Category Archives: Health
High vaccination rate, low COVID-19 cases point to further reopening in B.C.
VICTORIA — High COVID-19 vaccination rates and a dramatic drop in cases that hasn't been seen since last August have set the stage for a further loosening of restrictions in British Columbia this week. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said
Business Highlights: Facebook lawsuits, rising gas prices
___ Judge dismisses gov’t antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
U.K. study reports mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines produces better immunity
OTTAWA — A vaccine study in the United Kingdom reports that getting a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine four weeks after a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca produced a much stronger immune response than two doses of AstraZeneca. The results are similar to
Soldotna ends Zoom conferencing for city council meetings
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — If people want to testify at city council meetings in Soldotna, they will have to do it in person from now on.
Juul to pay $40M in N. Carolina teen vaping suit settlement
DURHAM N.C. (AP) — Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that
More Times Square police after man wounded by stray bullet
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised Monday to dramatically boost the number of police officers in Times Square after a man reportedly visiting with his family was shot and wounded.
New UAW president will face huge post-pandemic challenges
DETROIT (AP) — Ray Curry is taking over leadership of the United Auto Workers perhaps the most critical juncture in the union's history.
Reimagined Harry Truman presidential library set to reopen
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — After nearly two years of renovations complicated by COVID-19 restrictions, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is ready to welcome visitors back with an updated focus on how Truman's legacy resonates today.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, June 28, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:55 p.m. The Northwest Territories is no longer requiring masks to be worn in public places in Yellowknife and three other communities. The territory says it revoked the public he...
High court rejects New Hampshire-Massachusetts tax dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow New Hampshire to sue neighboring Massachusetts over an income tax dispute involving people who have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
