Worrying new coronavirus variants aren’t just imported — they can be home grown
The 45-year-old patient had been sick with coronavirus for months. Doctors had given him the antiviral drug remdesivir to fight the virus,…
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Local nonprofit receives big help from generous donors
Local donors help nonprofit with a special…
Continue ReadingCDC scientists recall ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as they try to rebuild the agency’s reputation
Back in March, a doctor at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found himself swearing at his television set. He was watching a news…
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Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot Andre Hill pleads not guilty, bond set at $3M
Adam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, entered a not guilty plea to a count of murder in the commission…
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8-year-old boy returns home after spending days in ICU suffering from MIS-C
Click here for updates on this story Beaumont, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who developed…
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A local mother’s fight to get the COVID-19 vaccine
In January, she received a letter from Home of Guiding Hands and San Diego Regional Center saying she qualified for the vaccine under Phase 1A.…
Continue Reading Hackers intercepted a Covid-19 vaccination appointment hotline in Pennsylvania
A hotline set up to help people in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County schedule Covid-19 vaccination appointments was partially compromised, county…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy and family friend cleaned snow off 80 hospital workers’ cars during storm
Just call them snow angels. A Rhode Island fifth-grader and a family friend swept snow off dozens of hospital workers’ cars during…
Continue ReadingHere are the states allowing teachers to get Covid-19 vaccines
As the debate rages over when it’s safe for children to resume in-person classes, 24 states plus Washington, DC are allowing some or all of their…
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Many Crane teachers vaccinated ahead of return to classroom
Many teachers from Crane Elementary School District (CESD) are ready to return to the classroom Monday, after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.…
Continue ReadingRochester mayor offers police reform proposals after a 9-year-old girl is handcuffed and pepper-sprayed
A week after a 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police officers in Rochester, New York, the city’s mayor on Thursday…
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Facemask Sensor Being Developed at UCSD Could Help Detect COVID-19
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – A team at UC San Diego School of Engineering is working to develop a sensor that would stick to your facemask and detect…
Continue ReadingThese ‘vaccine hunters’ are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system
If she’d waited to get vaccinated until it was her “tier’s” turn, Isabela Medina wouldn’t have gotten the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBiden officials to consider action on student debt relief
Democrats urge Biden to use executive action and forgive $50,000 in federal student debt for all…
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Donald Trump is no longer part of SAG-AFTRA
He didn’t want to be fired, so he quit. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA, the union…
Continue Reading Former WWE superstar Gabbi Tuft comes out as transgender
Gabbi Tuft is ready to show the world who she is. Tuft, a former WWE wrestling star, announced she is transgender this week. “This is…
Continue ReadingWinter weather leads to 40-car pile-up in Iowa, people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin
Thursday brought havoc to the roads in Iowa and left dozens of people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin, with a powerful winter storm showing no…
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School reopening becomes the new partisan wedge issue
The debate over when and how and whether to put American kids back in school is taking on a predictably partisan tinge in Washington, with…
Continue ReadingHere’s where to find vaccine information in your state
Vaccines are being rolled out in phases, and each state decides precisely who is eligible for each phase in its jurisdiction. When can YOU get the…
Continue ReadingWhy COVAX could become the most important acronym of 2021
It’s called COVAX — and it may be the best hope in vaccinating the world. The relative obscurity of this vaccine program belies its…
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