August 18, 2021 Critics mock Chuck Schumer after he raps, dances on stage during concert Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took the stage at a concert in the Bronx and put on a rap show for the audience, eliciting mockery from his critics.
August 18, 2021 AP story on DeSantis promotion of effective COVID drug criticized as attempted hit job An Associated Press article about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., promoting a coronavirus antibody treatment is being blasted as "cheap political innuendo" by his office and some conservatives.
August 18, 2021 US COVID-19 vaccine boosters ready for September rollout, health officials say In a joint statement released Wednesday, the nation’s top health officials said the U.S. is prepared to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to Americans beginning Sept. 20, pending FDA review.
August 18, 2021 Alabama out of ICU beds amid COVID-19 surge The president of the Alabama Hospital Association told a local news outlet that as of Tuesday there were 1,568 ICU patients, but only 1,557 beds.
August 18, 2021 Florida levies first punishments on schools for mask mandates The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously to sanction two public school districts that are mandating mask wearing, defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order banning such requirements.
August 18, 2021 Mississippi gets 2nd field hospital in days On normal days, the garage is where people park while visiting Mississippi's only children's hospital, a building next door decorated with a logo of a rainbow and sun. Now air-conditioned tents with beds, monitors and oxygen fill the garage's bottom floor.
August 18, 2021 Gov. Ducey blocks money to Arizona schools mandating masks Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is blocking funds from going to schools with mask mandates unless they reverse course and follow the state’s ban on such requirements.
August 18, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine boosters: Here's what to know U.S. health officials may soon recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans.
August 18, 2021 Broadway star Laura Osnes explains why she quit a show rather than get vaccinated After Page Six reported that Broadway superstar Laura Osnes was fired from a show for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination, Osnes issued a statement defending her decision to skip the injection because “there’s so much that’s still unknown” about the shots.
August 18, 2021 Carrie Underwood slammed for liking tweet opposing mask mandates for children "Little Drummer Boy" singer Carrie Underwood is receiving backlash for supporting Matt Walsh's speech against mask mandates for children.
