Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — which had been touted by some as a treatment for Covid-19 — back to the medical distributer. In July, the US Food and Drug Administration revoked an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat Covid-19.…… MORE
A man charged with second-degree murder and six counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly ran over pedestrians and cyclists Monday in Portland, Oregon, has pleaded not guilty. Paul Rivas made his first court appearance Wednesday. He also faces seven counts of failure to perform the duties of a driver. Rivas was detained after a…… MORE
Make no mistake: The United States still is at one of its worst spots of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily deaths are near a peak, and other daily stats still are stunningly high compared to where they’d been before a late 2020 surge. Yet Covid-19 case and hospitalization numbers have been falling. Vaccines are here, more…… MORE
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday. Gorman’s poem will highlight three individuals the NFL will honor as honorary captains at the Super Bowl “who served as leaders in…… MORE
A woman is suing the city of Aurora, Colorado, after police officers drew guns on her and four minors last year after mistaking her car for one that had been stolen. Brittney Gilliam was taking her 6-year-old daughter, 17-year-old sister and 14- and 12-year-old nieces to get their nails done last August and were in…… MORE
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing the temporary closure of Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a hangar ripped apart and a small plane flipped upside down. “Due to impacts from the severe weather moving through the area, Tallahassee International Airport is temporarily closed for damage assessment,” the…… MORE
It starts with a pile of used potato chip bags and ends with desperately needed sleeping bags to help Detroit’s homeless face the brutal winter. Environmental activist Eradajere Oleita told CNN how she works her magic. “The process is simple: collect bags, cut them open, iron them and then line with plastic.” The idea came…… MORE
The US Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide “import alert” until it is able to review the products’ safety, the agency said. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico will now be subject to heightened scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain shipments, according to a news release.…… MORE
Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student. The boy’s mother, Shanta Grant, filed a lawsuit this month against Montgomery County Police Officers Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon — as well as Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Board of Education. The Montgomery County Department…… MORE
As is custom at the beginning of the legislative session, state lawmakers across the country have proposed a torrent of bills intended to boost local economies, constrain or expand spending or make much-needed infrastructure fixes. But mixed in among the standard bureaucratic business are bills that take aim at LGBTQ+ residents of states — bills…… MORE
