Martha’s Vineyard health officials are reporting the biggest increase in COVID-19 cases in more than a month on the island. 16 new cases of the virus were reported on the island from Monday to Saturday, more cases than in the last six weeks combined. About half of them were people[Read More…]

A man who taught criminal justice at Sonoma State University is accused of setting fires around the massive Dixie Fire and in Shasta County, California. CBS Sacramento reports Gary Maynard, 47, was arrested on Saturday and is charged with setting fire to public land. He has also been accused of setting[Read More…]

More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents have been reported across the United States since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a report released on Thursday. Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition that tracks and responds to racially motivated hate crimes towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, received 9,081 reports between 19 March 2020[Read More…]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional booster vaccination dose for those with weak immune systems or who have received organ transplants, it announced on Thursday. The FDA said that a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine may increase protection in those that are “immunocompromised”[Read More…]