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Angela Harrelson, right, aunt of George Floyd, talks to supporters at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Courts & Law

4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death

All four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Chauvin was also charged in a second indictment, stemming from the arrest of a 14-year-old.

5 years ago

Brian Acevedo, 16, receives a vaccination from LPN Myra Glass
Health

COVID’s US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July

Experts warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask.

5 years ago

In this April 20, 2021 file image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd,, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Nelson has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion when it refused to change the venue in the original proceedings, according to a court document filed Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)
Courts & Law

Chauvin’s lawyer seeks new trial, impeachment of verdict

Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd.

5 years ago

Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown on Monday, May 3, 2021. Health officials say vaccine demand is on the decline in some places, and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she will soon end a state health order and state of emergency enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Health

Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4

Already more than 56% of adult Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated.

5 years ago

Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people in Leland, Miss., last week.
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Health

Why lagging COVID vaccine rate at rural hospitals ‘needs to be fixed now’

When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. In some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.

5 years ago

A doctor’s hands in protection gloves putting COVID-19 test swab into kid’s mouth
NPR
Health

Children now account for 22% of new U.S. COVID cases. Why is that?

A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave after stepping off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Washington. The Biden's traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week.
Politics & Policy

Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash

Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12.

5 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a March 1 news conference
NPR
Politics & Policy

Separated families to reunite in the U.S., as immigrant advocates push for more

Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the U.S. this week, per the secretary of Homeland Security.

5 years ago

People wait in line at an airport, with a
NPR
Health

TSA extends mask mandate aboard flights through summer as travel increases

Even as COVID-19 cases decrease and more Americans get vaccinated, the TSA is keeping strict regulations on mask-wearing when traveling domestically.

5 years ago

NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden wants to go tough on Wall Street. The response? The best rally since FDR

The S&P 500 surged 11% in President Biden's first 100 days, the best performance since Franklin D. Roosevelt started his first term in 1933.

5 years ago

Serious cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks in Americans 50 and younger. (Tempura/Getty Images)
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Health

COVID ‘doesn’t discriminate by age’: Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of COVID-19 patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate.

5 years ago

A patient at the Vaccination clinic in McKeesport at the Bethlehem Baptist Church receives the COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million

Thirty-nine percent of the nation's adult population has been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the American Jobs Plan
Politics & Policy

Biden to visit Philly today to celebrate Amtrak, promote sweeping infrastructure plan

Biden is pushing a plan to significantly expand the safety net, provide more resources for education, and invest heavily in infrastructure and green energy.

5 years ago

President Biden addresses a joint session of Congress
NPR
Politics & Policy

Big government is back, and 3 other takeaways from Biden’s address to Congress

Biden made the pitch for a larger federal role, framed new programs aiding kids as essential for the middle class, and marked history in the House chamber with two top women.

5 years ago

President Biden makes his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Watch live: Biden delivers first speech to joint session of Congress

President Biden is addressing Congress Wednesday, in a speech where he is expected to say that his administration's work shows that "America is on the move again."

5 years ago

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