Author Archives: Syndicated Content
CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID
New U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept the country. One study tracked o...
Sep 10, 2021
Appeals court blocks Tennessee Down syndrome abortion ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A panel of federal judges reversed course Friday and blocked a Tennessee restriction that outlaws abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, or because of the ...
Sep 10, 2021
Biden's vaccine rules ignite instant, hot GOP opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's aggressive push to require millions of U.S. workers to vaccinate against the coronavirus is running into a wall of resistance from Republicans threatening every...
Sep 10, 2021
Woman who admitted to Slender Man attack to be freed Monday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution, a judge ruled Friday. ...
Sep 10, 2021
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year
(AP) -The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine chief said Friday the agency will rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccinations for younger children as soon as it gets the needed data - and won't cut corner...
Sep 10, 2021
Newsom recall campaign theme: Don't let California become Texas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In the closing days of the recall effort that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, his campaign has found a familiar foil that's as big as Texas. In fact, it is Texas. ...
Sep 10, 2021
Court: DeSantis ban on school mask mandates back in force
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The on-again, off-again ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is back in ...
Sep 10, 2021
UN raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United Nations on Friday sounded the alarm over Taliban crackdowns on peaceful protests, many of them by women demanding equal rights, and journalists covering such event...
Sep 10, 2021
FDA may authorize COVID-19 vaccine for kids based on two months of safety data
(NewsNation Now) - The Food and Drug Administration said it's working "around the clock" to support approvals of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12, but that it cannot offer a specific timeline f...
Sep 10, 2021
Biden's Afghan refugee request sparks conservative fears of 'unlimited green cards'
The Biden administration this week made a request for $6.4 billion in funding for Afghan refugee resettlement and language that would allow for the tens of thousands of Afghans being brought in to qui...
Sep 10, 2021