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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Scottish Conservative Party conference on March 18, 2022 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

U.K. police fine 20 people over 'partygate' political scandal

British police said Tuesday that they were fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns.

The FDA announced that it has authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with weakened immune systems.

FDA Authorizes 3rd COVID-19 Dose For People With Weakened Immunity

The FDA amended its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow for an additional dose for some immunocompromised people.

Is Giving Money To People Who Are Homeless The Best Way To Help During The Holidays?

This time of year, many of us give to those in need, especially those who are homeless. But does that just perpetuate problems?

The Biden administration wants people 50 and over to have the option of getting an additional booster shot.

CDC recommends 2nd COVID boosters for some older and immunocompromised people

People who are 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals may get a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster four months after they received the first.

Todd Brown, 42, pulls a tarp onto the exposed roof of of his friends home in Big Pine Key on Sunday, September 17, 2017.

10,000 people in Keys left homeless by Hurricane Irma, governor says

An estimated 10,000 residents are homeless after Hurricane Irma blew through the Florida Keys as a massive and powerful Category 4 storm and devastated...

Pape Dieye in Guet N'dar, Senegal on October 7.

People smugglers keep trying to recruit this boat captain. He keeps refusing

Years of captaining a boat have shaped Pape Dieye's calm and reassuring presence in Senegal. These qualities have also caught the eye of people hoping to make the dangerous journey to Europe.

Woman Shot And Wounded Several People At YouTube HQ, Before Killing Herself

San Francisco Chronicle business reporter Trisha Thadani speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish from YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., where a shooting was confirmed on Tuesday.

Calling Trump Mentally Ill "Makes It Rough" For People Dealing With Mental Illness

President Donald Trump’s mental fitness has been called into question ever since he announced his candidacy. Partially based on early morning Twitter…

For a forthcoming study, researchers with the U.K.'s University of Bath and other schools spoke to 10,000 people in 10 countries, all of whom were between the ages of 16 and 25, to gauge how they feel about climate change.

Young People Are Anxious About Climate Change And Say Governments Are Failing Them

A new study shows more than half of young people say climate change makes them feel afraid, sad, anxious, angry, powerless and helpless. And government inaction in particular makes them worried.

<em>White Fragility</em> on display in June at the Frugal Bookstore in Boston. John McWhorter says the book is condescending toward Black people.

Linguist John McWhorter Says 'White Fragility' Is Condescending Toward Black People

Columbia University professor John McWhorter says the bestselling book White Fragilitysupposes that "Black people's feelings must be stepped around to an exquisitely sensitive degree."

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