Category Archives: Health
Nevada becomes 2nd state with ‘public option’ insurance law
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday signed into law a bill that paves the way for Nevada to become the second state in the nation to offer state-managed health insurance plans.
COVID-19 case counts in B.C. fall to levels not seen since October, vaccinations up
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say the province has a strong COVID-19 immunization rate at 74.5 per cent of all adults for their first dose of a vaccine. It comes as the infection rate drops to 148 new cases,
Fewer children cross US border in May but numbers stay high
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of unaccompanied children and families entering the U.S. illegally on the Mexican border dropped sharply in May but remained unusually high, authorities said Wednesday.
Mayor: Seattle 1st major city to fully vaccinate 70%
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Wednesday that 70% of city residents ages 12 and up have been fully vaccinated, which she said makes Seattle the first major U.S. city to hit the COVID-19 milestone.
Grief, outrage after shooting kills pregnant Brazilian woman
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Friends and family of a young pregnant woman killed by a stray bullet during a police shootout with alleged criminals in Rio de Janeiro gathered to mourn on Wednesday.
Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE — All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening based on vaccination rates and infections both in ...
Alberta premier hopes cities stay in lockstep when provincial COVID mask rules lift
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes the cities of Edmonton and Calgary will stay in lockstep with the province when it comes to eventually lifting mask restrictions tied to COVID-19. "I would just hope that everyone in the
Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life
HOUSTON (AP) — The longest serving death row inmate in the U.S. was resentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after prosecutors in Texas concluded the 71-year-old man is ineligible for execution and incompetent for retrial due to his long
Military relieves general of duties, cites tank sinking
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps is relieving a general of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before an exercise last summer when their seafaring tank sank off the Southern California
Boston leadership tangled in series of scandals
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s leaders are scrambling to tamp down a series of political crises. The acting mayor just fired the
