Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the bill in April banning state and local mask mandates, but now he says cases are up and children under 12 are vulnerable because they can't get vaccinated.
Read more ...Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters National News
The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10% of the population in every country by the end of September.
Read more ...Immigrant Activists Say ICE Is Purposely Targeting Them. They're Urging Biden To Help National News
In a new report, activists say ICE systematically retaliates against them for their work, despite the agency's denials. Advocates want the Biden administration to officially forbid the practice.
Read more ...Unapologetically Moderate, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema Says She's Focused On Results National News
The senator from Arizona has been leading bipartisan talks on infrastructure. Asked about criticism from fellow Democrats she's compromising too much, Sinema said she's focused on getting things done.
Read more ...Olympic Runners Are Fast. On Tokyo's Fast Track, They're Shattering World Records National News
It's no accident that the track feels fast to runners. The Italian company that designed the track says its goal is to take "human speeds to levels never reached before."
Read more ...Slain Pentagon Officer Was Stabbed Without Provocation, The FBI Says National News
The attacker grabbed the officer's gun and fatally shot himself, the agency adds. The officer was identified as George Gonzalez, a veteran who served in Iraq, by the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
Read more ...If Gov. Cuomo Leaves Office, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul Would Be Next, And Make History National News
Should Gov. Andrew Cuomo be impeached or choose to resign, New York Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul would be next in line and would become the state's first woman to hold the position.
Read more ...Osama Bin Laden Biography Goes Inside Al-Qaida Leader's Final Hideout National News
Journalist Peter Bergen visited bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, before it was demolished. His new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, draws on materials seized in the raid.
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