SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California will become the first U.S. state to require COVID-19 vaccinations for children to attend public and private schools in person under a mandate that could effect millions of students. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that the coronavirus shot will be added to 10 other immunizations already required for school…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail inside Travis County Democratic Party headquarters in Austin. The actions were caught on surveillance video. A fire official says 30-year-old Ryan Faircloth was booked Friday in the Travis County jail. He is charged with arson and possessing a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Three Dallas firefighters injured in an apartment building explosion this week remain hospitalized in critical, but stable condition. Dallas Fire Rescue officials remain optimistic about their prognosis. In addition, the Dallas Office of Emergency management is coordinating with local hotels to extend the stay of residents displaced by the blast through the weekend.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has traveled to Capitol Hill as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Biden is huddling privately with House Democrats. This after days of frantic negotiations with no deal. Biden is also planning to visit…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday over whether Texas can leave in place what has been dubbed the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. Since September, Senate Bill 8, or the “Heartbeat bill” has banned most abortions and sent women to get care beyond the the state. A lawsuit filed by the…… MORE