U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Tuesday that it will avert a massive furlough of its workforce — but the price will be severe cuts to services, including delaying naturalizations. The agency will still conduct citizenship swearing-in ceremonies, but those seeking to adjust their immigration status or to apply for naturalization will see longer wait…
The nation’s testing efforts will be further overwhelmed once influenza, R.S.V. and other seasonal viruses arrive.Doctors won’t be able to diagnose patients on a hunch. “The flu season is a bit of a ticking time bomb,” said one expert. “We are all waiting and trying to prepare as best we can.”Credit...Bryan R. Smith/Agence France-Presse —…
CLOSE Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes gave a video address in response to the police involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. Associated PressThe police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, sparked another night of protests in Wisconsin and around the country.Hundreds of protesters ignored the mobilization of the Wisconsin National…
New footage from a different angle has emerged of the moments before Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot multiple times in the back by a White Wisconsin cop as Blake tried to get into his vehicle, according to a report.The video captured Blake, 29, engaged in a struggle with at least two Kenosha police officers on the right…
A study has found that people whose weight reduced from indicating obesity to indicating overweight between early adulthood and midlife had a halved risk of dying during the follow-up period.Share on PinterestResearch suggests that a reduction in BMI, from one of obesity to one of overweight, by midlife may improve longevity.The World Health Organization (WHO)…