By SEAN MURPHY – Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democrat Joy Hofmeister easily won their respective primaries on Tuesday, both enjoying huge fundraising advantages over their opponents in a state where burning issues like abortion, guns and the death penalty are likely to be at the center of … Read more
By SEAN MURPHY – Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister, a longtime Republican who switched parties last year, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race for governor. Hofmeister defeated longtime Democratic Party activist and former state senator Connie Johnson in Tuesday’s primary. Hofmeister said she switched … Read more
BOSTON (AP) — Employees of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts ratified their first contract on Tuesday, becoming the latest prestigious arts institution to protect workers with a union contract. The collective agreement is the first since museum workers voted to join United Auto Workers Local 2110 in November 2020, the union and management said … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With a week to go until the state budget deadline, Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature are working through their remaining differences as they try to reach a an agreement on a budget of around 42 billion dollars. plan they say will mobilize substantial new aid for Pennsylvania … Read more
By ZEKE MILLER – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors in Florida will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under age 5 from the federal government, the White House announced Friday, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will not would not order or distribute the vaccines in the state. . The … Read more
PA BEIJING (AP) — The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been in lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration’s job amid a widespread – but often disguised – dissatisfaction with the government’s heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. Dandong Mayor Hao … Read more
By LOLITA C. BALDOR – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine that may soon gain federal approval could offer the U.S. military a boost: An opportunity to vaccinate some of the thousands of service members who have refused other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons. At least 175 active duty and reserve service members … Read more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer American adults who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon have another choice, as Food and Drug Administration advisers backed a more traditional type of vaccine on Tuesday. Next, the FDA must decide whether or not to authorize the protein vaccine made by latecomer Novavax as … Read more
By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ADELLE BANKS of Religion News Service – Associated Press About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished neighborhood of San Antonio, Reverend Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional task: helping worshipers cope with anxiety. . The pastor, who leads the … Read more
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO of The Associated Press and KATHRYN POST of Religion News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As student anxiety soars, campus ministries are trying to help not only by providing the comforts of faith and community, but also by creating collaborations with health professionals. mental health. On Ivy League campuses, major public … Read more