Monday, January 19, 2026

Health

The school mask wars come to northern Virginia

Virginia’s new Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, is taking the debate over mask mandates in schools to the Washington suburbs that are home to much of the capital’s power elite. In doing so, he gives new life to an issue...

Is it ethical to use animals as organ farms for humans?

“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates.What’s happeningDoctors in Maryland earlier this month completed the world’s first heart transplant using a heart that came from a genetically modified pig. The experimental procedure, performed...

Biden: We could have handled COVID testing better

President Biden admitted on Wednesday that his administration should have put more of an emphasis on COVID-19 testing last year.“Should we have done more testing earlier?” Biden said at the White House during a press conference marking his first...

Schools open, and so does a political wedge for Republicans

WASHINGTON — School closures dropped markedly over the long weekend, as the Omicron-fueled coronavirus surge appears to have abated in many parts of the nation. Still, thousands of schools remain closed, prolonging a complex crisis that continues to pose...

4 signs Omicron may soon peak in the U.S.

Over the last six weeks, the hypertransmissive Omicron variant of the coronavirus has generated its fair share of bad news in the United States.Daily COVID-19 case counts more than three times higher than ever before.A record number of new hospitalizations, pushing...

Calif. medical workers fight to bridge the Latino COVID-19 vaccination gap

COVID-19 updates. View the latest news.LOS ANGELES — Latino health care workers in California’s predominantly Latino neighborhoods are fighting to bridge the COVID-19 vaccination gap in their community.“If we do not learn right now and create better health care...

The campaign to ban gas stoves is heating up

“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates.What’s happeningOver the past three years, dozens of cities across the country have banned natural gas hookups in newly constructed buildings as part of a growing campaign...

Newsom takes aim at DeSantis: 'We'd have 40,000 more Californians dead if we took his approach'

COVID-19 updates. View the latest news.Earlier this week, as the hypermutated Omicron variant propelled U.S. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to record highs, two of America’s most prominent governors — California Democrat Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Ron DeSantis...

Supreme Court blocks Biden's COVID rules for businesses

COVID-19 updates. View the latest news.The Supreme Court on Thursday stopped the Biden administration from implementing a vaccine-or-test mandate on large businesses, but it did allow a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the country.In a 6-3...

Doctors defend Fauci from Republican attacks 'motivated by partisan politics'

COVID-19 updates. View the latest news.WASHINGTON — Dozens of the nation’s leading medical experts have come to the defense of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who earlier this week complained during a tense Senate hearing that Republican attacks on his credibility...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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