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Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest COVID-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate that universal vaccination could prevent 100,000 more hospitalizations each year than if only the elderly were vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 13-1 for […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has asked the House to open an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden, accusing the president of lying about knowledge of his family’s foreign business dealings — something the Biden administration forcefully denies. House Republicans have already spent months investigating Hunter Biden, primarily over money he received when on the board […]

The concept of a “smart city” — one that uses technology to run more efficiently — is nothing new and has been around for about two decades. The cities embrace the use of digital tools, such as networks of sensors and cameras, to help improve traffic flow, public transit and electrical grids.  Smart cities have […]

A small percentage of Americans got the most recent COVID-19 booster shot, and even fewer probably realize the federal government is preparing to recommend yet another shot as early as Tuesday. Until a week or two ago, William Schaffner read that indifference as a sign the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should advocate vaccinating […]

As the House returns to session Sept. 12, there’s increasing talk of the Republican majority making moves toward impeaching President Joe Biden. House Republicans have been investigating Biden’s son, Hunter, for months. Their primary focus involves money Hunter Biden received while serving on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, while then-Vice President Joe […]

Heat-related illness and deaths in California and the U.S. are on the rise along with temperatures, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem, according to public health officials and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heat was the underlying or contributing cause of about […]

Fentanyl is a potent and lethal synthetic opioid, causing the majority of opioid overdoses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Despite being the subject of many news stories and political talking points, the drug is still the source of a lot of confusion. PolitiFact recently dispelled common myths about […]

Variant-driven COVID-19 cases are increasing and a few U.S. schools and businesses have temporarily reinstated mask mandates to mitigate the virus’s spread. Now, some are sounding the alarm that more severe restrictions are on the horizon. “They’re gonna bring back draconian lockdowns. They’re gonna bring back the tortuous mask mandates in schools,” one person said […]

A portion of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment says public officials cannot hold federal, state or military office if they participated in “insurrection or rebellion.” Now, legal and political scholars are reviving a debate about whether this once-obscure provision could keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. This discussion began to bubble […]

President Joe Biden’s critics are claiming on social media that there is video and photo evidence that he has an “open borders” policy. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on X, formerly Twitter, shared a post that said “the Biden administration welded open the Trump border wall in Tucson, AZ. It’s not a crisis. It’s by design.”  […]

According to YouTuber Patrick Humphrey, the country is collapsing and everyone needs to prepare. His online account chronicled a summer filled with cascading calamities.  He claimed “two massive explosions on U.S. critical infrastructure” on July 26 caused power outages. He said July 29 that in an official statement, the White House had urged people to […]

Es un hecho que más de 70,000 personas a nivel nacional murieron el año pasado por una sobredosis de fentanilo, un potente opioide sintético. Al ser tan letal, 100 veces más potente que la morfina, la droga ha atraído la atención nacional. Pero este foco también ha provocado una ola de desinformación.  Los políticos y […]