WHO: 650 children diagnosed with severe hepatitis since April
The World Health Organization said on Sunday said that 650 cases of severe hepatitis cases have been reported in 33 countries between April 5 and May 26, noting its latest assessment is that the disease poses a “moderate” global risk. The organization added that 99 additional cases were pending classification. Of the 650 cases, 58 percent were from WHO’s European region, and 34 percent from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Over 200 of the pending and probable cases were re
Read MoreOfficials weigh in on Senate talks to curb gun violence, but doubt lingers
Officials on Sunday weighed in on how the U.S. can best address mass shootings plaguing the country with some expressing optimism that a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers could come to some consensus to help curb gun violence. But others offered skepticism on whether the latest tragedy, which killed 19 elementary school children, would result in any Republicans budging on the issue. Only one GOP lawmaker on Sunday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), who is leaving Congress after this term, said he would be open to an assault weapons ban and support raising the minimum age
Read MoreAnother nuclear plant closes: Get ready for electricity shortages
America’s electric grid is being mismanaged and consumers will pay a heavy price for that mismanagement. More evidence of that came with the recent closure of the Palisades Power Plant in Michigan. The 811-megawatt nuclear plant was shut down on the
Read MoreMo Brooks: Testimony before Jan. 6 panel should be public, occur after Senate primary runoff
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said on Sunday that he would refuse to testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol if it was in private or before his Senate primary runoff election next month. Earlier this month, the Jan. 6 committee announced that it had subpoenaed Brooks along with four other lawmakers, but Brooks told “Fox News Sunday” guest host Sandra Smith that he has yet to be served with “any kind of documentation.” “I
Read MoreMurphy says he sees more 'Republican interest' in talking about gun legislation
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said on Sunday that he has seen more of his Republican colleagues take an interest in crafting some semblance of gun legislation in the wake of the massacre at a Texas elementary school. During an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Murphy whether there are 10 Republican senators who would be willing to vote in favor of some type of gun-related legislation. “I think we can. I think there's something dying inside the soul of this country when we refuse to act at a national level shooting after shooting,” Mur
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