The FDA authorizes omicron boosters for kids as young as 5 years old
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the new bivalent omicron boosters for kids as young as 5 years old. The shots could roll out almost immediately.
National
Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook Families
Infowars host Alex Jones and Free Speech Systems have been ordered to pay nearly a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
Penn State is about to host the Proud Boys founder, and its students are protesting
As it made its case to bring Gavin McInnes to campus, a student group compared him to "many great comedians that have come before," who challenge the way people see the world.
An ex-Louisville cop pleads guilty to using excessive force in Breonna Taylor protests
A former police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty in federal court.
With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it's hangover time
Higher rates are dashing the dreams of some would-be homebuyers while others stretch to buy but spend close to $1,000 a month more in monthly payments for a typical house.
Comedians Eric André and Clayton English allege racial profiling at Atlanta's airport
The say officers stopping passengers on the bridges from the gate to the plane, questioning them, and searching their bags is unconstitutional. The suit stems from separate incidents in 2020 and 2021.
A former Los Angeles Angels employee gets 22 years in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death
Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in 2019.
ACT test scores drop to their lowest in 30 years in a pandemic slide
The class of 2022's average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score was below 20.
Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done
A report from the nonprofit March of Dimes finds that 36% of counties in the U.S. are "maternity care deserts," meaning they have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no obstetric providers.
One union's rejection of a tentative rail deal puts the agreement in jeopardy
A key rail union has voted against a deal brokered by the Biden administration, but talks continue to try to avert a strike next month. We look at what's at stake.