By COLLIN BINKLEY – AP Education Writer Angel Hope watched the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high school class, winning scholarships from prestigious colleges. But on this test — a University of Wisconsin exam that measures what new students learned in high school — all he … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-based company that owns thousands of residential rental properties in several U.S. states is under investigation over whether it improperly evicted tenants during the coronavirus pandemic, as she received millions of federal dollars intended to keep people in their homes. Investigations into the Siegel Group announced by the office … Read more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk, according to an alarming report Wednesday on how the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises are undermining efforts to end AIDS. Worldwide, the years-long decline in new HIV infections is stabilizing. Worse still, cases have started … Read more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk, according to an alarming report Wednesday on how the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises are undermining efforts to end AIDS. Worldwide, the years-long decline in new HIV infections is stabilizing. Worse still, cases have started … Read more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer American adults who have not yet received COVID-19 vaccines should consider a new option from Novavax — a more traditional type of vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Regulators authorized the nation’s first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but the final hurdle was a recommendation from the … Read more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer American adults who have not yet received COVID-19 vaccines should consider a new option from Novavax – a more traditional type of vaccine, influential government advisers said Tuesday. Regulators authorized the nation’s first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but injections of Novavax cannot begin until the … Read more
By ANNIE MA Despite a year of disruption, students have largely made academic gains over the past year that have matched their pre-pandemic growth and surpassed the previous school year, according to new research released Tuesday by NWEA, a group of nonprofit research organization that administers standardized tests. Gains across income levels partially closed the … Read more
By HYUNG-JIN KIM – Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea suggested on Friday that its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had come into contact with balloons from South Korea — a highly questionable claim that appeared to be an attempt to hold his rival accountable amid rising tensions. nuclear program. For … 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