Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers … Albany County leaders honor local crime victims Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian … Warren County awards Jasmine Luellen for her courage Video
Albany County leaders honor local crime victims Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian … Warren County awards Jasmine Luellen for her courage Video
Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian … Warren County awards Jasmine Luellen for her courage Video
Census: Inequality last year grew, but child poverty … Income inequality in the U.S. increased last year for the first time in more than a decade, but childhood poverty was cut almost in half due to expansion of the federal government’s child tax credit and stimulus payments made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results released Tuesday by the U.S. […]
Omicron-caused staffing shortages force CVS, Walgreens … Some Walgreens and CVS locations are closing for the weekend over staffing shortages.
‘Paradise’: Australian states free of COVID resist … PERTH, Australia (AP) — It can seem like Australia’s west coast has almost entirely avoided COVID-19. A mask-free nightlife is thriving and huge crowds are turning out for sporting events, including 53,000 rugby fans who crammed into a Perth stadium to watch New Zealand’s All Blacks defeat Australia’s Wallabies on a recent sunny Sunday. “We […]
FDA chief struggles to explain slow response on baby … WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced bipartisan fury from House lawmakers Wednesday over months of delays investigating problems at the nation’s largest baby formula plant that prompted an ongoing shortage. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf laid out a series of setbacks in congressional testimony that slowed his agency’s response, including […]
Official: Canada likely to drop vaccine requirement … TORONTO (AP) — Canada will likely drop the vaccine requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. It is not immediately known whether the U.S. […]
COVID-expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one of the most far-reaching of all the federal aid programs launched during the COVID-19 pandemic — up to $300 per child going directly into the bank accounts of families on the 15th of every month. But the last checks will go out Wednesday, the expanded child tax credit program expiring […]
What is a COVID-19 vaccine ‘breakthrough’ case? What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they’renot a cause for alarm. COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the body to recognize the virus. So if you’re exposed to it after vaccination, your […]
Who doesn’t need the COVID-19 vaccine? Dr. Tamara Sheffield, Medical Director for Community Health and Prevention at Intermountain Healthcare, spoke with Nexstar’s KTVX about the few instances in which a person should not get the vaccine, as well as other concerns voiced.
EXPLAINER: What to expect from China’s party congress BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party is holding its twice-a-decade national congress starting Sunday, at which Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term as the uncontested head of the party, government and military of the world’s second-largest economy. The proceedings surrounding the event are shrouded in secrecy, as is typical in […]
Albany County’s COVID response ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy provided the latest COVID response. As of yesterday, 64.4% of Albany County’s population has received at least the first dose, and 59.2% has been fully vaccinated. The first dose vaccination rate for people in this country over the age of 18 is now up to 75.1%. […]
