French president visits Notre Dame 2 years after devastating fire

Two years after a fire tore through Paris’ most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the building site.

Pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine will continue as expert panel seeks time to study safety data

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will remain on hold in the US for another week or two, after a CDC advisory panel said it needs more time to study cases of rare blood clots in 6 vaccine recipients.

Wife, children of fallen USCP officer William ‘Billy’ Evans mourn loss at U.S. Capitol Rotunda

The wife and children of fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans were seen Tuesday mourning the loss of their husband and father as Evans laid in honor at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

Kenosha PD: Officer who shot Blake back from administrative leave

Sheskey's leave ended March 31. He was cleared of wrongdoing in the incident by the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office in January.

Biden to leave troops in Afghanistan beyond May 1 deadline, sets 9/11 as new target, official says

President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as the new goal, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

Protests over police shooting in Minnesota continue

Protests have erupted across the country following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man who died Sunday in a Minneapolis suburb including Portland where a demonstration turned into a riot. 

CDC, FDA recommend pause on J&J vaccine

The U.S. is recommending states "pause" in distribution of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

Michigan Governor pleads for more vaccine, but CDC chief says says shutdown is needed

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is again urging the Biden Administration to send additional vaccine to her hard-hit state.  But the head of the CDC says sending additional vaccine is not the answer.

Hit hard by COVID-19 surge, Michigan asks for more vaccine

About 20% of Americans are fully vaccinated, and infections and hospitalizations in seniors are steadily dropping.  Yet, with regional viral hotspots in the Upper Midwest and Northeast, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitner is urging the US to redirect vaccines to hard-hit states like hers.

DMX passes away

Rapper DMX has passed away.

You got vaccinated. Now, how long will you be protected?

New research shows the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies that persist for 6 months after the second dose of the vaccine. One epidemiologist says the vaccine's protection likely lasts longer than that.