Jul 28 Some small music venues kept rocking even after COVID shut them down. Here’s how they did it ByTim McPhillips When I.M.P. opened the Atlantis in April, it was the independent music production company’s fifth venue in greater Washington, D.C. It was also its smallest. The concert hall is a tribute to the original 9:30 club, a beloved and intimate… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watchdog calls for House committee to uninvite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after his comments are blasted as antisemitic ByAli Swenson, Associated Press A watchdog group has asked a U.S. House committee to rescind an invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Democratic presidential candidate was filmed falsely suggesting COVID could have been "ethnically targeted" to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people. Continue reading
Jul 17 EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle a long-lost relationship ByRaf Cassert, Associated Press European Union and Latin American leaders are gathering for a major summit of long-lost relatives. Whether it will also be a joyful reunion of friends remains to be seen after eight years. Continue reading
Jul 14 Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition ByGary Fields, Claire Savage, Associated Press A spokesperson for Rep. Jonathan Jackson confirmed on Friday that the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate plans to announce his decision on Sunday during the organization's annual convention. Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge refuses to put hold on order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies ByKevin McGill, Associated Press The judge's order came from a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general claiming the Biden administration censored free speech by pressuring companies to remove what it deemed misinformation on COVID-19. Continue reading
Jun 15 FDA considers changing COVID vaccine to target XXB, the latest omicron strain ByLauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Scientific advisers for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday discussed whether the next round of shots should only include protection against the newest omicron variants that are now dominant worldwide. Continue reading
Jun 14 How billions in COVID-19 pandemic relief aid was stolen or wasted ByRichard Lardner, Jennifer McDermott, Aaron Kessler, Associated Press Fraudsters used Social Security numbers of dead people to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren't cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags about sketchy borrowers. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch5:58 What the latest research tells us about long COVID’s most common symptoms ByJohn Yang, Laura Santhanam, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery More than three years into the pandemic, physicians and researchers are still struggling to understand long COVID. A recent study at Mass General Brigham has tried to take a step toward defining the condition affecting millions of people. PBS NewsHour… Continue watching
May 28 After battling COVID, can mRNA vaccines fight cancer? ByTim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine The pandemic put the technology, long in development, to the test. Here’s a look at the status of its application to cancer and when it might reach patients. Continue reading
May 25 COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after over a year of pandemic emergency use ByMatthew Perrone, Associated Press Thursday's action means the drug has now been fully vetted by the U.S. government and can remain on the market indefinitely. Millions of Americans have received Paxlovid since it was granted emergency authorization in late 2021. Continue reading