The Supreme Court won't block Indiana University's vaccine mandate.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court allowed Indiana University on Thursday to require students to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.  —  Eight students had sued the university, saying the requirement violated …

US reportedly negotiating with Taliban to avoid embassy attack in Kabul  —  The Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban in a scramble to prevent the US Embassy in Kabul from being attacked following rapid gains by the militant group amid the US pullout from Afghanistan, according to a report.

Four Broward County Educators Lose Battle With COVID-19 In Less Than 24 Hours  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) - When it comes to picking its victims, COVID-19 does not discriminate.  —  The vicious virus, in less than one day this week, between Tuesday and Wednesday, claimed the lives …

GOP Strategist Arrested for Underage Sex Trafficking  —  The feds just arrested wealthy Republican strategist and frequent Fox News guest Anton Lazzaro on five counts of underage sex trafficking.  —  Anton Lazzaro, a young Republican strategist and former congressional campaign manager in Minnesota …

Census data shows the number of White people in the U.S. fell for first time since 1790  —  The first race and ethnicity breakdowns from the 2020 Census, released Thursday, show a more diverse population than ever in the nation's history.  —  The report marks the first time the absolute number …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals  —  Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended …

Lindell-apalooza melts down: MyPillow guy claims antifa sabotaged his “cyber symposium”  —  Mike Lindell produces no evidence of election fraud at South Dakota shindig; blames invisible antifa infiltrators  —  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, on the final day of his …

DeSantis backpedals on threat to withhold salaries of defiant school officials  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration backed down from its threat to withhold school officials' salaries if they resist his anti-mask rule, saying instead that the defiant officials should be responsible for the …

Biden comes to Newsom's recall defense as White House mulls larger role  —  OAKLAND — President Joe Biden resoundingly endorsed Gov. Gavin Newsom against a looming recall vote on Thursday, telegraphing that the White House could come to Newsom's aid in the race's critical final weeks.

Report: Matt Gaetz's Wingman Has Given the Feds “Years of Venmo Transactions” and “Thousands of Photos and Videos”  —  So that can't be good.  —  When we last checked in with Matt Gaetz, things were going less than swimmingly for the Florida congressman.  And in the interim, they haven't improved!

Greene waves off concerns of hospital overcrowding: 'We can't live forever'  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday waved off concerns over hospitals exceeding capacity due to COVID-19, saying “we can't live forever.”  —  During an interview with right-wing network “Real America's Voice …

DeSantis sets plan for Regeneron monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID-19  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a new state treatment plan to help fight COVID-19, announcing Thursday that the state will start dispensing Regeneron monoclonal antibodies through mobile clinics.

Colorado Republican official accused after voting system passwords are leaked to right-wing site  —  A bizarre security breach of a rural Colorado county's voting system has in a matter of days escalated into a criminal probe of the clerk's office, a ban on the county's existing election equipment …

MAGA Fraudster Smears Dems Using Decoy TMZ  —  “That is not our site nor part of the TMZ brand and they are not authorized to use our name or logo.  We have sent a cease and desist letter to the website,” a TMZ spokesperson.  —  Serial MAGA fraudster Jack Burkman has embarked on a new political venture …

Pearl River High School Quarantines 40% Of Students In First Week, District Going Virtual  —  An entire Mississippi school district is going virtual after Pearl River Central High School ordered 40% of its student body to quarantine after just one week of school.

Rand Paul's wife bought shares in Covid treatment maker Gilead in early days of virus, the couple's only individual stock purchase in years  — Republican Sen. Rand Paul and his wife had not bought stock in an individual company in at least 10 years before Kelley Paul purchased shares of the drug company Gilead Sciences in early 2020.

Covid Live Updates: Largest U.S. Teachers' Union Backs Vaccine Mandate  —  The support from the National Education Association follows that of the powerful American Federation of Teachers.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will require 25,000 of its health workers to be vaccinated.

Tucker Carlson Mocks AOC's Fears of Sexual Assault During 1/6 Riot: ‘Get a Therapist, Honey’  —  Earlier this week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told CNN's Dana Bash that she not only feared for her life during the January 6 Capitol insurrection, she thought some of the violence would be carried out in a “sexualizing” way.

Biden's big COVID challenge: Fading vaccines may demand boosters  —  The Biden administration is intensely scrutinizing coronavirus vaccines' effectiveness over time, facing the daunting task of timing booster shots right while still convincing the unvaccinated that getting the jab is worthwhile.

Texas children and children's hospitals are under siege from two viruses: RSV and COVID-19  —  More children are being treated in Texas hospitals for COVID-19 than ever before, and an unseasonable outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus is adding to the stress on children's hospitals.  —  Copy link

New York City adds 629,000 people, defying predictions of its decline.  —  New York City has grown by more than 629,000 people — or nearly 8 percent — since 2010, reaching 8.8 million and defying predictions that its population was on the decline.  —  “The Big Apple just got bigger!”

“Like-Minded People Keep Coming”: How One New Jersey Town Became a Magnet for the Media Elite  —  Welcome to Montclair, where a large swath of The New York Times is working from home and the local paper's advisory board resembles “the Pulitzer committee,” as one resident put it.

Dean: Covid-19 will end mini-Trump's Florida career like it ended Trump's presidency  —  As Florida's Covid-19 caseload breaks the state's own all-time records, doctor and former governor Howard Dean appraises the troubled record of Florida Governor DeSantis, giving him an ‘F’ on substance.