Valentina Orellana-Peralta’s family stood outside Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday to call for justice and remember their daughter.
Carol Semple
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine man sentenced for manslaughter in wife’s strangulation
A Newport man has been ordered to serve 12 years in prison in the 2020 killing of Anielka Allen.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. CDC recommends shorter COVID-19 isolation, quarantine times
U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. should consider vaccine mandate for domestic air travel, Fauci says
The top U.S. expert on infectious diseases says such a mandate might drive up the nation’s lagging vaccination rate.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump ally Roger Stone says he invoked 5th Amendment at Jan. 6 deposition
Stone invokes his right against self-incrimination in answer to all questions about Jan. 6, then tells reporters afterward that he didn’t do anything wrong.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
New England shrimp fishery to stay closed as waters warm
The shrimp prefer cold water and their population health is imperiled by the warming of the ocean off New England. The Gulf of Maine, in particular, is warming faster than most of the world’s oceans.
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Justice Department asks high court to allow vaccine mandate
At issue before the Supreme Court is a rule published Nov. 5 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid that applies to a wide range of health care providers that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid funding.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Schools nationwide step up security in response to threats on TikTok
In a statement on Twitter, TikTok said it was working with law enforcement to investigate.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
Physicians who prescribe the drug, mifepristone, will have to certify that they can provide emergency care to deal with its potential side effects, including excessive bleeding, FDA officials said Thursday.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Pressure builds against doctors peddling false virus claims
At least a dozen regulatory boards recently issued sanctions against some doctors, but many of the most prolific promoters of COVID-19 falsehoods still have unblemished medical licenses.