Top U.S. military official Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday that the calls he made to Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army during the final months of former President Donald Trump’s…
Pfizer, in new data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, has said that side effects from COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are similar to those felt after the second dose of vaccine and are more likely to affect younger people.…
The Alief Independent School District (ISD) has been dealing with damaged property and stolen items. This comes after a TikTok trend called the “devious lick” went viral. The “devious lick” challenge encourages TikTok users to steal school property, destroy them,…
Many Americans refuse to get vaccinated, and some interpose reasons linked to their religious beliefs and medical conditions. However, refusal to get vaccinated can have serious repercussions. After the United States, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine…
Stephen L. Carter, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and a professor of law at Yale University, has said in an opinion piece for The Washington Post that one way to get people vaccinated in the United States is if the government…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has announced that she will introduce legislation to extend the pandemic unemployment benefits until next year. The news comes as the programs expired Sept. 6 and no extension is included in the infrastructure plans currently moving through…
Top White House infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci believes the possibility of a “monster” COVID-19 variant if the pandemic continues. In a statement, Fauci said the possible “monster” COVID-19 variant would be highly transmissible. Fauci made his statement during…
After many years of slight increases in the rate of Social Security benefits received by older Americans, this year’s growth will be the biggest. One of the driving forces for the considerable increase of Social Security benefits is the COVID-19…
The California Franchise Tax Board announced that the second round of the state stimulus checks would be released on Sept. 17. It is estimated that the second round will include the rolling out of around two million checks. Accordingly, those…
The U.S. Department of Labor released an announcement Wednesday. It pertains to the annual statement surrounding Executive Order 13658, which covers the minimum wage for contracted federal employees and minimum wage to be adjusted annually to cover the rising costs…