Politics Jun 24 Trump vows to defund schools requiring vaccines for students if he’s reelected By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Feb 16 For New Orleans, the return of Mardi Gras is critical ‘for our pocketbooks and our souls’ Despite the pandemic, New Orleans is moving forward, albeit with a cautious approach, toward Mardi Gras. Fifteen parades across the New Orleans area are rolling this weekend. By Roby Chavez
Health Feb 14 New York City fires more than 1,000 workers over COVID vaccine mandate The mayor's office said Monday that 1,430 workers lost their jobs, representing less than one percent of the 370,000-person city workforce. … By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
World Jan 14 Watch 7:26 Novak Djokovic battles with Australia after violating COVID rules The best men's tennis player in the world is caught up in a quarantine quandary in Australia, as the first of this year's Grand Slam tennis tournaments is poised to begin. Novak Djokovic is not vaccinated: he's a skeptic. Australian… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
Nation Jan 13 Watch 3:11 U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for large companies The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Biden administration must stop enforcing a rule that employees at big companies take the COVID vaccine, but permitted vaccine requirements for most health care workers. William Brangham reports. By William Brangham, Harry Zahn
Jan 13 Watch 10:43 What a Supreme Court decision on vaccine mandates means for workers By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray The conservative majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Biden's COVID vaccination policy, stating that the administration had overstepped its authority with the rule, which would’ve applied to more than 80 million workers. Marcia Coyle,… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 11:27 Vaccine mandate challenge reveals deep divides in the Supreme Court By John Yang, Ian Couzens, Ebony Joseph The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday heard lengthy arguments challenging the Biden administration's vaccine and testing requirements in the workplace. The rules at stake are at the heart of the government's pandemic response and could have significant implications for roughly… Continue watching
Jan 07 LISTEN: Supreme Court holds special session on vaccine requirements By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the Biden administration’s authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation’s large employers. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:38 Supreme Court to hear arguments on two vaccine mandates. Here’s what to expect By John Yang, Ebony Joseph The Supreme Court will hold a special hearing on Jan. 7 to consider challenges to two pieces of the Biden administration’s strategy to get the pandemic under control. One is the requirement that big employers ensure their staff either get… Continue watching
Dec 22 Supreme Court to hold special session on vaccine requirements By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to hear arguments on the Biden administration's vaccine or testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine requirement for health care workers. Continue reading