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Thu. 8:37 a.m.: World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic

BRUSSELS (AP) — Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp today. "I have lived in New York for 75 ...

Another inaccurate COVID-19 calculation

The Ohio Department of Health failed yet again to provide an accurate report of COVID-19 cases in the state. The latest, announced Tuesday by the ODH, was “an artificially low, incomplete COVID-19 case count caused by an electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) processing error.” Testing data from laboratories across the state is automatically submitted to the ODH through the ELR system. “ODH received five incorrectly formatted ELR filed from a long-term care facility around 5 p.m.” Monday, according to the statement. “Every file submitted contained both valid lab results ...

Wed. 9:21 a.m.: U.S. stock futures rise ahead of Fed policy statements

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures posted solid gains as investors wait to hear more details from the Federal Reserve on its plans to fight inflation. Future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1 percent to 34,512.00. S&P 500 futures rose 1.3 percent and Nasdaq futures added 1.9 ...

Tue. 9:04 a.m.: Pfizer opens study of COVID shots updated to match omicron

Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the hugely contagious omicron variant. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced the study this morning. COVID-19 vaccine makers have been updating their shots to better match omicron in ...

Mon. 10:46 a.m.: Youngkin faces new lawsuit as Virginia mask order kicks in

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was facing a new legal challenge over his executive action that aimed to let parents opt out of school mask mandates as his order took effect this morning. Youngkin issued the order as one of his first acts after being sworn in ...

Mon. 10:13 a.m.: Graduation rates dip across US as pandemic stalls progress

High school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year disrupted by the pandemic, suggesting the coronavirus may have ended nearly two decades of nationwide progress toward getting more students diplomas, an analysis shows. The drops came despite at least ...