Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisers voted Sunday to recommend the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for the US, and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky almost immediately signed off on the recommendation. It is the first of the three authorized Covid-19 vaccines that comes in a single dose. “The Janssen vaccine has been
Continue ReadingBroadcasting pioneer and former NFL Pro Bowl cornerback Irv Cross died Sunday morning in Minnesota, the Philadelphia Eagles announced on the team’s website. He was 81. Cross was the first African American sports analyst on national television when he worked for CBS Sports as an NFL analyst and commentator from 1971 to 1994. He anchored
Continue ReadingThe US just added another powerful tool against Covid-19 to its inventory: a third vaccine. This latest piece of good news comes at a time US health leaders say is critical in the country’s battle against the virus, as dropping cases begin to plateau and concerns grow over highly transmissible variants. “Starting tonight, 3.9 million
Continue ReadingDomestic violence incidents rose in the United States by about 8.1% after the imposition of pandemic-related lockdowns, according to an analysis by the National Commission on Covid-19 and Criminal Justice. The analysis, released Wednesday, was based on a review of 18 US and international studies that compared domestic violence incidents before and after stay-at-home restrictions
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Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $15 minimum wage to their employees, the latest indication that boosting the federal minimum wage in this Congress remains an extremely tall order, according to a person involved in the talks. After the House passed President Joe Biden’s Covid-19
Continue ReadingLiberal House Democrats are pleading with Vice President Kamala Harris to ignore the ruling of the Senate’s parliamentarian and decide that the $15 federal minimum wage can stay in the Covid relief package during Senate floor debate this week. Such a move has not been employed since 1975 — and taking that tack would generate
Continue ReadingStarbucks is adding oat milk to its menus across the United States beginning Tuesday as demand for non-dairy alternatives surges. Oat milk has become especially trendy in recent years among coffee drinkers avoiding dairy. Starbucks is serving Oatly, the Oprah Winfrey-backed brand that recently announced plans to go public. Starbucks said that the arrival of
Continue ReadingMr. Potato Head caused a lot of buzz last week, and Fox News played a big part in that. Over the past week, the plastic toy — and its gender — has been mentioned at least 35 times on Fox News and Fox Business combined. “The conversations about Mr. Potato Head and trans kids or
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A second former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accusing him of sexual harassment, according to the New York Times. The former aide, Charlotte Bennett, alleges that Cuomo asked her questions about her sex life, whether she had monogamous relationships and if she ever had sex with older men, according to the Times.
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Warren Buffett is warning that the “pathetic” returns available to bond investors may encourage risky behavior. “Bonds are not the place to be these days,” the legendary investor wrote in Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter to shareholders, lamenting that the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds has fallen 94% since September 1981. The big picture: Interest rates
Continue ReadingFaced with an escalating backlash following two allegations of sexual harassment in less than a week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday acknowledged that some of his comments in the workplace “may have been insensitive or too personal” and said he was “truly sorry” to those who might have “misinterpreted (the remarks) as an
Continue ReadingA 37-year-old Connecticut man who allegedly used a Molotov cocktail to start a fire at an ambulance facility is also responsible for starting at least four fires throughout the state, authorities said. Richard White, 37, is in custody in Pennsylvania on charges related to the fires, a press release from Meriden Police said. According to
Continue ReadingThe Golden Globe Awards were presented Sunday night. A full list of nominees follows below, with winners indicated in bold. TELEVISION Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy Don Cheadle – “Black Monday” Nicholas Hoult – “The Great” Eugene Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” Jason Sudekis – “Ted Lasso” –
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Trade ties between Australia and China worsened over the past year as the two countries became mired in a diplomatic dispute. Now it appears those problems, and the pandemic, are also hitting investment. Chinese investment in Australia plunged to just over 1 billion Australian dollars ($775 million) in 2020, down 62% from the previous year,
Continue ReadingAlmost one year after the first known US coronavirus death, activists and community groups are calling on officials to memorialize the more than half a million Americans who died with an official Covid Memorial Day. More than a hundred events will take place across the United States on Monday, March 1, to remember those who
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When your phone goes off in the middle of the night, it isn’t usually good news. At best, it signals a call into action, albeit with a foggy head and a scrambled mind. At worst, the incessant ringing or buzzing represents news of a dreadful event, or an impending one. As the British rower Jasmine
Continue ReadingA major Chinese oil company that has traded on Wall Street for decades has become the latest casualty of tensions between Washington and Beijing. The New York Stock Exchange announced Friday that it will delist CNOOC, China’s third largest oil company and its largest offshore oil producer. Shares in the firm will stop trading from
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with another charge Monday, as protesters returned to the streets in a show of defiance following the deadliest day since the military seized power in a coup in early February. Suu Kyi appeared in a court hearing via video conference where she was charged under
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Five is your new lucky number. That’s how many servings of fruits and vegetables you need to eat each day to live the longest, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association (AHA) that analyzed data representing nearly 2 million adults worldwide. Two of those five servings should be fruit — the
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Donald Trump has no remorse about the deadly violence he incited with his lies about a stolen election in his uprising against the US Congress. This much was clear when the ex-President put the Republican Party on notice on Sunday that he intends to use his hold on its grassroots to try to suppress the
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