Biden announces new emissions standards
Aug 6, 2021
A new executive order from President Biden aims to have more than half of new vehicles powered by electricity by 2030. Top automakers, including Ford, General Motors, and […]
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Biden announces new emissions standards
A new executive order from President Biden aims to have more than half of new vehicles powered by electricity by 2030. Top automakers, including Ford, General Motors, and […]
WHO fights COVID-19 booster shots
Aug 4, 2021
Germany recently announced it would start administering coronavirus boosters to the elderly, immunocompromised, and those who received single-dose vaccines. France said people who got vaccinated early […]
New York AG report confirms Cuomo misconduct
Aug 3, 2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday that a monthslong investigation found New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment. […]
Infrastructure deal inches closer to reality
Aug 3, 2021
The 2,700-page Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—the result of months of bipartisan negotiations—is moving closer to becoming a reality. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., kept […]
Businesses, government add vaccine mandates
Jul 28, 2021
As COVID-19 cases surge, President Joe Biden is expected to announce a requirement for all federal employees to get vaccinated or wear masks and undergo testing […]
CDC updates mask guidance as SBAC decision looms
Jul 27, 2021
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pushed for “universal masking” at a Tuesday news conference. Given rising infections from the […]
Federal judge backs university’s vaccine mandate
Jul 20, 2021
A federal judge has given the green light to Indiana University to enforce a requirement that its 90,000 students and 40,000 employees must get vaccinated against […]
CDC reports 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020
Jul 15, 2021
Nearly every state saw a dramatic increase in drug-related deaths last year with a spike of nearly 30 percent nationwide compared to the year before, the […]
Delta now dominant coronavirus strain in U.S.
Jul 8, 2021
The highly transmissible delta variant now accounts for more than 50 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease […]
Officials ban spectators at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 8, 2021
The International Olympic Committee and government officials in Japan agreed Thursday not to allow spectators at the Tokyo Olympics later this month. As the Olympic torch […]
Surfside death toll rises to 54
Jul 7, 2021
Search and rescue crews found 18 bodies Wednesday to bring the Surfside building collapse death toll to 54. Thursday marks two weeks since part of the […]
Attorney general pauses federal executions
Jul 3, 2021
The Trump administration in 2019 resumed federal executions after a 16-year hiatus, but they have once again come to a halt. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland […]
Six more bodies found in Surfside collapse
Jun 30, 2021
Rescue workers in Surfside have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 18 with some 140 persons still missing as President Joe Biden prepares […]
Court dismisses antitrust cases against Facebook
Jun 29, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission failed to demonstrate that Facebook holds more than 60 percent of the social media market or that it wrongfully acquired Instagram in […]
Juul agrees to $40 million settlement
Jun 28, 2021
The electronic cigarette company will financially support addiction recovery assistance and youth vaping research in North Carolina as part of a $40 million settlement with the […]
99 still missing after Surfside building collapse
Jun 25, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters “we’re bracing for bad news” after one wing of a 12-story building collapsed early Thursday morning in Surfside, Fla. After […]
Biden, senators reach infrastructure compromise
Jun 24, 2021
A coalition of Republican and Democratic senators walked into the Oval Office on Thursday and came out with a deal. President Joe Biden agreed to an […]