Asia May 22, 2023 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19 The 71-year-old prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has tested positive for COVID for the first time since turning home from visiting South Africa, Kenya, and Indonesia.
New York May 22, 2023 Pandemic's toll on reading still being seen in classrooms across the country The toll the pandemic had on students' reading levels is still being seen in classrooms. Teachers are still finding ways to catch students back up after learning slowed during COVID.
VIDEO May 22, 2023 DC test-takers still forced to wear mask during bar exam Manhattan Institute’s Ilya Shapiro on Washington, D.C. requiring bar test-takers to wear a mask and promoting equity over competence
HEALTH May 20, 2023 COVID public health emergency is over: Here's what it means for you The government officially ended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11. Now that the public health emergency is officially over, how will things change?
Supreme Court May 20, 2023 Gorsuch gives scathing overview of COVID-era: ‘Fear and the desire for safety are powerful forces’ Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch this week offered a brutal assessment of how America had allowed executive action to become common-place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
US May 20, 2023 Risk of bat-borne virus' increases as people encroach on their habitats, according to Reuters study The risk of viruses that jump species from bats to humans is expected to increase as people continue to encroach on the animals' habitats, according to a study done by Reuters.
Puerto Rico May 18, 2023 Puerto Rico indicts 44 in $1.2M COVID relief scam A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 44 people in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the federal government of $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
Politics May 18, 2023 Cotton warns new CDC vaccine schedule including COVID-19 jab could lead to school vaccine mandates Arkansas GOP Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to the U.S. comptroller general calling for a GAO analysis on the CDC's new vaccine schedule for kids and teens.
VIDEO May 18, 2023 Sen. Rubio releases report on the origins of COVID-19 Author of 'What Really Happened In Wuhan' Sharri Markson on the revelations in the report
United Kingdom May 17, 2023 Britain baffled by shocking surge in death rates last year with no clear cause The first few months of 2022 recorded below-average excess deaths before seeing a spike that went above the five-year average in by tens of thousands of deaths.