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At the region's biggest hospital, Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, 97% of COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated and all of the intensive care unit beds are filled.

Idaho's Hospitals Are Overwhelmed, But Many Locals Remain Skeptical Of Vaccines

At least 10 hospitals in the state started rationing care for everyone because they're filled with COVID-19 patients. But there's deep distrust of authority.

A view of the entrance to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on May 14, 2020. Hospital and nursing home workers across New York are required to have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, prompting concerns over noncompliance and potential staffing shortages.

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers

The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.

In elections across the country, candidates of color made history Tuesday night

In Boston, New York, Pittsburgh and Dearborn, Mich., a majority of voters embraced minority candidates. Here's a rundown of some of the most high-profile wins.

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt speaks during a campaign event on Saturday in Logandale, Nev.

Primaries in Nevada and South Carolina highlight Tuesday's races to watch

Adam Laxalt is likely the frontrunner in the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Nevada. In South Carolina, former President Donald Trump has endorsed two challengers to GOP U.S. House incumbents.

Floridians stand in line during the last day of early voting in Miami on Saturday. A judge extended early-voting hours in one Florida county Sunday after Democrats sued to allow more time.

Here’s what you should know about Senate Bill 90 before the upcoming Florida election cycle

Senate Bill 90 passed in the Florida Senate and was signed by Governor DeSantis last May. Its provisions amend the state election laws to, according to the Senate website, “improve election security, transparency, and administration.” Here’s what you should know about the bill before the state elections this fall.

House Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, says the $6.2 billion offer proposed by the Florida House addresses "a tremendous amount of infrastructure issues."

The Florida House approves a $105.3 billion spending plan after objections over school penalties

The proposal, among other things, would boost overall funding for public schools and includes a pay increase of 5.3% for state workers.

In an effort to help manatees battle the cold temperatures, Florida Power & Light's Cape Canaveral Clean Energy Center has been heating the water on an emergency basis, to prevent as many manatees as possible from dying from the cold. State and federal biologists have been feeding manatees there since mid December to stave off a mass starvation that's been going on in the Indian River Lagoon for more than a year.

Gov. DeSantis commits $30 million to save manatees after record number of deaths

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will include more than $30 million in the state's 2023 budget to try and figure out why record numbers of manatees are dying in Florida waters. Scientists blame agriculture and development for polluting the rivers where manatees live.

Beach Town Tries To Reverse Runaway Growth Of 'Sober Homes'

Some local and state officials in South Florida are calling for more regulation of addiction recovery residences to help combat insurance scams.

Father John Tran stands in St. Peter Catholic Church in Rockport, Texas, on Thursday. About 200 people from the Vietnamese community attend the church. Father Tran, a Franciscan priest, has been there since July 2016.

Coastal Vietnamese Community Leans On Faith, And Each Other, To Rebuild After Harvey

The cohesion and resilience of Rockport, Texas' Vietnamese-American community, which numbers about a thousand, may help it recover from the storm's destruction.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' flight that took 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., is being investigated by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office in Texas. The migrants were flown from Texas to Florida and then on to Martha's Vineyard. Here, DeSantis speaks at a rally on Aug. 19 in Pittsburgh.

Federal judge urged to clear way for DeSantis-migrant flights case

Plaintiffs last week fired back after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration argued that a federal judge should dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit filed after Florida flew 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September.Attorneys for three migrants from Venezuela and the non-profit group Alianza Americas filed a 106-page document in federal court in Massachusetts disputing a series of arguments raised by the DeSantis administration in a Feb. 28 motion to dismiss the case.

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