Teacher unions flex their power in Covid school reopening chaos
Lori Torres knows the dangers of coronavirus are real. Fourteen members of her extended family tested positive after they grieved together for the…
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The son of polio vaccine creator Jonas Salk got the Covid-19 vaccine. He wants you to do it, too
As Dr. Darrell Salk waited in line to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, he realized he had been in a similar situation about 60 years…
Continue Reading Offensive lineman Chad Wheeler arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks
Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle…
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3 taken to hospital after car crash in Somerton
Firefighters say all three individuals suffered non-life threatening…
Continue ReadingYouth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite…
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Border Patrol agents stop two drug smuggling attempts
Border Patrol agents seized fentanyl and methamphetamine in two different checkpoints on…
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate who called US Capitol rioters ‘patriots’ censured by state Senate
The Virginia Senate voted Wednesday to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican who is a candidate for governor, following her comments earlier…
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Maricopa County moves forward with election equipment audit
County supervisors say audit could dispel “disinformation” PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously…
Continue ReadingIn-person learning during the pandemic is possible with the right precautions, CDC researchers say
Many parents and caregivers remain worried about the safety of their children in schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, but experts from the US…
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FEMA finalizing request for up to 10,000 service members to support Covid-19 vaccinations
A draft request for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Defense that would seek as many as 10,000 service…
Continue Reading After ‘7 minutes of terror,’ NASA’s Perseverance rover will begin an ‘epic journey’ on Mars next month
In 22 days, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient life that may have been on…
Continue ReadingSome Oklahoma schools are telling kids to remember their masks or pay to get a new one
Some Oklahoma students will have to pay $1 to buy a new mask if they don’t have one when they get to class, as part of a school…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco school board votes to rename 44 schools, including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington High Schools
The San Francisco Unified School District voted this week to rename 44 schools named after controversial public figures, including former Presidents…
Continue ReadingTrump to meet with McCarthy in Florida on Thursday
Former President Donald Trump is expected to meet with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida on Thursday, a source connected to the former…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy tells GOP to stop attacking each other: ‘Cut that crap out’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy privately made a blunt appeal to his colleagues in the aftermath of the divisive fight to impeach former…
Continue Reading Appalachian Trail Conservancy recommends that hikers delay long expeditions to 2022 due to Covid-19
For those who have hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) on their bucket list for the year, Covid-19 may prove to be an unexpected complication. The…
Continue ReadingJanuary has been the deadliest month for Covid-19 with nearly 80,000 lives lost so far in the US
January has already become the worst month for US Covid-19 deaths since the start of the…
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Biden signed two executive orders and a memorandum Wednesday. Here’s what they do
President Joe Biden on Wednesday continued his executive action blitz with a package of orders aimed at addressing the climate crisis along with a…
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Homeland Security issues bulletin over heightened threat environment following inauguration
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a threat bulletin due to the ongoing potential for violence in the wake of the presidential…
Continue ReadingGOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary
Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his…
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