Category Archives: Science
VP Harris getting COVID-19 booster shot this weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will receive a COVID-19 booster shot on Saturday, the White House announced, as it encourages eligible Americans to follow suit.
Newson suddenly pulls out of trip to UN climate conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unspecified “family obligations" prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to suddenly cancel his trip to Scotland for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, a huge gathering of international leaders on a s...
US intel doesn’t expect to determine origins of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, intelligence agencies won’t be able to conclude whether COVID-19 spread by animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab, officials said Friday in releasing a fuller version of their review into...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the
N.L. to extend masking order to K-Grade 3 students; reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19 and says it will be increase health measures at schools as of next week. Officials say since the last public advisory released Wednesday there have been 10
Fly-in communities exempt, grace period for foreign nationals in travel vax mandate
TORONTO — Fly-in communities will be exempt from a federal requirement that air passengers be vaccinated against COVID-19, Canada's transport minister said Friday, a day before the mandate comes into effect. Residents who leave their remote communitie...
Iowa governor signs vaccine mandate exemption bill into law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a
Iowa governor signs vaccine mandate exemption bill into law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a
Bulgaria’s hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 infection surge
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Medical workers at Bulgaria’s main emergency hospital are waging an uphill battle as a surge in coronavirus cases has overwhelmed the country's ailing health care system.
Next time, manage risk instead of closing border, task force urges Canada, U.S.
WASHINGTON — When, not if, the next pandemic strikes, Canada and the United States need to work more closely together on a mutual, integrated strategy for managing risk at the shared border, rather than trying to shut it down entirely,
