Month: December 2021
C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers
The agency issued revised guidelines as Omicron cases climb, and hospitals grapple with worker shortages that have left wards understaffed.
Read More‘Old Donald Trump getting worse’: Al Sharpton says former president’s age will matter more than Biden’s in 2024
If former President Donald Trump tries to recapture the White House in 2024, it would be “the best thing that could happen” to President Joe Biden, according to MSNBC host and analyst Al Sharpton. Biden said Wednesday he plans to
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Hungarian Jewish group backpedals after coming out against gay marriage
Neolog umbrella group apologizes for signing interfaith statement on sanctification of heterosexual unions, but Chabad-linked organization sticks with support for declaration
Read MoreCompany seeks to restore oil lease on land sacred to tribes
The Badger-Two-Medicine area near Glacier National Park is the site of the creation story of the Blackfoot tribes of southern Canada and Montana’s Blackfeet Nation.
Read MoreA New York singer accuses actor Chris Noth of sexual abuse and intimidation
“I was afraid to come forward because of Mr. Noth’s power and his threats to ruin my career,” Lisa Gentile said in a press conference. The actor faces multiple accusations of rape and sexual abuse. (Image credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Read MoreAmazon unionization efforts get a boost under a settlement with U.S. labor board
Under pressure to improve worker rights, Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its employees to freely organize — and without retaliation. (Image credit: Jay Reeves/AP)
Read MoreButtigieg doles out $241 million to U.S. ports to boost supply chain
It includes $52.3 million to help boost rail capacity at the port in Long Beach, California, and $20 million for Portsmouth, Virginia, to build out a supply chain for the offshore wind industry.
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve celebrations will still be on in Times Square, but with smaller crowds
Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to about 15,000 to allow for more distancing, and everyone in attendance must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)
Read MoreWATCH: Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research
President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without using forced labor. Biden also signed a bill into law to fund research for a
Read MoreWATCH: Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research
President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without using forced labor. Biden also signed a bill into law to fund research for a
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