Covid Nation: Across the country, Covid deaths are up 27 percent over the past two weeks as the US struggles to recover from a resurgence of the pandemic. The US will hit the mark of 660,000 deaths today.    Some cities and …

Have At It: Unvaccinated Americans are 11 times more likely to die of Covid-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control.   The CDC also says the unvaccinated are 4.5 times more likely to contract Covid-19 and 10 times more likely to …

To Your Health: In a major move to quash the resurging coronavirus pandemic, President Biden announced yesterday that he will use executive orders and federal rules to require or push two-thirds of the American work force to get vaccinated. The administration also …

  Biden and his administration plan to put pressure on private business, federal agencies, and schools to enact stricter vaccination mandates and testing policies. “We know that increasing vaccinations will stop the spread of the pandemic, will get the pandemic under control, …

Code Red: Touring the damage from Hurricane Ida yesterday in New York and New Jersey, President Biden declared a “Cod Red” for climate change. “The nation and the world are in peril,” the president said in New York City. “And that’s …

Getting Warmer: Climatologists in New Zealand say the country has recorded its warmest winter ever, about 1.3 C warmer than average. That’s 2.34 degrees Fahrenheit.   Scientists have measured an increased level of carbon dioxide in the air down there. Snowfall at lower …

Blackboard Jungle: With debates raging about vaccinations and mask mandates, at least 1,000 schools in 35 states have already closed for anywhere from a single day to several weeks as the Delta variant of the coronavirus rips through the country.    According to the …

Swept Away: Hurricane Ida killed 25 people in New Jersey, more than in any other state, at least a third of them who had been driving and were drowned in their cars or swept away after they got out.   One woman …

The Day After: At least 45 people are dead after the depleted Hurricane Ida dumped rivers of rain on Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the New York metropolitan area Wednesday night.     The East Coast is draining and digging out. As much as …

Biblical: New York City has been under a state of emergency after the remains of Hurricane Ida drove through, inundating the metropolitan area with several inches of rain.  Subways were flooded, buses caught in several feet of water, and at least …