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March 27, 2024

Nashville PD to stop rejecting HIV-positive officers after settlement

Metropolitan Nashville Police officers will no longer be disqualified on the sole basis of HIV status, the city agreed in a legal settlement Friday.

March 27, 2024

Military chaplains appeal to Supreme Court over COVID-19 policies that forced out religious objectors

A group of military chaplains have asked the Supreme Court to stop the DOD from enforcing policies that they say are punishing those who filed religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine.

March 27, 2024

Former heads of Massachusetts veterans home where 76 died in COVID pandemic avoid jail time

Two former officials of a veterans home in Massachusetts, where a severe COVID-19 outbreak resulted in at least 76 deaths, have settled their criminal case.

March 26, 2024

Bird flu detected among dairy cows in Texas and Kansas

Milk sampled from dairy cows in Kansas and Texas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials reported on Monday. It is believed to pose no significant risk to humans.

March 25, 2024

We still need a COVID reckoning about how Cuomo bungled the crisis

It's four years since then-New York Gov. Cuomo issued his COVID-19 orders and we still need a reckoning about how he bungled the crisis. Now, we might finally get some answers.

March 24, 2024

Health stories of the week you might've missed: Catch up quickly here

Here are key stories in the health and wellness area that you might have missed over the past week. Catch up quickly on Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis, Elon Musk and ketamine, and much more.

March 24, 2024

X pledges $300K to pay legal fees for Canadian doctor who bucked COVID vaccination mandates

A Canadian doctor who specializes in immunology was ordered by the courts to pay $300,000. She was given assistance by X, which offered to cover the bill in support of free speech.

March 23, 2024

Bill Maher rips govt for censoring 'dissenting opinions' about COVID-19 pandemic that were the 'right ones'

"Real Time" host Bill Maher ripped social media censorship during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the establishment censored thoughts about the virus that were "right."

March 23, 2024

Instagram users fume as app begins limiting political content

Instagram has changed users settings to the default position of limiting political content from non-followers, a move that is causing a firestorm online.

March 22, 2024

Bill Bennett: We need to help students catch up after the COVID pandemic

Fox News contributor Bill Bennett says the U.S. needs to 'do a lot of work' to fix the gap on 'America's Newsroom.'