Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
CDC director approves COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky on Saturday approved Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccines for use in American children as young as 6 months. Published June 18, 2022
FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for youngest Americans
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in Americans as young as 6 months, a major step in launching a nationwide pediatric rollout as soon as Tuesday. Published June 17, 2022
Russian court sentences American teacher to 14 years in prison for cannabis bust
A Russian court sentenced Marc Fogel, an American teacher and former U.S. embassy worker, to 14 years in a penal colony for having cannabis at the airport in August 2021. Published June 17, 2022
Doctors push for warning label on California pot, sound alarm about cannabis-induced psychosis
Doctors in California are pushing to include warnings about health risks on cannabis packaging akin to requirements on cigarette makers. Published June 17, 2022
Montana governor returns home after absence amid flooding
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte returned home late Thursday after a lengthy and mysterious absence as the state reeled from severe flooding. Published June 17, 2022
Business elite look to flee Russia amid Ukraine invasion
Migration applications suggest about 15,000 Russian millionaires -- as calculated in U.S. dollars -- are attempting to leave the country, a reflection of the deep skepticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine within the business elite and oligarch community, British intelligence officials said Friday. Published June 17, 2022
Biden insists a recession is ‘not inevitable’ as stocks dive again sharply
Stocks tumbled Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve's decision a day earlier to hike interest rates and increasingly worry that the country may head into an economic recession. Published June 16, 2022
Fauci: NIH is researching a pan-coronavirus vaccine to combat COVID-19 twists, new threats
Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaking by video-link because he contracted COVID-19, told Congress on Thursday his agency is studying vaccines that better target the omicron variant and it will be "paramount" to develop a new generation of shots that can tackle a range of coronaviruses. Published June 16, 2022
Tech companies lay off workers, slow down hiring amid economic tumult
Plenty of people quit their jobs during the pandemic, but now many workers are being forced out, with more and more companies facing fears of an economic recession, supply chain problems and other woes. Published June 16, 2022
Flooding trips up Abbott formula production plant at center of shortage debate
When it rains, it pours. Abbott Laboratories had to stop production of its EleCare formula at the plant in Sturgis, Michigan, because storms flooded the plant, delaying output for a few weeks. Published June 16, 2022
Sen. Rob Portman: Fed should have acted sooner to wrangle inflation
Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said Thursday it is easy to be an armchair quarterback, but it was "pretty obvious" there was a mismatch between supply and demand in early 2021 so the Federal Reserve should have acted earlier to corral inflation. Published June 16, 2022
Jan. 6 committee: Trump disparaged Pence in a tweet after violence began
Former President Donald Trump reportedly knew the U.S. Capitol had been breached when he tweeted a disparaging message about then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, the committee investigating the Capitol invasion told NBC News. Published June 16, 2022
FDA advisers unanimously endorse Pfizer, Moderna shots for youngest kids
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday endorsed COVID-19 vaccines for use in kids ages 6 months to 4 years, meaning the youngest Americans should be eligible for the shots by next week. Published June 15, 2022
Dr. Fauci, the face of pandemic response, tests positive for COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci has reportedly tested positive for COViD-19. Published June 15, 2022
Fed raises rates by three-quarters of a point; highest increase in nearly 30 years
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday, the biggest increase in nearly three decades, as the central bank scrambles to tame inflation. Published June 15, 2022
Biden to oil companies: Produce more gasoline, fewer profits to alleviate pain at pump
President Biden sent letters to oil companies Wednesday telling them to produce more gas to ease widespread pain at the pump, which he also blamed on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published June 15, 2022
Wall Street slips deeper into bear market as investors brace for major Fed action
Wall Street failed to rebound Tuesday, and investors and corporate America braced for an economic slowdown as the Federal Reserve prepared to raise interest rates by up to three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in a bid to wrangle inflation. Published June 14, 2022
Social Security wait lines worsened before the pandemic due to budget cuts: study
COVID-19 exacerbated long wait times for Social Security services, but a new study says budget cuts had weakened the agency before the pandemic. Published June 14, 2022
Justice Kavanaugh’s neighbors fed up with raucous protests
Neighbors of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh say they're getting fed up with the constant din from protesters on their street ahead of the release of an opinion that could overturn the abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade. Published June 14, 2022
White House confirms Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia
President Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia as part of a Middle East trip in mid-July, the White House said Tuesday after days of speculation about whether the U.S. leader would head to the kingdom after a stop in Israel. Published June 14, 2022
