Oct 06 Homelessness surging in many cities in amid end to COVID assistance By Kathleen Ronayne, Michael Casey, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Homelessness is expected to be up when the federal government releases results from an annual count in coming months, the first full tally since the coronavirus pandemic began. Continue reading
Oct 03 Wall Street soars to best day since summer By Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 rose 2.6 percent Monday, the latest swing for a scattershot market that's been mostly falling this year on worries about a possible global recession. Continue reading
Sep 26 Pfizer asks FDA for approval to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-olds By Associated Press Pfizer is asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Continue reading
Sep 12 Majority of Americans unhappy with health care system: AP- NORC poll By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country. Continue reading
Sep 12 Teacher shortages a reality as schools struggle to fill new positions By Sharon Lurye, Associated Press, Rebecca Griesbach, AL.com Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage. Continue reading
Sep 06 China maintains strict COVID-19 lockdown despite earthquake By Associated Press Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8 magnitude quake centered in the surrounding province of Sichuan. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing as omicron boosters roll out By News Desk and Associated Press The White House COVID task force held a news briefing Tuesday morning, days after the nation's campaign to roll out new omicron-specific boosters began. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 4:59 Updated COVID boosters approved ahead of potential fall surge This past week, the FDA and CDC signed off on updated COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection against newer variants of the virus, in an effort to limit an anticipated seasonal surge in infections this fall. Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:51 Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses approval of updated COVID booster shots that target omicron Americans twelve and older should be able to start getting updated boosters for COVID within days. The CDC and FDA approved new Pfizer and Moderna shots that will hopefully provide more protection against the latest variants this coming winter. Dr. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Biden set to step up attack on ‘extremist’ threats to democracy In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden is set to step up his attack on what he calls "extremist" threats to democracy by former President Trump and his most zealous supporters. A federal judge heard arguments on whether an outside… Continue watching