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Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A lot has changed in the year since George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked a nationwide reckoning. Amid the outcry, Confederate monuments were removed and hauled away. Racially insensitive scenes from popular TV shows, like Golden Girls and The Office, were pulled by streaming services. And, along with all the new racial equity initiatives announced […]
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — Data shows the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, the companies announced Monday morning. “We are eager to extend the protection afforded by the vaccine to this younger population, subject to regulatory authorization, especially as we track the spread of the delta […]
(NEW YORK) — Here are today’s In Crisis headlines: Today is the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder Today marks one year since 46-year-old George Floyd, a Black man, died beneath the knee of white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin during an arrest for allegedly passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. […]
Chaz Bharj/iStock (NEW YORK) — As millions of children across the country remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 due to their age, new data shows the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, according to the two companies. “In participants 5 to 11 years of age, the vaccine was safe, well-tolerated and […]
jetcityimage/iStock (TENNESSEE) — One person was killed and 13 others were hurt in a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, near Memphis, authorities said. The suspected shooter is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Police said there were “very serious” injuries among those taken to the hospital. Twelve people […]
Hispanolistic/iStock (NEW YORK) — In the spring of 2020, U.S. airlines started touting electrostatic spraying, more frequent cleaning, and advanced filtration systems onboard in an attempt to convince passengers that flying is safe amid the pandemic. But as the nation battles new variants of the virus and people consider buying tickets for the holidays — […]
(NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 681,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns […]
SolStock/iStock (NEW YORK) — A second dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine given two months after the first leads to stronger protection, according to the company. The new data, announced in a press release, adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that booster shots could enhance vaccine protection against breakthrough infections — though […]
iStock/coldsnowstorm (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that half of U.S. adults — 129 million people over 18 — are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In adults over 65 years old, that number rises to 73 percent — or 40 million individuals. Even more promising, nearly half of all Americans of all […]
(UTAH) — The city of Moab, Utah, will launch an investigation into the Moab City Police Department’s handling of an incident involving Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie on Aug. 12. The city said in a statement that the department’s police officers “have been both praised and criticized for their response and their resolution of the incident […]
