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Month: February 2021

40 hospitals across Washington state may have received counterfeit N95 masks, officials say

Hospitals across Washington state thought they were receiving authentic N95 masks, but it turns out that hundreds of thousands may be counterfeit, according to officials. The Department of Homeland Security issued a fraud alert Friday to the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA), stating that 40 hospitals across the state may have received fake masks as

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5-year-old still in critical condition after car crash involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach

A 5-year-old remained in critical condition Monday after suffering a brain injury in a multi-vehicle crash last week involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, according to police. Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, was involved in a crash Thursday night that sent two young children to the hospital, authorities said. According

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Rise in attacks on elderly Asian Americans in Bay Area prompts new special response unit

Several unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area captured in disturbing videos in recent days, have raised concerns about anti-Asian bias related to the Covid-19 pandemic. At a news conference in Oakland’s Chinatown on Monday, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced the creation of a special response

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House Republicans who backed impeaching Trump have no regrets as Senate GOP reckons with former President’s role

They’ve faced sharp backlash from former President Donald Trump and his supporters and been censured by their state parties, all the while facing new threats of primary challenges from the right. But the House Republicans who voted to impeach him are showing no signs of backing down and are signaling they’d do it again, the

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg quarantining after security agent tests positive

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for Covid-19, department chief of staff Laura Schiller said in a statement. Schiller’s statement says the agent has been in “close contact” with Buttigieg as recently as Monday morning. Buttigieg tested negative Monday and has not shown

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Equipo legal de Trump argumenta antes del juicio político que el expresidente no incitó a los disturbios con esta frase

(CNN) — El equipo legal de Donald Trump acusó el lunes a los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes de involucrarse en un «teatro político» y argumentó que el próximo juicio político del Senado es inconstitucional porque Trump ya no es presidente. «Esto no fue más que un intento egoísta del liderazgo demócrata en la

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