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How New York is avoiding potential health care worker shortages as vaccine mandate takes effect
Kanya Kits/iStock (NEW YORK) — All eyes are on New York as its vaccination mandate for health care workers — among the first in the nation — takes effect on Tuesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed [Read More…]

Dad builds space for immunocompromised kids to safely play
paci77/iStock (Az.) — One Arizona dad wants to give immunocompromised kids some of their childhood back by creating a hyper-clean space where they can safely play. Brad Taylor’s daughter, Lily, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic [Read More…]

Mourners pack Gabby Petito’s funeral as parents give emotional eulogies
kanyakits/iStock (New York) — A large crowd of mourners packed a public funeral service for Gabby Petito, the slain 22-year-old travel blogger, on Sunday afternoon in Long Island, near where Petito grew up in Blue [Read More…]

3 dead in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
@jacob_cordeiro/Twitter (NEW YORK) — At least three people were killed and multiple others were injured when an Amtrak train derailed in remote northern Montana on Saturday, sending several cars toppling over, authorities said. Eight cars [Read More…]

6-year-old girl never strapped into seat before fatal amusement park ride: Report
Estifanos Family (DENVER) — The 6-year-old girl who died on a ride at a Colorado amusement park earlier this month was never strapped into her seat — and two operators failed to notice even after [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: US reaches vaccine milestone
oonal/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 682,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: CDC endorses Pfizer boosters for older and high-risk Americans
oonal/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 682,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people [Read More…]

CDC director overrules panel on Pfizer boosters for frontline workers
scaliger/iStock (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed an independent advisory panel’s recommendation for seniors and other medically vulnerable Americans to get a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, six months [Read More…]

Arrest warrant issued for Brian Laundrie in Wyoming as search presses on: Live updates
AlessandroPhoto/iStock (NORTH PORT, Fla.) — A massive search is continuing in southern Florida for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing on a cross-country trip and who authorities confirmed [Read More…]

Man attempts to storm cockpit, strangles and kicks flight attendant on JetBlue flight
LeoPatrizi/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Flight attendants testify on Capitol Hill on rise of in-flight confrontations Members of Congress heard from flight attendants about the recent spike in air rage incidents. A man attempted to storm the [Read More…]

A century after arson decimated its Chinatown, San Jose to apologize for past racism and injustices
KGO-TV (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Local lawmakers in San Jose, California, are expected to vote on a resolution next week that would apologize to Chinese immigrants and their descendants for the role the city played [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Three states account for about one-third of last week’s deaths
AlxeyPnferov/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 677,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people [Read More…]

Brian Laundrie search presses on as death of Gabby Petito ruled homicide: Live updates
Jtyler/iStock (SALT LAKE CITY) — A massive search is continuing in southern Florida for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing on a cross-country trip and who authorities confirmed [Read More…]

16-year-old boy killed, 2 kids hurt in shooting at school bus stop in Louisville: Police
FatCamera/iStock (LOUISVILLE) — A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other children were hurt in a shooting at a school bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday morning, according to local police. The three children were [Read More…]

Gabby Petito case example of ‘missing white woman syndrome,’ experts say
YuriArcurs/iStock (NEW YORK) — In the two weeks since Gabby Petito went missing while on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, her story has gained national attention. Petito’s case has made news headlines and gone [Read More…]

COVID deaths surge in Alabama, after state reports more deaths than births in 2020
Tempura/iStock (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — After weeks of rising coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, there are signs that Alabama’s latest coronavirus surge may be starting to abate. However, the reprieve comes at a high cost — with [Read More…]

23-year-old woman uses TikTok to highlight influential Latinas
5./15 WEST/iStock (NEW YORK) — One Arizona woman is on a mission to educate others about influential Latin women — by using her TikTok. Fernanda Cortes, 23, immigrated to Phoenix with her family from Guadalajara, Mexico, when [Read More…]

Police say search of preserve ‘exhausted’ for Gabby Petito’s boyfriend: Live updates
carlballou/iStock (NEW YORK) — A massive search is continuing in southern Florida for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing on a cross-country trip and who authorities say is “consistent with the [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Average daily death count rises 20%, officials say
AlxeyPnferov/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 672,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have [Read More…]

At least 43 people shot, six fatally, in violent Chicago weekend
kali9/iStock (CHICAGO) — At least six people have been killed and 37 wounded, including a 3-year-old boy, in shootings that erupted across Chicago over the weekend, according to police. As of noon Sunday, Chicago police [Read More…]