Here’s what you need to know: Students at Normont Elementary on the first day of school in Los Angeles on Aug. 16.Credit…Allison Zaucha for The New York Times Los Angeles is poised to become the first major school district in the nation to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students 12 and older who are attending class … Read more
Just days after Hurricane Ida left a stunning, cross-state trail of destruction, forecasters on Sunday kept a watchful eye on yet another storm steaming across the Atlantic that could be even more violent. Larry, now a Category 3 hurricane, could potentially intensify into a Category 4 storm by Sunday, Accuweather forecasters said. A Category 4 … Read more
U.S. experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all Americans regardless of age eight months after receiving the second dose of vaccine to ensure permanent protection from the coronavirus as the Delta variant spreads across the country . So say two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on … Read more
Rep. Drew Hansen sponsored Washington’s net neutrality law in 2017, with support from Governor Inslee. Now he’s helped get a public broadband bill through the legislature. (Courtesy photo of HouseDemocrats.WA.Gov.) Washington municipalities will be able to offer broadband service direct to consumers across the state later this year under legislation approved by Governor Jay Inslee. … Read more
The US is expected to approve a third COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted on Friday to recommend approval of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate for use in adults, paving the way for anticipated approval. President Joe Biden called the single-dose shot a “third, safe and … Read more