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Sweden joins countries seeking to end screen time for children under 2 09/06/2024 07:55am • Sweden says children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any digital screens. The recommendations, issued by the Scandinavian country’s public health agency earlier this month as a new school year begins, are the latest in a worldwide effort to limit screen time for young children. The cor Types of Respiratory Viral Infections 09/05/2024 08:00pm • Maybe you've been in a room recently with someone who's coughing, but they say "I promise it's not COVID." While it's important to still be cautious about COVID-19, there are other viral respiratory infections that can still be passed between people. Our bodies are always working hard to fight off i Massachusetts driver who repeatedly hit an Asian American man gets 18 months in prison 09/05/2024 12:48pm • BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill a group of Asian Americans and repeatedly hitting one of them with his car. John Sullivan, a white man in his late 70s, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in April to a federal hate crim For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it's Japan — not the US — that's the bigger draw 09/05/2024 12:54am • TOKYO (AP) — One by one, the students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on Taiwan and democracy — taboo topics that can't be discussed publicly back home in China. “Taiwan’s modern-day democracy took struggle and bl Labor Day hotel strikes reflect the frustrations of a workforce largely made up of women of color 09/02/2024 08:26pm • More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. The UNITE HERE union, which represents the striking housekeepers and other hospitality workers, s Detroit Mayor Duggan putting political pull behind Vice President Harris' presidential pursuit 09/01/2024 12:01am • DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is deep in campaign mode. But not his own. The three-term mayor, whose name is being floated as a possible Democratic candidate for Michigan governor, knows the value of his and his majority Black city's support for Vice President Kamala Harris in November' Some parents might miss signs their child has long COVID 08/31/2024 05:04pm • COVID isn't behind us — not yet, at least. And there are millions of kids in the U.S. suffering the effects of what's called long COVID, according to medical journal Pediatrics. The World Health Organization defines long COVID, roughly, as having symptoms three months or more after initial infe Passengers bought berths on a 3-year cruise. Months on, the ship is still stuck in Belfast 08/31/2024 03:55pm • BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Lanette Canen and Johan Bodin gave up life on land to become seaborne nomads on a years-long cruise. Months later, the couple has yet to spend a night at sea. Their ship, the Odyssey, is stuck in Belfast undergoing repair work that has postponed its scheduled May d US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a 3rd fall vaccine option 08/30/2024 04:06pm • U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving coronavirus. Those doses can be used in adults and children as young as 6 months. F Track cyclist Caroline Groot wins Paralympic Games' first gold, Chinese athletes take 4 more 08/29/2024 04:31pm • PARIS (AP) — Track cyclist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands won the first gold medal of the Paralympic Games and Chinese Paralympians claimed four on the first day of competition Thursday. Groot won the final of the 500-meter time trial in women’s track cycling for the C4 and C5 classifications New Trump book defends 2018 Putin meeting, taunts rivals and threatens to imprison Meta's Zuckerberg 08/29/2024 04:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In a new book, former President Donald Trump calls his 2018 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki “a GREAT meeting” and threatens to imprison Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg if the tech mogul does anything this year akin to his $400 million donation to local UK government mulling crackdown on outdoor smoking. Pubs are unhappy 08/29/2024 12:18pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Thursday that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which could potentially see a ban on smoking in outdoor spaces, including at pubs and restaurants. His confirmation came after the Sun newspaper said a DC Mayor Bowser tests positive for COVID-19, second time since 2022 08/29/2024 09:25am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday morning she has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement posted on X, Bowser said she will be following all public health guidelines, adding that she will miss the first day of school for pre-K students. "I'm disappointed to not be able to celebrate t Opera Philadelphia cuts all tickets to $11 in 'pick your price' model, hoping to widen audience 08/27/2024 07:47pm • Opera Philadelphia is lowering all tickets to $11 under new general director Anthony Roth Costanzo, establishing a “pick your price” model aimed at widening the company’s audience. Costanzo announced Tuesday the company has raised $7 million since June 1 when he replaced David Devan, who retir Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic 08/27/2024 03:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican c