(AP) — Prison guards are refusing coronavirus vaccines at alarming rates. That’s causing some public health experts to worry about the prospect of controlling the pandemic both inside and outside of prison. Infection rates in prisons are more than four times as high as in the general public. Prison staff helped accelerate outbreaks by refusing to…… MORE
Fresno Party Turns Violent, Teen Girl Shot
FRESNO (KMJ) A 17 year old girl is recovering in the hospital after being shot during a party Saturday night. The gunfire broke out at a home near Cedar and Clay around 9 PM after an argument erupted. Fresno Police have not identified any suspects nor announced any arrests. The teen was reportedly wounded in…… MORE
Millions soon eligible for vaccine in CA can’t sign up
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Farm Tractor Sales Up
Farm tractor sales continue to increase in both the U.S. and Canada, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. AEM released February sales data this week, showing U.S. tractor sales were up 41% from the same month last year. For the first two months in 2021, more than 32,000 tractors were sold, which compares…… MORE
Journalists’ Group: 65 Media Workers Killed in 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) – The International Federation of Journalists said 65 journalists and media workers were killed while doing their jobs last year. According to the organization’s 30th annual report, that is 17 more than in 2019, and the death toll is around the same level as in the 1990s. In addition to the killings, the…… MORE
NYC Prosecutor Leading Trump Probe Won’t Seek Reelection
NEW YORK (AP) – The veteran New York City prosecutor overseeing a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump says he won’t seek re-election. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. made the announcement Friday in a memo to his staff, ending months of speculation about his future. His term expires at the end of the…… MORE
Poll: People of Color Bear COVID-19’s Economic Brunt
NEW YORK (AP) – A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than white Americans to have experienced job and other income losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those who have lost income are more likely to have found themselves in a…… MORE
Anti-Vaccine Accounts Thrive on Social Media
UNDATED (AP) – With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in vaccines. For years, those same platforms have allowed anti-vaccination propaganda to flourish, making it difficult to stamp out such sentiments now. A nd their…… MORE
Democrats Muscle Ahead with Biden’s Health Secretary Pick
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary has cleared a key hurdle. The Senate voted Thursday to move ahead with the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York forced a vote to overcome Republican opposition…… MORE
CA Says Insurers Owe Drivers More Pandemic Refunds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s insurance regulator says auto insurers shortchanged motorists on refunds ordered last year as crashes dropped during the coronavirus pandemic. Traffic plummeted after California imposed the nation’s first stay-home order a year ago to slow the spread of the coronavirus . But insurers say dangerous driving trends have worsened even as…… MORE
