How the news covers COVID-19 (Jan. 24, 2022) – Houston Public Media
Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. …Read the full story
Tag: Houston Public Media
The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit
Eighty million acres of the Gulf of Mexico — an area twice the size of Florida — was put on the auction block on Wednesday. Environmentalists decried the lease auction. Shortly after taking office, Biden announced a temporary pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, pending a review of their […]
Self-styled ‘QAnon shaman’ is sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot | NPR & Houston Public Media
Jacob Chansley, the self-styled “QAnon shaman” who became one of the faces of the Jan. “You didn’t slug anybody, but what you did here was actually obstruct the functioning of the whole government,” Lamberth said. 6 as the crowd of Donald Trump supporters overwhelmed police, bashed in windows and pushed into the building. Chansley was […]
All vaccinated adults could soon be eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot – Houston …
In September Pfizer was authorized to provide booster shots to anyone 65 or older. Earlier this month Pfizer indicated that it was seeking to expand that authorization to everyone 18 and older, based on data from a clinical trial showing that a booster improved vaccine efficacy for all adults. …Read the full story
A Texas A&M student has died from injuries sustained at Astroworld, bringing the death toll to 9
That’s when police say the crowd began to rush toward the stage during Travis Scott’s set, and Bharti Shahani was injured in the ensuing chaos. The Shahani family previously filed a complaint against festival organizers in Harris County District Court, as well as against rapper Travis Scott and others. …Read the full story
Inflation surges to its highest since 1990 | NPR & Houston Public Media
Daly, who serves on the central bank’s policy-setting committee, says the Fed is monitoring inflation closely. She and her colleagues on the committee are being cautious not to raise interest rates too quickly. “The inflation numbers you’re seeing are related in my best judgment to the pandemic-related disruption,” Daly says. …Read the full story
What Dr. Fauci sees coming for the pandemic this winter | NPR & Houston Public Media
New cases still hover around 72,000 per day — and infections are actually trending up in some pockets of the country, including parts of the Mountain West and the Northeast. “The steepness of the deflection is not as good as it was, let’s say, a month or so ago … “We’re looking for a level […]
Trump’s businesses and brand still suffering from his polarizing rhetoric – Houston Public Media
Once, Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was a bustling indoor mall, with floors and floors of retail, a pink marble atrium and an indoor waterfall. Inside, there are enormous pictures of the former president, in and around the White House. Trump’s continued espousal of lies about the 2020 election have driven away potential […]
Vaccinated seniors navigate life in mostly unvaccinated rural America | NPR & Houston Public Media
Back then, everyone seemed to know someone with the disease, and when the vaccine became available Loennig remembers people eagerly lining up to get it. It’s the opposite of what she remembers as a little girl when families had to lock down often during polio. So taking precautions and living carefully throughout 2020 until the […]
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2070: Time and Ruth Belville
…Read the full story