Category Archives: Science
California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated ...
Border agency chief faces challenges from within and outside
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — One agent protested that he didn't join the Border Patrol to look after children in custody. Another asked why a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for court hearings wasn't being used more. And one
B.C. eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor has updated her public health orders as more employees return to their workplaces with COVID-19 infections dropping. The Health Ministry says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has updated her workplace...
Digital ad tax argued in Maryland federal court case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys in a federal court challenge to Maryland’s first-in-the-nation digital ad tax argued Thursday about whether the law is a tax or an unconstitutional penalty targeting Big Tech.
FDA: Do not use recalled infant formulas tied to infections
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials warned parents on Thursday not to use three popular powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan that investigators recently linked to bacterial contamination.
South Dakota pot legalization bill cleared for Senate vote
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bipartisan proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota survived its first test in the Legislature on Thursday as a Senate committee recommended the proposal for a vote in the full chamber next week.
California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated ...
Baltimore police to expunge spy plane records in settlement
BALTIMORE (AP) — Records and data collected by a now-defunct aerial surveillance program in Baltimore will be expunged as part of a federal lawsuit settlement filed this week.
Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House
WASHINGTON (AP) — All members of Congress are being invited to attend President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address, crowding the House chamber for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic as the White House tries
Pharmacists fear easing of COVID-19 restrictions in N.B. will slow vaccination drive
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is set to lift many COVID-19 restrictions this weekend, but the executive director of the province's pharmacists' association warns the easing could slow the rate of vaccination. Jake Reid said Thursday that pharmacies are a...
