According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 97,000 Americans aged 18 and younger tested positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks of July, representing a 40% increase in total pediatric cases in the U.S. Infected children are usually asymptomatic or have only minor symptoms, but the CDC…
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Growing up in Monahans in the 1960s, Arlinda Valencia said she was used to hearing about the valor of the Texas Rangers in school and on television. “I grew up…
BY STEVEN SIEGELUniversity of Southern California, The Conversation The news coverage on COVID-19 is pervasive, persistent, and in my view as a professor of psychiatry, perilous. Sometimes it seems as though the pandemic is all we talk about. As difficult as this experience is, it’s easier for adults than it…
Our Nation’s children deserve the very best, and no one should be kept from reaching their full potential. If schools remain closed this fall, many children will continue to face adverse effects from school closures caused by the pandemic shutdown. The Council of Economic Advisers estimates that just the three…
If you want to learn about how to be mentally strong enough to write, edit and publish a book, despite all odds, ask the guy most likely to fail at it. My husband, Yasser Latif Hamdani, battled a life threatening epileptic fit, brain surgery, and recovery that lasted two years….
The Madden-Julian Oscillation Is Coming And Here Is Why You Should CareWhat is the MJO, and why do we care? CBS4 Chief Meteorologist Craig Setzer explains in this meteorological web extra in the midst of hurricane season. 1 hour ago FHSAA: Fall Sports To Begin August 24CBSThe Florida High School…
Ronda Felder’s mission in life was clear: To help and house as many children without homes as possible. In that she succeeded, having raised 25 kids in her home while working as a social worker, the last five years of which were for the County of San Diego. And while…
Chuck Bonniwell, a conservative radio host, made the remarks during 710 KNUS’s “Chuck & Julie” afternoon program. After noting the “never-ending impeachment” of Trump, Bonniwell joked that “you wish for a nice school shooting to interrupt.” Julie Hayden, his wife and co-host, immediately interjected, telling Bonniwell, “Don’t even say that.” “No, don’t…
Billy KobinLouisville Courier Journal Published 6:09 PM EDT Aug 14, 2020 Louisville’s newest public school, the Grace James Academy of Excellence, has a clear mission — to empower middle school girls through an Afrocentric and gender-specific STEAM curriculum. And while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the academy and other JCPS schools…
A study by researchers in South Korea last month suggested that children between the ages of 10 and 19 spread the coronavirus more frequently than adults — a widely reported finding that influenced the debate about the risks of reopening schools. But additional data from the research team now calls…
