Month: March 2022

A key FDA vaccine committee declined to vote on a Covid-19 vaccine

Food and Drug Administration officials on a key committee said Thursday they were not planning to make a decision about

Trump failed on the opioid crisis — and Democrats are letting him get away with it

The Republican National Convention on Tuesday spent more time on the opioid epidemic than the entirety of the Democratic National

Hurricane Laura hits Gulf Coast as an “extremely dangerous” storm

The National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Laura will cause “life-threatening storm surge” reaching up to 40 miles inland and

What makes California’s current major wildfires so unusual

Wildfires continue burning in California, with unhealthy air from smoke still cloaking some parts of the state. Combined with the

Hurricane Laura: The danger of storm surge, explained

Hurricane Laura made landfall at 1 am ET Thursday in Cameron, Louisiana, as a fierce Category 4 hurricane with 150

Hurricane Laura was already a deadly storm before it reached the US

Before Hurricane Laura made landfall in the United States, it had already proved to be a deadly storm in three

Trump asked for fewer Covid-19 tests. Now the CDC is recommending less testing.

A couple of months ago, President Donald Trump said he told federal officials to “slow the testing down, please.” Now

Rapid $1 Covid-19 tests exist. Why can’t we get them?

To get the US pandemic under control, a growing number of health and medical experts are making a clarion call

Tropical Storm Laura’s flooding and other impacts on the ground: What we know

Tropical Storm Laura, which has been downgraded from a hurricane, made landfall early Thursday morning in Cameron, Louisiana — just

How Trump let Covid-19 win

As America, and even his own administration, woke up to the threat of Covid-19, President Donald Trump still didn’t seem