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Rev. Calvin Butts, influential pillar of Harlem, dies at 73 10/28/2022 01:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, who fought poverty and racism and skillfully navigated New York’s power structure as pastor of Harlem's historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, died Friday at age 73, the church announced. “The Butts Family and entire Abyssinian Baptist Church membersh Montgomery Co. volunteers log hundreds of hours of service during COVID-19 response 10/28/2022 11:49am • Marking almost three years since the start of the pandemic, hundreds of volunteers on the front line of the COVID-19 response in Montgomery County, Maryland, were recognized for their service on Thursday night. Volunteers with the Montgomery County Medical Reserve Corps were recognized for loggin Drugmaker Merck tops 3Q forecasts as Keytruda sales jump 20% 10/27/2022 08:22am • Merck turned in a better-than-expected third quarter and raised its 2022 forecast as the drugmaker’s top seller brought in over a third of its revenue. Sales of the cancer fighter Keytruda grew 20% to more than $5.4 billion in the quarter and would have jumped 26% without the impact of foreign ex Montgomery Co. leaders issue urgent appeal to get flu, COVID boosters 10/26/2022 10:44pm • Sounding the alarm about growing numbers of respiratory viruses locally, leaders from Montgomery County, Maryland are pleading with people to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19. “Get the boosters, get the flu shots. And consider whether or not to wear masks voluntarily when you're goi Afraid of needles? China using inhalable COVID-19 vaccine 10/26/2022 10:38am • BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears to be a world first. The vaccine, a mist that is sucked in through the mouth, is being offered for free as a booster dose for previously vaccinated people, according to an a Biden gets updated COVID-19 booster shot, promotes vaccine 10/25/2022 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and got his updated COVID-19 booster shot Tuesday, as he urged millions of people who have yet to be boosted to do so by Halloween, if possible, so they can gather safely with family and friends this holiday season. “Get vaccinated,” How to avoid getting sick from flu, RSV and other viral ailments 10/25/2022 03:39pm • D.C. has the highest rate of flu activity in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Virginia's Department of Health is warning that this season of viral ailments may be worse than in recent years. So a local doctor has some reminders on how you can avoid Record number of Americans have bank accounts, gov't says 10/25/2022 03:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, as the proliferation of online-only banks and an improving economy is bringing more Americans into the traditional financial system. A new report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued GM sidesteps economic headwinds; Q3 profit jumps nearly 37% 10/25/2022 10:19am • DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' third-quarter net profit rose 36.6% as vehicle sales began to rebound from persistent supply chain troubles. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported earnings of $3.3 billion from July through September, compared with $2.42 billion a year earlier. The increase was f Inova implements emergency plan to cope with flu season patient surge 10/24/2022 10:29pm • Inova healthcare system has activated its emergency operations plan as its Northern Virginia hospitals face a huge surge of patients, including children with respiratory illnesses. The plan is meant to better prioritize patients' care and allocate resources at a time when the number of patients i Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US 10/24/2022 05:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, sparing no state or region as it erased decades of academic progress and widened racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the cr What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children's hospitals? 10/24/2022 05:13pm • Children's hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. RSV cases fell dramatically two years ago as the pandemic shut down schools, day cares and businesses. With restrictions easing in the summer of 2021, do Takoma Park taking applications for $1,000 in direct cash assistance 10/24/2022 03:40pm • Some households in Takoma Park, Maryland, can now apply for one-time lump-sum payments of $1,000, as part of the city’s direct cash assistance program. The city announced Monday that it will work with its contractor, Forward, to distribute $2 million in state and local recovery funds it receive WHO head in Middle East 'disturbed' by abuse reported by AP 10/24/2022 10:03am • LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region told staff in an email that he is “very disturbed” by allegations reported by The Associated Press that the U.N. health agency’s Syria director misspent millions, abused staff and violated the organizati China's economic growth accelerates but weak amid shutdowns 10/24/2022 05:09am • BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a slump while enforcing anti-virus controls and a crackdown on debt in its vast real estate industry. The world's second-largest econo