by Ariel Gans | Nov 30, 2021 | Consumer Protection, Coronavirus, Economy, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Omicron variant will not send the economy back to 2020 levels, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Tuesday. Powell said that despite inflation hitting a 31-year high, the economy is strong, with robust spending signaling growth in...
by Courtney Degen | Oct 27, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said they’re planning to roll out vaccines for young children and increase the availability of at-home COVID-19 tests in a briefing on Wednesday. “The bottom line is that we will be ready immediately following FDA and CDC’s...
by Julia Benbrook | Apr 7, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — More than 150 volunteers helped crochet a mural of Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President. An Oklahoma City artist is represented on that wall. Kristian Kelly has been crocheting for nearly 10 years and helped organize the project. “I...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Mar 21, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Topics
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and pointed to his city’s COVID-19 relief programs for businesses that target historically underresourced areas. Speaking at...
by Julia Benbrook | Mar 12, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Topics
A year ago, the pandemic forced Broadway to take an abrupt – and extended – intermission, leaving performers uncertain of their futures in the industry. Today, theater actors are still waiting to see if the vaccine rollout will give them the chance to return to the...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Mar 10, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured
When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in Illinois a year ago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker instated a mandatory stay-at-home order. Now the state has more than 800 vaccination sites, and nearly 3 million residents have been vaccinated so far. Even so, life in Illinois isn’t back...
