Democrats view the tax change as an opportunity to address income inequality worsened by the pandemic. According to some estimates, it would reduce the number of children living in poverty in the U.S. by more than half.
Residents seeking social justice wonder about the future of demonstrations in Florida as state Republicans seem united in passing one of the most restrictive laws on public protesting.
A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city's police chief, moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
Florida's coronavirus cases' increase rose to 9,068, the most since 11,543 on Feb. 5 and day after 1,613, fewest since 1,533 on Oct. 12, as deaths rose by 64 after 35. Total daily tests surge to 135,511. First-time positivity rates rise: Florida to 6.16%, Palm Beach County to 8.16%.
Palm Beach County's top health official says the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be back, despite reports of it causing "rare and severe" blood clots in several patients.
Palm Beach County officials on Tuesday provided an update on their latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressed a new federal recommendation to pause the use and administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
A St. Lucie County couple is accused of locking up and starving three teenagers inside their home for months in what investigators called a "horrific" case.
Following the recommendation of federal health officials, Florida is pausing the use and administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating unusual clots that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination.
The FDA and CDC have recommend a "pause" for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of six people with "rare and severe" blood clots.
