Students who are exposed to the coronavirus need not be quarantined at home, under a new “guidance” issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The New York Times is […]
CDC backs “test to stay” policy
Biden’s plan to fight omicron
Vowing to “fight this variant with science and speed, not chaos and confusion,” President Joe Biden on Thursday outlined a plan to deal with the potential threat of the omicron variant of […]
Three convicted in Arbery killing
Three suspects – all of them white – have been found guilty of the murder of a Black man – in a nationally watched trial. According to The New York Times, the three […]
Cost of living up 6.2 percent
Inflation, banished from the American economy since the 1980s, is making a comeback. According to The New York Times, the Consumer Price Index rose 6.2 percent in October, the fastest increase since […]
Booster shots for all adults?
The impending arrival of the holiday season – with its increased air travel and gatherings – has boosted concern about a possible rise in coronavirus cases. The answer could be a booster […]
Hamas, Israel continue to fight
Violence between Israel and Hamas has spilled over into the West Bank area, as mostly young demonstrators battled Israeli forces. According to the Associated Press, soldiers have shot and killed at least […]
Spring football: its time will come
The local high school football season is over, alas. Cut short and sheared of a playoff series, it’s easy to think of what happened as almost a tragedy. But there’s a bright […]
Ex-NFL player shot, killed five
A former NFL player is believed to be the man who fatally shot five persons – and then himself – early Thursday morning in Columbia, South Carolina. The Associated Press is reporting […]
Biden’s $2.3 trillion building plan
One of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign slogans was “Build Back Better,” and as president he’s seeking to follow through on that theme. On Wednesday he took the wraps off a $2.3 […]
Stop “War on Nature”: UN chief
The secretary-general of the United Nations has called for an end of what he called “a war on nature,” demanding an urgent shift away energy uses which create carbon pollution. Antonio Guterres […]
