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Restaurants, jobs asked for proof of COVID vaccine. So did it increase DC’s vaccine rates? 02/22/2023 08:51am • When the COVID-19 vaccines started becoming readily available, several cities around the country, including D.C., rolled out indoor vaccination mandates. These required restaurants to check for a customer's proof of vaccination before seating them inside, and they required some people to get a va Bigger, better, tougher? A look at 2023's new garden plants 02/21/2023 10:40am • Most gardeners have favorite go-to plants that perform well in their climate and simply make them happy. For me, those are coneflowers, catmint, liatris, alliums, daylilies, black-eyed Susans and oh so many tomatoes. But every year, I manage to find at least a little space for something new that woo Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year 02/19/2023 12:03pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers' pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus. In addition to the cost of the government response that the USDA ta Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end 02/19/2023 09:48am • LOWRY CITY, Mo. (AP) — At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home's doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. O Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end 02/19/2023 09:47am • LOWRY CITY, Mo. (AP) — At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home's doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. O Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu 02/18/2023 09:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — A recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people. Scientists have been keeping tabs on this bird flu virus since the 1950s, though it wasn't deemed a threat to people until a 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong among visitors t White Sox CF Luis Robert Jr. still looking for healthy year 02/17/2023 05:22pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — In the aftermath of another lost season, another year derailed by injuries, Luis Robert Jr. changed his offseason routine. He spent more time on a field for running, hitting and defensive work. It's all in an effort to smooth his transition into a big year for the dynamic ce 33 million kids vaccinated against polio in southern Africa 02/17/2023 12:35pm • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — More than 33 million children in several southern African countries have been vaccinated against polio, part of ongoing efforts to eradicate the infectious paralytic disease that has been largely contained in much of the world, the World Health Organization announced on Fri Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as planned 02/16/2023 02:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will not hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border. The justices on Thursday removed from their calendar the c Africa CDC expects Mpox vaccines to arrive within 2 weeks 02/16/2023 09:30am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health body says it hopes Mpox vaccines will finally arrive on the continent “in another two weeks, tops” after months of seeking doses. The doses will go first to countries with acute need and the largest overall burden, the acting director of the Af China says 200 million treated, pandemic 'decisively' beaten 02/16/2023 08:18am • BEIJING (AP) — China says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November. With 800,000 of the most critically ill patients having recovered, China has “decisively beaten” the pandemic, accordi Hong Kong population drops for 3rd year under COVID shadow 02/16/2023 05:36am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government announced Thursday that the territory's population dropped for a third straight year as deaths rose during the pandemic and anti-virus measures reduced the number of arriving workers, but did not mention an exodus of residents sparked by a crackdown on the Haley calls for generational change in launching 2024 bid 02/15/2023 07:14pm • CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley launched her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday with a call for generational change in Washington and a rejection of what she derided as “identity politics” dividing the United States. Speaking from the historic coastal city of Prosecution, defense get wins with Alex Murdaugh lead agent 02/15/2023 06:36pm • The lead agent investigating the deaths of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh's wife and son zeroed in on inconsistencies in his actions the night of the killings, according to a videotaped interview two months after the crime played Wednesday at Murdaugh's double murder trial. The inte MLB's spring training a test run for new rule changes 02/14/2023 07:06pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Spring training games might be a little ugly this year, particularly during the first few weeks. For Major League Baseball, that's a feature, not a bug. The Grapefruit and Cactus League games in Florida and Arizona over the next month will be used as a petri dish for