COVID Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect for NYC Teachers, Staff
NEW YORK (AP) — Teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning for New York City’s sprawling school system. Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that unvaccinated school staffers will not be allowed to work Monday. De Blasio said 90% of Department of Education…
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Puerto Ricans Fume as Outages Threaten Health, Work, School
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Not a single hurricane has hit Puerto Rico this year, but hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. territory feel like they’re living in the aftermath of a major storm: Students do homework by the light of dying cellphones. People who depend on insulin or respiratory therapies struggle…
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Ex-US Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘Legitimate Rape’ Remark, Dies
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son, Perry, says in a statement that his father died late Sunday at age 74 from cancer. Akin’s comment in 2012 that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for…
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COVID cases are falling, but US on the brink of 700,000 dead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A decline in COVID-19 cases across the United States over the past several weeks has given overwhelmed hospitals some relief. But administrators are bracing for yet another possible surge as cold weather drives people indoors. Health experts say the fourth wave of the pandemic has peaked overall in the U.S., particularly in…
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Biden, Democrats back at it, scaling back $3.5T plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are back at it, determined to rescue a scaled back version of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Friday's action resumed after a long night of frantic negotiations with no deal. Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately with lawmakers in the morning at the…
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