Search continues for 3-year-old girl in San Antonio
Lina Sardar Khil's family was among the Afghan refugees who recently settled in the city. Her father spoke at an interfaith vigil held for her on Christmas Eve.
View ArticleCDC cuts the recommended isolation and quarantine periods for coronavirus...
People who test positive need to isolate themselves for 5 days if they don't show symptoms. The change reflects "what we know about the spread of the virus" and vaccine protection, the CDC chief says.
View ArticleIt's time to upgrade to a KN95 or N95, but don’t throw your cloth masks away
While there hasn’t been any direct studies on omicron and masks, Dr. Katelyn Jetelina said it’s “definitely time to upgrade masks.”
View ArticleDelta's CEO asked the CDC for a 5-day isolation. Some flight attendants feel...
Some workers are concerned about new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shortens the isolation period for COVID-19 cases.
View ArticleWomen from Texas are going to Kansas for abortions. That could end next year
Over the past two years, Kansas has become an unlikely sanctuary for people across the Midwest and South who need abortions. But whether it remains a refuge will largely depend on decisions the U.S....
View Article'Hoping we don't take two steps back': Transgender veterans reflect on gains...
This year, President Joe Biden repealed a Trump administration ban on transgender people serving in the military.
View ArticleWhy we count down on New Year's Eve (and why it wasn't always the case)
These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown. But that ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.
View ArticleAs the world marks a new year, celebrations are muted by omicron
In many places, New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
View ArticleBetty White, a beloved icon and actress since the beginning of TV, has died...
TV favors the young — but Betty White only got more famous as she got older. White's career began in the earliest days of television, and she was active until her death at the age of 99.
View ArticleBexar County officials urge partying public to be cautious and avoid...
Hospitals are not the place to get a COVID-19 test, Bexar County and San Antonio health officials said Friday. Cases driven by the Omicron variant are rising, and civic leaders asked residents to...
View ArticlePresident Biden blasts Trump for 'spreading a web of lies' in a Jan. 6 speech
Biden didn't utter Trump's name but referred repeatedly to him with forceful, and at times personal, denunciations of his actions. "He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president."
View ArticleSan Antonio opens new no-cost mass COVID-19 testing sites as omicron spreads...
San Antonio Metro Health, the Alamo Colleges District and Community Labs have partnered in opening three new mass testing sites at two Alamo Colleges campuses and the district headquarters.
View ArticleTexas Matters: Texas lacks freedom, Abortion post-Roe and voting in 2022
How free are you in Texas? Not very, according to the CATO institute. As courts hear challenges to the Texas anti-abortion law, pro-choice advocates are preparing for the end of Roe.And voting in Texas...
View ArticleApp helps bring in people from the cold
Pastor Alex Fleming of the Life Restored Church had the idea to develop the app from divine inspiration.
View ArticleTexas public officials can no longer promote voting by mail (but we can)
Independent voting rights advocates will likely try to spread the word.
View ArticleBiden calls for changes to the Senate's filibuster to pass voting rights bills
The president's remarks were among his most forceful denunciations of voter suppression legislation introduced in a number of GOP-controlled regions as well as for changing the Senate filibuster.
View ArticlePressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short
The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.
View ArticleYou'll be able to order free at-home COVID test kits starting on Wednesday
The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting January 19th. Orders can be placed using a website, COVIDTests.gov.
View ArticleA massive volcano erupts near Tonga, causing tsunami waves as far as the West...
An undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore there and around the Pacific, including a surges along the U.S. West Coast.
View ArticleTrump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short,...
The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data.
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