Category Archives: Health
US, India agree to expand multilateral security partnership
NEW DELHI (AP) — The top diplomats of India and the United States pledged Wednesday to expand their multilateral security partnership, underscoring the deepening of ties between two countries concerned over China’s growing influence in the region.
The Latest: Filipino leader says unvaccinated may be shut in
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is warning that Filipinos who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be allowed to leave their homes as a safeguard against the more contagious delta variant.
High profile: Cannabis chemical delta-8 gains fans, scrutiny
NEW YORK (AP) — A chemical cousin of pot’s main intoxicating ingredient has rocketed to popularity over the last year, and the cannabis industry and state governments are scrambling to reckon with it amid debate over whether it’s legal.
Biden woos working class with new ‘buy American’ efforts
MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden checked out the big rigs at a Pennsylvania truck factory on Wednesday and promised workers that his policies would reshape the U.S economy for the working class — a message clearly aimed at
Capitol riot arrest of restaurant owner rattles hometown
KANE, Pa. (AP) — A crank caller ordered an “insurrection pizza” from Pauline Bauer’s restaurant. A profane piece of hate mail addressed her as a domestic terrorist. She even became a punchline for Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show on CBS.
Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once the White House and a bipartisan group of senators agreed
Asia Today: Sydney lockdown extended, record cases in SKorea
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s largest city Sydney will remain in lockdown for another month. The New South Wales state government
Yukon COVID-19 recoveries surpass diagnoses for the first time in a week: top doctor
WHITEHORSE — Yukon reported six new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the territory's top doctor says there were more recoveries than new diagnoses for the first time in a week. Dr. Brendan Hanley says in a statement the number of
Man charged with sending threatening emails to Dr. Fauci
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged in federal court with sending emails that threatened to harm and kill Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, and their families, federal prosecutors in
White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask — a potentially major shift in policy that reflec...
