PHOENIX (AP) — Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this year: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are generally on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. And while a new poll indicates Halloween participation is rebounding but still ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mounting trash. Closed firehouses. Fewer police and ambulances on the street. That's the possibility New York City is bracing for come Monday as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and thousands of municipal workers remain unwilling to get the shots. Police officers, ...
SEATTLE (AP) — After Bryan Kang's son was born in July, the occupational therapist and his wife, a teacher, started looking for child care in the Los Angeles area. The couple called eight day care centers: Some didn't have spots for months; others stopped taking their calls and some never ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Another group of workers is suing Los Alamos National Laboratory over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that the requirement discriminates against employees who sought religious or medical exemptions. The complaint was filed Friday in federal court by the Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based law firm, on behalf of eight workers. Under the lab's policy, those with religious exemptions have to use vacation time or go without pay until they are allowed to return to work, and it's up to lab management to determine when it's safe for them to return. "This is ...
YOUNGSTOWN — City council plans to spend about $5.1 million to demolish 500 of the worst abandoned houses. The money will come from the $82,775,370 Youngstown was awarded from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. Council also may spend $1 million in each of the seven wards overseen by its members. Finance Director Kyle Miasek also discussed a list of $53.3 million in proposed water and wastewater projects. The most expensive one is $28 million for a wastewater incinerator that the city could use not only to dispose of its waste but charge other communities for the same ...
The Ohio Department of Health is urging school districts to follow updated guidelines to keep children in class during the COVID-19 pandemic but isn’t requiring they be adopted. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, ODH director, said Monday the department is suggesting what he called “masks to stay” ...
