Rep. Jayapal talks about Ukraine, NATO and COVID funding
A member of Washington’s Congressional delegation says anything other than a diplomatic solution in Ukraine could lead to a bigger disaster. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) says we’re playing a leadership role in trying to bring NATO allies
New York City to offer free doula access in bid to reduce maternal mortality
Oscar Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the United States continues to face the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, the country’s largest city is offering new support for expectant people.
New York City will begin offering free do…
Home invasion suspects posing as candy sellers sought after injuring older woman
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images(OAK LAWN, Ill.) — A woman in her 70s was recovering from injuries Thursday after being forcibly held at gunpoint while suspects ransacked her home.
The home invasion took place Tuesday evening in Oak Lawn, Il…
Cornell University reports indications of ‘substantial prevalence’ of COVID-19 on campus
kickstand/Getty Images(ITHACA, N.Y.) — After a significant viral outbreak before winter break in December, COVID-19 infection levels at Cornell University had markedly declined, as the omicron surge receded, and students returned to campus for the spr…
First hand account in Ukraine
“Human suffering is on full display every day in Ukraine, as it has been for a month since Russia invaded.Salwan Georges is a Washington Post photojournalist, stationed in Odessa, Ukraine today…not far from the front lines in
Free COVID-19 tests ending for uninsured Americans
Images by Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Americans who don’t have health insurance will now start to see some of the free COVID-19 testing options disappear, even if they are showing symptoms.
Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest testing …
DOJ charges Russian officials over hacking campaigns that targeted critical infrastructure
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department unsealed two indictments Thursday charging four Russian government employees with two separate conspiracies — outlining their alleged involvement in hacking campaigns that t…
Scathing evaluation of Sweden’s COVID response reveals ‘failures’ to control the virus
Cris Canton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A scathing review has been released evaluating the “failures” of the policies that guided Sweden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The review, published in the journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communication…
Search goes on for 2nd black box in China Eastern Airlines crash
Wang Yizhao/China News Service via Getty Image(NEW YORK) — The commercial passenger jet that crashed Monday in southern China plunged into a mountainside with such force it created a 66-foot deep crater and shattered into pieces, officials said Thursd…
Cory Booker delivers impassioned speech at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing
Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker delivered an impassioned speech on the third day of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings Wednesday.
As Jackson wiped away tears, Booker applau…