Louisianaâs largest hospital systems are requiring their employees to be fully vaccinated, but a minority of nursing staff say they are still considering leaving their jobs instead of getting the jab, citing concerns over personal liberty, lack of long-term studies, and discredited
Compromising with moderates after confrontation failed, House Democratic leaders were set to try again on Tuesday to muscle Joe Bidenâs multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint past a standoff that halted proceedings and risked upending their domestic infrastructure agenda. Tensions flared overnight as a band
Californiaâs ambitious program to provide rent relief to every low-income tenant struggling during the pandemic has been plagued by delays and challenges, and some renters who are waiting for the aid to arrive say they are now facing eviction threats. California officials
Firefighters on Hawaiiâs Big Island in recent days battled the biggest brush fire that has ever burned on the island, wrangling a blaze that has torched more than 62 sq miles (160 sq km) and destroyed two homes. The dangers posed by the fire
The US Senate voted on Wednesday to begin work on a $1.2tn bipartisan infrastructure deal after negotiators reached agreement on the major components of the package that is a key priority of Joe Biden. The agreement follows months of talks between Senate Democrats
In his inaugural address in January, Joe Biden promised to use his presidency to ârestore the soul of Americaâ. He would unite the nation, defuse âanger, resentment and hatredâ, and lead Americans back to a world where they treated âeach other with dignity and
Dr Anthony Fauci has said there is no immediate need for a Covid-19 booster for fully vaccinated Americans but remained open to the possibility in the future, as reports suggest that one major pharmaceutical company plans to lobby government officials to approve
Three more victims were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed South Florida condo building on Monday after crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the structure, allowing search efforts to resume. Miami-Dadeâs assistant fire chief, Raide Jadallah,
The extremist rhetoric from rightwing news networks and some elected Republicans is âintensifyingâ, experts have warned, after a Republican congressman compared Democrats to Nazis and a hard-right news host suggested tens of thousands of Americans should be executed. Rightwing TV personalities, including Fox Newsâ Tucker Carlson,
Nearly 3,300 migrants stranded in Mexico since January due to a US border policy have been kidnapped, raped, trafficked or assaulted, according to a new report by the campaigning group Human Rights First. The report documents cases of migrants and asylum seekers stuck in Mexico since
