Tag: politics
Omicron makes up 95% of sequenced Covid cases in U.S. as infections hit pandemic record
At the Covid testing site on Broadway in Santa Monica, the wait was at least 45 minutes long even with an appointment on Monday, Jan. 3, 2021.Carol [...]
CDC shortens waiting period for Pfizer Covid boosters to 5 months
OptimuMedicine registered nurse Crystal Okano (L) gives GoBEST Vice President Adia Foster a Moderna booster shot at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination c [...]
Sen. Tim Kaine among hundreds trapped in Virginia snowstorm traffic jam
This image provided by the Virginia department of Transportation shows a closed section of Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg, Va. Monday Jan. 3, 20 [...]
Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump subpoenaed in New York probe of Trump Organization
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) gives two thumbs up as Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Ivanka Trump (R) stand and cheer for Eric Trump [...]
FDA expands Pfizer booster eligibility to kids ages 12 to 15, authorizes third shots at 5 months
Dash Hunger, 12, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine at the Jewish Federation/JARC's offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on May 13, 20 [...]
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday. Jan. 3
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:1. First trading day of 2022 looks to pick up [...]
Amid another Covid surge, schools and businesses find plans disrupted
A healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 PCR test at a free test site in Farragut Square on December 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | [...]
What can we expect in politics in 2022?
The BBC's political team talk through what stories might make the headlines in 2022.
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Omicron hospitalization risk upside, vaccine protection good: U.K. study
A government advert on a bus stop in London encourages people to get their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, as the Omicron variant of coronavirus sp [...]
What airlines owe you if they cancel your flight
Travelers make their way through Miami International Airport on December 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesTravel in 2021 ended o [...]
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Cartoon Carousel
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to ca [...]
Employers moving faster than states to raise hourly pay
Activists with Our Revolution hold $15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol complex on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, to call on Congress to pass the $ [...]
Fauci warns against large New Year’s Eve parties as Covid cases hit pandemic high
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021.Kevin Lam [...]
JetBlue cuts hundreds of flights through mid-January, expecting more omicron sick calls
JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 passenger aircraft landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.Nik Oiko | LightRocket | Getty Ima [...]
WHO warns vaccine-resistant Covid variants could emerge amid pandemic
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headqu [...]