Month: October 2021
DC’s Harllee Harper Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?
After four people were murdered in one week in early September — all in the same Washington, D.C., neighborhood — residents made a plea for…
NYPD Officers on a Secret Watchlist Jeopardize Prosecutions
One judge said she believed the testimony of a Bronx defendant’s 64-year-old mother more than that of the two New York City police officers who…
New effort to start COVID vaccination sites at schools on the way
Ahead of the expected authorization of the COVID vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the Biden administration says the shots will be distributed to…
White House calls Texas’ bill targeting transgender student athletes “hateful”
The Biden White House on Tuesday condemned a Texas bill that would restrict transgender student athletes’ participation in school sports, further hinting at a potential…
It’s cheap, easy to make and in demand overseas. So why can’t this Texas-born COVID-19 vaccine break into the U.S. market?
The day before COVID-19 claimed its first Texas victim in 2020, Dr. Peter Hotez was a guest on the popular Austin-based podcast “The Drive.” After…
After Texas and other states passed new voting restrictions, federal bills could expand ballot access. Here’s what you need to know.
More than a month after Texas restricted how and when voters cast ballots, the U.S. Senate plans this week to take up a bill that…
At least 42 Texas hospitals were out of ICU beds last week, according to the latest federal data. Look up the ones near you.
The highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 continues to send hundreds of unvaccinated Texans to the hospital with serious illness every day, putting those facilities…
Austin voters could put hundreds more police officers on the streets after last year’s budget cuts
After Austin officials slashed the city’s police spending amid nationwide protests over police brutality last year and drew the ire of Gov. Greg Abbott, Austin’s…
Illinois nurses challenge COVID-19 vaccine mandate in lawsuit
Six nurses employed by Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee have filed a lawsuit against the hospital over their right to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the…
Rise in New Mexico earthquakes likely triggered by oil industry
New Mexico’s oil and gas regulators and scientists are on alert after a dramatic increase in earthquake activity in southern New Mexico — an increase likely…
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