inspector turned whistleblower who says that the… Continue watching
Dec 06 Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps By Bryan Anderson, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven’t been all that interested. Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID By Associated Press The president confirmed in a Sunday afternoon tweet that the former New York mayor had tested positive. Giuliani has traveled extensively to battleground states in recent weeks in an effort to help Trump subvert his election loss. Continue reading
Dec 06 AP FACT CHECK: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump flooded his first postelection political rally with debunked conspiracy theories and audacious falsehoods Saturday as he claimed victory in an election he decisively lost. Continue reading
Dec 05 Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election By Bill Barrow, Ben Nadler, Associated Press President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia’s governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at subverting the presidential election results in that state as Trump’s fixation with his defeat overshadowed his party’s campaign to save its majority in… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 4:44 Political ads, poker fundraisers: GA Senate race has raised millions of dollars By PBS NewsHour With President Trump holding a rally in southern Georgia and celebrities hosting fundraisers and endorsing candidates, millions of dollars are being spent on the runoff election in Georgia, which will decide which party will control the Senate. Rickey Bevington, Senior… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:21 COVID-19 latest: vaccines, holiday travel, new CDC guidelines By PBS NewsHour Though new developments in a COVID-19 vaccine have been all over the news, a viable vaccine is still far off. What should Americans be doing to protect themselves and their loved ones, especially leading up to the holiday season? Dr. Continue watching
Dec 05 Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care By Keith Ridler, Associated Press “I’ve had patients crying in the car because they think they’re going to die,” Thomas said last week, resting against a desk between patients. “There are some people that it’s just a mild cold, and there are some people in… Continue reading
Dec 05 California’s San Joaquin Valley enacts stay-home order By Olga R. Rodriguez, Juliet Williams, Robert Jablon, Associated Press Much of the state, including Southern California, is on the brink of the same restrictions, and some regions have opted to impose them even before the state mandate kicks in. Continue reading
Dec 05 A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of US jobless aid By Christopher Rugaber, Casey Smith, Associated Press Unemployment has forced aching decisions on millions of Americans and their families in the face of a rampaging viral epidemic that has closed shops and restaurants, paralyzed travel and left millions jobless for months. Now, their predicaments stand to grow… Continue reading