North Carolina’s state auditor and education leaders are clashing over an audit that found several school districts failed to comply with student attendance laws during the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. The General Assembly directed the State Auditor Beth Wood’s office in late 2021 to conduct a performance audit that analyzed truancy policies and procedures […]

The Biden administration sent $33.7 million from the American Rescue Plan, a spending bill meant to combat COVID, to a Palestinian relief organization that has previously been accused of providing safe harbor to terrorists in Gaza and has been referred to as “effectively a branch of Hamas.” The American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief bill […]

A family whose members are still “shielding” due to COVID more than three years after the pandemic started said they feel “forgotten” as the rest of the world moves on. Rob Boxall and his family, who lived in the United Kingdom, said that visitors have to isolate for two weeks before the family can see […]

Aaron Rogers recently referred to Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce as “Mr. Pfizer” because Kelce has partnered with the pharmaceutical company and appeared in commercials promoting COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Rodgers, traded to the New York Jets during the offseason, has been vocal about his opposition to COVID-19 vaccines.  Ahead of the […]

One California physician said he had “mixed feelings” after the state quietly overturned a COVID-19 misinformation bill that several legal groups argued violated the First Amendment. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., quietly repealed AB 2098, which had been in effect for under a year, after the law faced legal challenges. The bill authorized the […]