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Hospitalizations Skyrocket in Kids Too Young for COVID Shots
(AP) - Hospitalizations in U.S. children under age 5 with COVID have soared dramatically to unprecedented levels, a worrisome trend in youngsters too young to be vaccinated. That's according to Centers for Disease…
Teen in Michigan School Shooting Waives Key Court Hearing
DETROIT (AP) - A teenager charged with killing four students at their Michigan high school has waived a key court hearing. The decision means Ethan Crumbley's case moves straight to a trial court in suburban Detroit. Prosecutors in Michigan typically…
Supreme Court Weighs Vaccine Rules Affecting More Than 80M
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant. The justices on the conservative-oriented…
US Jobless Rate Sinks to 3.9% As Many More People Find Jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce. At the…
Grammys Postpone Ceremony, Citing Omicron Variant Risks
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The upcoming Grammy Awards have been postponed due to what organizers called “too many risks” from the omicron variant. The ceremony had been scheduled for Jan. 31st in Los Angeles with a live audience and performances.…
Winning Tickets for Wednesday's $632M Powerball Jackpot Sold in California, Wisconsin
(CNN) - Two lucky lotto players will find themselves in a new tax bracket in 2022 after hitting the $632.6 million jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing. The winning tickets, sold in California and…
New COVID-19 Variant Named IHU Discovered in France
NEW YORK (AP) - A new COVID-19 variant has been detected in France. The variant has been named IHU. It was found to have infected 12 people living in an area near Marseilles, a port city in southern France. Health…
Child Tax Credit 2021 Payments: How To Know if You Owe, IRS Letter to Watch For
WASHINGTON (FOX-TV via Fox 9) - Many parents across the U.S. received monthly payments in 2021 as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit program, and with tax season coming up, there is some important information to know and look…
CDC Signs off on Pfizer Extra Dose Measures
NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on two measures to increase access to additional doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. The CDC on Tuesday recommended shortening the recommended interval of time between…
FDA Expands Pfizer Boosters for More Teens as Omicron Surges
UNDATED (AP) -The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday allowed extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older,…
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr Subpoenaed by NY Attorney General
NEW YORK (AP) - New York's attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family's business practices. Attorney General Letitia James' office said in…
Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99. People and the Washington Post reported Friday…
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Winner, Dies at 90
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights,…
US Adds Merck Pill as 2nd Easy-to-Use Drug Against COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck that may help blunt the wave of infections driven by the omicron variant. The…
US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st Year
(AP) - U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies, and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents, according to figures released…
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