Rite Aid is set to close dozens of stores across the country in an effort to save around $25 million yearly.The company on Tuesday said it is closing 63 stores as part of a plan to "reduce costs, drive improved...
Queen guitarist Brian May urged fans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while having a "horrendous" struggle with the disease himself.In a series of Instagram posts, May has detailed the struggle he has had with COVID-19 despite being...
Kellogg’s workers voted to ratify a new contract with the company, their union announced Tuesday, bringing an end to an 11-week strike that captured the nation’s attention. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers...
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Illinois engaged in "substantial abuses" in a case involving Jussie Smollett in 2019, according to a special prosecutor's new report. Cook County special prosecutor Dan Webb released a report on...
Illinois health officials on Monday reported the highest number of new daily COVID-19 infections in the state since Dec. 1, 2020. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 12,328 new COVI...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable treatment for HIV pre-exposure prevention (PrEP), providing another option to help individuals at-risk avoid sexually transmitted HIV....
The White House is distributing a new memo to Democrats making the case that President Biden has made significant progress on a number of fronts, from the coronavirus pandemic to supply chains, in his first year in office.The memo, a copy of which...
Congressional lawmakers are calling on technology companies to take the threat of websites that promote suicide seriously and limit their visibility after The New York Times published an investigation detailing how one such website allegedly...
Fox Corporation is requiring all employees who work in its New York City headquarter offices to receive at least one coronavirus vaccination shot by Dec. 27, and is scrapping the option of regular testing for employees wh...
A judge ruled against a San Diego school district's vaccine mandate for students, saying that school districts do not have the authority to implement inoculation requirements like the state legislature does....
Trump claims "the insurrection took place on November 3rd."
A federal judge denied a legal challenge against the heaviest charge that has been brought against Capitol riot defendants, upholding the felony count that federal prosecutors have relied on in the months since the attack.U.S. District Judge Amit...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed's (D) initiatives targeting an area in the city known for homelessness and drug overdoses drew criticism from some officials on Monday. ...
Actress Bette Midler, a frequent and fierce critic of Republicans on her Twitter account, called out Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday, while also criticizing his home state of West Virginia. Midler said Manchin "...
A bipartisan, bicameral coalition of doctors in Congress launched a radio PSA on Tuesday that aims to increase COVID-19 vaccine booster shot participation, especially among seniors and those with underlying health conditions.Sens. Roger...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said in a letter to leadership at Kroger, Albertson's and Publix that the grocery store chains are profiting off of struggling American families during the pandemic. "While many Americans faced the loss of...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is calling for federal officials to help her curb gun violence in the city and target its root causes. In a speech on Monday, Lightfoot urged U.S. Attorney Genera...
New York Health Commissioner Mary Bassett tested positive for a COVID-19 breakthrough case on Monday.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Bassett's positive test during a news conference on M...
The CEOs of Boeing and Airbus Americas are reportedly calling on the Biden administration to delay the rollout of new 5G wireless services, saying that the signal could harm aviation safety.Boeing's Dave Calhoun an...
An unvaccinated man with underlying health conditions died in Texas on Monday after testing positive for the COVID-19 omicron variant, officials in Houston said, marking what is believed to be the first death linked...
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Senate Democrats are signaling they plan to take more of a hardball approach to pressuring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to support their climate and social spending agenda after months of kid-glove treatment failed to deliv...
The dust is only beginning to clear after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) all but doomed President Biden’s hopes on Capitol Hill — and it’s not at all obvious where the White House goes from here.Manchin’s declaration that he would not support the Build...
Democratic leaders are facing painful decisions and intra-party tensions as they look for a path forward on President Biden’s sweeping climate and social spending bill.Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) effectively struck a death knell for the roughly $2...
ENVIRONMENT Broken Hill Proprietary USA hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on issues related to legacy mining assets. Kate Gonzales, former policy adviser to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), will work on the account. Coastal...
