Katherine Biek
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Amazon Offering To Pay College Tuition For Hourly Employees
The tech giant will also cover high school diploma programs, GED's and english language learning programs for most of its 750,000 U.S. employees. → Read More
Japan Extends COVID-19 Emergency Restrictions
Government officials hope the extension will help curb infections and prevent hospitals from getting overwhelmed. → Read More
President Biden Plans To Require Vaccine For Federal Workers
The step comes in advance of a speech Thursday afternoon outlining a six-pronged plan to address the latest rise in coronavirus cases. → Read More
Walt Disney World Requiring Workers To Get Vaccinated
Disney reached the agreement with union leaders after the FDA's vaccine approval announcement. → Read More
FDA: Don't Give COVID Vaccine To Children (VIDEO)
The agency granted full approval to Pfizer's vaccine yesterday for people 16 and older. → Read More
June 1 Marks 100th Anniversary Of Tulsa Race Massacre
The attack started with a false allegation that Dick Rowland- a Black man- had sexually assaulted a white woman. → Read More
Moderna Says Vaccine Highly Effective in Adolescents
If it's authorized, it would become the second coronavirus vaccine available to adolescents. → Read More
India Becomes Third Country To Hit 300,000 COVID Deaths
India is now the third country to record more than 300,000 deaths from COVID since the pandemic began. → Read More
Gentrification Having Negative Impact On AAPI Neighborhoods
As rent prices and landlord harassment has increased, grocery stores and medical providers have closed in Los Angeles' Chinatown and Little Tokyo. → Read More
Texas House Passes New Elections Bill
If the Senate passes it, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it into law. → Read More
Fed Holds Interest Rates Near Zero Despite Economic Growth, Inflation
Short-term interest rates have remained low throughout much of the pandemic in an effort to encourage spending and promote employment. → Read More
Cruise Ships Could Sail In U.S. Waters By Mid-July
The pandemic has kept ships from sailing for over a year. → Read More
The Oscars' Pandemic Format Is A Throwback To Its Early TV Roots
When the Oscars were first televised in 1953, the show was carried live from both Hollywood and New York City. → Read More
Johnson & Johnson Resumes Vaccine Rollout In Europe, New Warning Label
The company has agreed to a recommendation from EU regulators to include a warning label about rare blood clots and how to treat them. → Read More
Brazil's Hospitals Can't Keep Up With COVID Cases
Hospitals are reportedly running so low on critical supplies that some patients are being intubated without sedatives. → Read More
2021 Has Had At Least 147 Mass Shootings
That number only includes incidents with a minimum of four victims. → Read More
Prince Philip To Be Laid To Rest Saturday
Many of the plans that had been in the works for years for Philip's funeral service have been stripped down because of the pandemic. → Read More
Ohio Court Upholds Down Syndrome Abortion Law
A similar law in Arkansas was declared unconstitutional earlier this year. → Read More
Atlanta School Being Renamed After Hank Aaron
Forrest Hill Academy was originally named after a Ku Klux Klan leader. → Read More
IRS To Start Child Tax Credit Payments In July
This expanded tax credit was included in the stimulus package President Biden signed into law earlier this year. → Read More