The money covers the debts of about 930 students who owe money for semesters from spring 2020 through this summer. The university said in a news release that the move “provides one less worry for students in these current times.”
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Covid-19 may be associated with cognitive decline and acceleration of Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, researchers reported Thursday. Researchers with an international consortium looking to understand the long-term consequences of Covid-19 on the central nervous system are finding memory issues and biological markers similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients. Both diseases have
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By Rosa Flores, John Couwels and Kacey Cherry, CNN Agnes Velasquez remembers the last words her teen daughter said before Covid-19 severely attacked her respiratory system. “She told me that she loved me,” said Velasquez, who rushed her daughter to the hospital. Velasquez spoke with CNN on a video call from the ICU room at
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Nearly 230 Republican members of Congress told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it should overturn Roe v. Wade and release its “vise grip on abortion politics.” The new brief is the latest filing in a dispute that will be heard next term and represents the most
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By Maggie Fox, CNN Staff at long-term care facilities who are the most likely to interact with vulnerable patients are the least likely to have been vaccinated, researchers reported Thursday. And there is evidence they have been infecting their patients, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-led team reported. They used data from 300
Continue ReadingBy Joel Brown Click here for updates on this story HARNETT COUNTY, North Carolina (WTVD) — As North Carolina’s COVID-19 case rate surges again, more and more local hospitals are mandating vaccinations for workers. On Wednesday, the state health department issued its own vaccine mandate. And all of it is forcing some tough conversation among
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Scott Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Two local organizations are putting a $100,000 grant to use in the spirit of helping specific groups of people get vaccinated. “We know that people are really thinking really hard right now about whether they should be getting the vaccine
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Average Covid-19 hospitalization rates are nearly three times higher among states that have fully vaccinated less than half of their residents vs. the average among those that have vaccinated more than half of their residents, according to a CNN analysis of federal data. And Covid-19 case and death rates over the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El Ministerio de Salud de Israel publicó este jueves los datos que se presentaron a su Comité Asesor de Vacunas en apoyo de la recomendación de administrar una tercera dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 a los adultos mayores. El Ministerio de Salud “recomendó la provisión de una tercera
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La vacuna contra el covid-19 se ha vuelto tan polarizante que algunas personas en Missouri se vacunan en secreto por temor a la reacción de sus amigos y familiares que se oponen a la vacuna, dijo un médico a CNN el miércoles. “Han tenido una experiencia que les ha hecho
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — La sequÃa se ha agravado considerablemente en California tras meses de registrar niveles récord de calor y escasas precipitaciones. En las regiones más crÃticamente resecas, los incendios forestales arden a un ritmo increÃble. El Dixie Fire, el mayor incendio de California en lo que va de año, ha quemado cientos de
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By Christine Stanwood Click here for updates on this story TANGERINE, Florida (WESH) — Crews battled a house fire on Clayton Street in Tangerine overnight. That’s just west of US-441 in Orange County. The homeowner is thanking his pet for helping him get to safety. Orange County Fire Rescue crews went to the scene in
Continue ReadingBy Christine Stanwood Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Cheyne Satter, a 27-year-old man from Oklahoma City, is fighting for his life as he has spent the last 12 days in a hospital with COVID-19-induced pneumonia. His wife told KOCO 5 he did not believe in the vaccine until
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By Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — Kenosha’s Uptown Restaurant served its first customers Wednesday in nearly a year. Arsonists destroyed the business along with many others in August 2020 following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Since then, the owners have been determined to reopen. “Today is
Continue ReadingBy Kay Recede Click here for updates on this story MANTECA, California (KCRA) — As the delta variant fuels a rise of COVID-19 cases in San Joaquin County, 25 people are in the ICU due to the virus. One of them is Philly Baird, a Ripon man who KCRA 3 first met in 2018. Baird
Continue ReadingBy Laura Terrell Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Iowa (KCCI) — A Hartford man hopes he will soon be able to hear again after more than a decade of being almost deaf. Tanner Onder was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 8-years-old. “What my neurosurgeon told us scared all of us. From
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By Tre Ward Click here for updates on this story GAMBRILLS, Maryland (WBAL) — Rallying against hate with love – that’s the message one group in Anne Arundel County is sending after what they describe as a racist encounter among children. It happened at a park in Gambrills, and now parents and their kids are
Continue ReadingBy Anne Shannon Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A York County Vietnam veteran was volunteering at the York State Fair when a valuable keepsake disappeared, and she wants it back. Irene Bair is proud of her service to our country. “I was in ’72 to ’75. I was in
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By Christopher Salas Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Scales Seafood And Steak restaurant on the Monterey Wharf closed its doors on Sunday. The owner, Chris Shake and the city of Monterey couldn’t come to an agreement on a new lease. “It is with sincere regret to inform you that
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By Kalyn Norwood Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Just over a week ago, the state announced the number of fentanyl-related deaths had doubled in New Mexico, and now Albuquerque police say the greatest concern is among teens and young adults. On Wednesday, APD will hold a town hall
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