The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions. At least a dozen states have taken similar steps this month as this season’s version of the vaccine becomes available and a federal advisory council has not recommended yearly shots…… MORE
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It also urges Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration,” which sets out a phased…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accept Democratic demands on health care. Schumer tells The Associated Press he and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries oppose any legislation that doesn’t include key health care provisions and a commitment…… MORE
WACO, Texas (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the genius of the American system of government is that no one should have too much power. That’s even as Kavanaugh and other conservatives on the high court face criticism for deferring repeatedly to President Donald Trump. Kavanaugh says the framers of the Constitution were…… MORE
High school and college educators say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so widespread that they need to rethink how to assign and assess students. Many teachers have shifted all writing to the classroom. Some are returning to pen and paper exams to avoid cheating. As the new school year gets underway, educators…… MORE