- How Rich Countries Are 'Hoarding' The World's Vaccines, In Charts
Experts say low-risk people in the U.S. will likely be immunized before many high-risk people in poor countries.(Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR)
read more ...2 hours ago - 'There's No Quick Fix For COVID-19,' Cautions Pennsylvania Secretary Of Health
As state health officials make plans for a vaccine, many questions remain unanswered. In Pennsylvania, the top health official says she does not know how many doses will be made available initially.(Image credit: Matt Slocum/AP)
read more ...2 hours ago - Democrats Push 'Abolition Amendment' To Fully Erase Slavery From U.S. Constitution
Congressional Democrats seek to remove the "punishment" clause from the 13th Amendment which allows members of prison populations to be used as cheap and free labor. (Image credit: bonniej/Getty Images)
read more ...2 hours ago - UK's Approval Of Pfizer Vaccine Should 'Give People Hope', Vaccine Expert Says
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed fast. But a leading vaccine expert says its important for consumers to know the companies "haven't cut corners" in the clinical science.(Image credit: Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
read more ...2 hours ago - Biden Asks Fauci To Join His Team, Will Urge 100 Days Of Mask-Wearing
The president-elect also told CNN on Thursday he would ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration.(Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
read more ...3 hours ago - Facebook Sued By Justice Dept. For Allegedly Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
The U.S. Department of Justice alleged Facebook reserved more than 2,600 jobs over almost two years specifically for temporary visa holders it intended to sponsor for permanent residency.(Image credit: Jeff Chiu/AP)
read more ...3 hours ago - California Is Days Away From A Regional Stay-At-Home Order
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the restrictions will likely go into effect "in the next day or two" in places with less than 15% I.C.U. availability, and remain in effect for at least three weeks.(Image credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)
read more ...4 hours ago - Kenosha Protest Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial
The teenager is accused of killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed.(Image credit: Courtesy Antioch Police Department /AP)
read more ...4 hours ago - Vaccine Cards And Second-Dose Reminders Are Part Of Warp Speed's Immunization Plan
The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19.(Image credit: EJ Hersom/Defense.gov)
read more ...5 hours ago - With No Options, Displaced Iraqi Yazidis Return To Homes Destroyed In ISIS Fight
Thousands of Yazidis who were in displacement camps in northern Iraq's Kurdistan Region have returned to Sinjar. "It's a beautiful feeling to be home," says a Yazidi woman who recently arrived.(Image credit: Jane Arraf/NPR)
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