August 21, 2021 Texas Gov. Abbott tests negative for COVID-19 four days after positive test Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested negative for the coronavirus Saturday, just four days after he announced a positive test.
August 21, 2021 Kentucky gov suffers legal defeat in combating COVID surge The Kentucky governor’s efforts to aggressively combat COVID-19 suffered a landmark legal defeat Saturday as the state’s high court cleared the way for new laws to rein in his emergency powers.
August 21, 2021 University of Virginia disenrolls over 200 students for failing to comply with vaccine mandate More than 200 University of Virginia students who didn’t comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have been disenrolled ahead of the fall semester.
August 21, 2021 Georgia dad's emotional TikTok leads to outpouring of support to help escape homelessness A Georgia family is getting some much-needed relief after the father opened up about their struggle with homelessness.
August 21, 2021 Florida school board defies DeSantis, sets 90-day mask policy after heated meeting After an hours-long, often heated meeting Friday, Florida’s Sarasota County School Board voted 3-2 to implement a 90-day coronavirus mask mandate this fall, according to reports.
August 21, 2021 Hilary Duff reveals COVID-19 diagnosis despite being vaccinated "Younger" star Hilary Duff revealed that she's contracted coronavirus just days after beginning production on Hulu's "How I Met Your Father."
August 20, 2021 Travis Tritt likens concert vaccination requirements to 'discrimination' "Smoke in a Bar" singer Travis Tritt railed against coronavirus vaccination requirements put in place by concert promoters.
August 20, 2021 Texas schools can mandate masks in defiance of Gov. Abbott's executive order pending legal challenges Texas schools will not have to obey Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates while lawsuits challenging his executive order make their way through the legal system, the Texas Education Agency said Thursday.
August 20, 2021 GOP Sens. Johnson, Paul suggest HHS stonewalling on COVID origin, demand unredacted docs Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Rand Paul are accusing the HHS of stonewalling on the origin of the coronavirus and have sent multiple letters requesting documents.
August 20, 2021 DeSantis press secretary fires back after Associated Press accuses her of 'harassing' reporter The war between The Associated Press and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped up Friday as the news agency accused his spokeswoman of "harassing behavior" and activating an "online mob" against a reporter for his story about the governor's promotion of a COVID antibody drug.
