By Caitlin Andrews on Aug 10, 2021 05:35 pm Despite the state’s high vaccination rate, about 21 percent of hospital workers here are unvaccinated, according to state data. Read more... »
By Sam Schipani on Aug 10, 2021 05:33 pm The recently released 2021 report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about the state of the climate left many feeling hopeless this week. In short, we are almost at the point of no return when it comes to catastrophic climate change. Read more... »
By Tribune Content Agency on Aug 10, 2021 05:13 pm U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defiantly lashed out at Twitter on Tuesday after being suspended for a week for posting comments about COVID-19 the site labeled "misleading." Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 10, 2021 04:58 pm It could open the way for tighter regulation of cryptocurrency — something the Biden administration is moving toward as it also pushes for tax compliance. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 10, 2021 04:33 pm Changes to standards and curricula happen slowly, but the pandemic is already leaving its fingerprints on the education of future teachers. Many U.S. educator preparation programs are incorporating more about digital tools, online instruction and mental and emotional wellness in their courses to reflect takeaways from the pandemic. Read more... »
By Michael Shepherd on Aug 10, 2021 04:21 pm It is likely not a fatal blow for the project, since CMP and Hydro-Quebec, which will supply the energy to the New England grid, could find another way around if the lease was tossed. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 10, 2021 04:17 pm The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients and are losing workers to burnout and lucrative out-of-state temporary gigs. Read more... »
By Troy R. Bennett on Aug 10, 2021 04:00 pm Portland Police are still investigating 13 open homicide cases. Some date back more than 30 years. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 10, 2021 03:54 pm After Cuomo announced his decision to step down, Hochul called it "the right thing to do and in the best interest of New Yorkers." Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Aug 10, 2021 03:20 pm ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The American Bar Association's policymaking body has voted in favor of a resolution supporting the U.S. Interior Department as it works to uncover the troubled legacy of federal boarding schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous youth into white society. Read more... »