Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID burnout
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people wh...
Oct 14, 2021
FDA panel debates lower-dose Moderna COVID shots for booster
U.S. health advisers are debating if millions of Americans who received Moderna vaccinations should get a booster shot -- this time, using half the original dose. Already millions who got their initia...
Oct 14, 2021
COVID-19 and the holidays: Deadlines to be vaccinated by Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas
DENVER (KDVR) - People who want to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, or Christmas are running out of time. It requires planning to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in...
Oct 14, 2021
Africa detecting just 1 in 7 COVID-19 cases, says WHO study
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Only one in seven COVID-19 infections in Africa are being detected, meaning the continent's estimated infection level may be 59 million people, according to a new stud...
Oct 14, 2021
Trucker shortage causing serious supply chain disruptions
(NewsNation Now) - There's an old saying if you bought it, a truck brought it. But a bottleneck at the ports and a truck driver shortage is causing serious disruptions in the United States supply...
Oct 14, 2021
Watch: Smuggler brings child over border fence, leaves her alone
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - The U.S. Department of Defense released a video of a smuggler lifting a 7-year-old girl over the 30-foot U.S.-Mexico border wall in California and then leaving her while he ...
Oct 14, 2021
Texas women drive hours for abortions after new law
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The 33-year-old Texas woman drove alone four hours through the night to get to the Louisiana abortion clinic for a consultation. She initially planned to sleep in her car, but a...
Oct 14, 2021
US wholesale prices rose record 8.6% over 12 months
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% in September compared to a year ago, the largest advance since the 12-month change was first calculated in 2010. The Labor Department repor...
Oct 14, 2021
Biden pushes widespread vaccinations, vaccine mandate
(NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden addressed the country's coronavirus response Thursday, where he touched on the debate over his sweeping vaccination mandates and the potential approval of booste...
Oct 14, 2021
Biden's Supreme Court commission to release preliminary draft of changes
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden's commission studying potential U.S. Supreme Court changes, such as expanding the number of justices or imposing term limits on them, will release its...
Oct 14, 2021