Yearly Archives: 2021
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Inmate lawsuits blame California for spreading infections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a 61-year-old California inmate who died of the coronavirus sued state corrections officials Tuesday, blaming a botched transfer of infected inmates to San Quentin State Prison that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer last year.
The road show begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden promote aid plan
From a vaccination site in the desert West to a grade school on the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden’s top messengers -- his vice president and wife among them -- led a cross-country effort Monday to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan.
California ethnic studies debate: Whose stories get told?
Race and ethnicity can be tricky topics to discuss, especially in the classroom. But the California Department of Education had no idea how heated the debate would get when it set out to draft a model ethnic studies curriculum for high schools statewide.
Much of Europe tightens anti-pandemic rules as virus surges
Tighter restrictions aimed at reining in surging coronavirus infections took hold in much of Italy and parts of Poland on Monday, while in France, Paris risks being slapped with a weekend lockdown as ICUs near saturation with COVID-19 patients
Extent of COVID-19 vaccine waste remains largely unknown
As millions continue to wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, small but steady amounts of the precious doses have gone to waste across the country.
