U.S. Lowers The Travel Risk Rating For Japan, Where COVID Still Shadows The Olympics The revised guidelines are not an enthusiastic endorsement of travel, moving Japan from the highest risk ranking to a tier below. But the change comes as Japan struggles with a surge in infections. Vanessa Romo
Why Millions Of Doses (From Biden) And A Billion Bucks (From Mastercard) Aren't Enough The latest news about donated vaccines and cash aid for low-resource countries seems encouraging. But here's what vaccine experts are saying about supply and demand. Will Stone
People With Disabilities May Face Greater Challenges When Returning To In-Person Work The adoption of flexible work arrangements during the pandemic has helped some employees for whom working from home is ideal. Will this trend continue for the post-pandemic work force? Anna Sirianni
Washingtonians have trouble checking vaccination status as lottery begins As Washingtonians wait to see who will be the first winner of the state's "Shot of a Lifetime" Covid-19 vaccine lottery, some people are having a hard time finding out if they're even eligible to win. Eilís O'Neill
Squalor Behind The Golden Gate: Confronting California's Homelessness Crisis Homelessness has gotten out of control in the Golden State. Will California be able to solve it? Greg Rosalsky
Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information A new movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, and renewed interest in the history of medical racism. Will Stone
Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Are Being Sold Online. Using One Is A Crime Officials have pleaded with tech giants to keep the documents off their sites, but Amazon briefly had blank vaccination cards for sale this week. They could land their bearers in prison. Jaclyn Diaz
New Jersey Is Closing Its Only Women's Prison After Rampant Abuse By Guards The announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy came as the state released a report about brutal cell extractions this year that left prisoners with injuries ranging from scratches to a fractured eye socket. Joe Hernandez
Fisher-Price Ignored Safety Warnings Even After Infants Started Dying, Report Finds At least 50 infants died in the Rock 'n Play inclined sleeper over a decade before Fisher-Price recalled it in 2019. Company officials said they believed the product was safe when used correctly. Joe Hernandez
The FDA Has Approved A New Alzheimer's Drug — Here's Why That's Controversial This is the first new drug approved for Alzheimer's disease since 2003. It's the first to show significant progress against the sticky brain plaques that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Scott Hensley
