DeSantis: no state resources for giving COVID shots to kids under 5
Florida will not dedicate any state resources to vaccinating young children against COVID-19, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday. Responding to a question following a press conference about an annual python hunt in the Everglades, DeSantis said infants and toddlers "are at practically zero risk of anything with COVID," so the state will recommend against getting those kids vaccinated. "There is not going to be any state programs that are going to be trying to get COVID jabs to infants and toddlers, and newborns," DeSantis said to applause from the crowd on hand. "That's
Read MoreAverage acreage burned in wildfires doubled since 1991
The average acreage burned by wildfires more than doubled between 1991 and 2021, according to a report published Thursday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). During the period covered by the report, the number of annual wildfires is down slightly but the acreage burned has soared. Between 1991 and 2021, the total number fell from some 76,000 to about 59,000. However, about 7 million acres burned in 2021, compared to 3 million acres in 1991. The 2021 acreage was still lower than the previous year, which saw about 10 million acres burned. The report also
Read MoreDOJ: Jan. 6 committee's refusal to share transcripts 'complicates' investigation
Justice Department officials this week renewed their demands for the House Jan. 6 committee's interview transcripts, saying the panel's refusal to share its work has hindered federal prosecutors' own investigation into last year's attack on the Capitol. Department leaders sent a letter on Wednesday to Timothy Heaphy, the Jan. 6 select committee's chief investigative counsel, expressing frustration over the panel's refusal to grant access to its trove of witness interviews, according to
Read MoreScientists struggling to find common bee species in California
Story at a glance A team of researchers from the University of California, Riverside were unable to find some once common species of bumble bees during work to update a statewide census on the insects. Researchers visited 17 sites throughout the state and were only able to collect 17 bumble bee species, representing only 68 percent of the species previously known to live in Calif
Read MoreThe nature of war is not changing in Ukraine
During his commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley was blunt about the future of warfare. In addition to describing an increasingly unstable world, he reminded the graduating class that “the nature of war is not going to change — it’s immutable.” Since Russia’s February incursion, the world has watched in awe as the Ukrainian Army
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