[ad_1] The Rev. Franklin Graham, an evangelical leader who has been intimately involved with care for COVID-19 victims, said Tuesday that Americans should “pray about” getting a vaccine against the virus. “I’m pro-life, and in fact that vaccine saves lives,” Mr. Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, told The Washington Times in a…

[ad_1] India’s health ministry reported 4,529 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, a single-day record for any country since the pandemic began. The grim milestone underscores the crisis in the populous Asian nation, where reported cases have fallen to fewer than 300,000 per day but oxygen shortages and a sluggish vaccine rollout are fueling the high…

[ad_1] ANALYSIS/OPINION: No, it’s not your imagination. The Democratic Party, and in particular the people who run the federal government, are constantly trying to push you into a certain way of life and into particular behaviors. There is an actual method to this madness, it’s a theory that former Obama adviser Cass Sunstein and economist…

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer. Starting Wednesday, vaccinated New Yorkers can shed their masks in most situations, and restaurants, stores, gyms and many other businesses can go back to…

[ad_1] ANALYSIS/OPINION: Last summer, public school teachers in Washington, D.C. lined up “body bags” outside the school system’s offices to protest a partial return to the classrooms. In January, Chicago public school teachers produced a music video using interpretive dance to support its union’s decision not to return to work. In February, Los Angeles Unified…

[ad_1] The governments of Mexico and Canada are taking the first tentative steps to reopen their borders to the U.S. that have been shut down by the global coronavirus pandemic, complicating both business and personal cross-border ties. The Reuters news agency reported Tuesday that Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said he hoped that travel restrictions…

[ad_1] There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once had. Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, gave many Americans the time and the financial cushion to rethink their careers. Their former employers are hiring…

[ad_1] A House Republican is pushing changes to a proposed crackdown on Big Tech to allay conservatives’ concerns that the bipartisan bill would inadvertently empower Big Media at the expense of conservative voices. The amendment by Rep. Ken Buck would explicitly prohibit technology companies from discriminating against news publishers based on political orientation. The Colorado…

[ad_1] The Jim Henson Company is looking for a few good (but gay) men. The creative powerhouse behind “The Muppets” has put out an exclusive casting call to up its “woke” credentials in the entertainment industry. A recent audition announcement tweeted to potential recruits reads: “The Jim Henson Company, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, is…

[ad_1] A panel of health experts say Americans should start getting screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 instead of age 50 in new guidelines published Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it lowered the recommended screening age because colorectal cancer is appearing more frequently in younger adults. “Far too many people in…