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A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy 04/08/2021 10:58am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic began, raising concerns among health experts that the well-being of Haitians is being pushed aside as violence and political instability across the country deep Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life 04/07/2021 05:21pm • SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) — To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks and gloves used by people to avoid the coronavirus and then discarded on the sand. In the past year, volunteers picking up trash on beaches from the Jersey Shore to Califo Virginia has 2nd-highest COVID-19 nursing home death rate in US, AARP says 03/31/2021 10:13am • Virginia is second for COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes across the nation, according to AARP's latest data. The ranking comes as cases and deaths in nursing homes fell in the four weeks ending Feb. 14. Despite the decline, new infections and deaths in nursing homes are still more than twice as hi Hand sanitizer, masks and other PPE can be tax deductible, IRS says 03/27/2021 09:23am • Personal protective equipment, such as masks and hand sanitizer, bought in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, can be tax deductible, the IRS said. The Internal Revenue Service said that the purchase of personal protective equipment, including sanitizing wipes, "for the primary purpos Feds: Former Pitt official stole over 13K masks, sold online 03/24/2021 11:39am • The University of Pittsburgh’s former director of emergency management stole more than 13,600 face masks meant for school employees and students and sold them online in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a federal indictment announced Wednesday. Christopher D. Casamento, 42, Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution 03/24/2021 10:33am • PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They're also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic and other waste into land Maryland Delegates argue passionately over ‘Juneteenth’ bill 03/24/2021 12:33am • In support of a bill that would make “Juneteenth” a state and employee-paid holiday, a Maryland Delegate on Monday gave an impassioned speech, which ended with a standing ovation from some colleagues. Others in the Legislature were equally impassioned that including paid leave in the bill cou Expanded testing part of Biden administration school plans 03/17/2021 05:04pm • Pushing forward with its plan to reopen schools this spring, the Biden administration is expanding coronavirus testing for teachers, staff and students and convening a summit for educators to share “best practices” for returning kids to the classroom. “The time is now, and schools must act imm Johnson's ex-aide Cummings slams UK response to pandemic 03/17/2021 10:59am • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser has criticized the government’s response to the pandemic, comparing the health department to a “smoking ruin” when COVID-19 first hit the U.K. hard. Dominic Cummings testified to parliament’s science and technology Fairfax County schools plan five days of in-person learning this fall 03/16/2021 06:45pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Fairfax County Public Schools will be returning to five days a week of in-person learning in the fall. The school division said it use Maryland Rep. Raskin endures 'wretched year' and makes history 03/11/2021 04:04pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'cf543794-b2d8-41c9-aeec-762dde9dc45d' }).render("69561536a2a8377a");}); U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., personally El gobernador de Texas levanta el mandato de mascarillas (a pesar de las advertencias de los funcionarios de salud) 03/02/2021 06:21pm • (CNN) — El gobernador de Texas Greg Abbott anunció el martes que levantará el mandato de uso de mascarillas en el estado, incluso cuando los funcionarios de salud advierten que no se deben aliviar las restricciones de seguridad..Abbott, republicano, hizo el anuncio durante un evento de la Cámar Slow action on COVID-19 led to deaths at St. Elizabeths Hospital, report finds 03/02/2021 04:05am • More than a dozen patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital have died from COVID-19, and a new report suggests the hospital was slow to react to the pandemic. The report from Disability Rights DC, an advocacy group for people with disabilities, said that St. Elizabeths did not take aggressive and effec 5 ways you can help those facing homelessness in the cold 02/20/2021 07:45am • Plummeting temperatures are forcing people indoors seeking warmth. But for those who call city streets home, heading inside is not always a realistic option. Homelessness across the US is reaching record highs, due to the economic impact of coronavirus. And as shelters deal with increased o Divides in parent opinion complicate school reopening push 02/18/2021 04:41pm • President Joe Biden is pushing for K-8 schools to fully reopen in his first 100 days. But don’t look for Omeisha Snape’s kids in the classrooms. The New York City mother made the decision to keep her six children home in the fall when given the option of some in-person learning, and she’s hear