Articles written by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher & Terry Tang


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  • Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services

    JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and TERRY TANG|Jan 9, 2022

    Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays in trash and subway services and diminish the ranks of firefighters and emergency workers. Airport officials shut down security checkpoints at the biggest terminal in Phoenix and schools across the nation struggle to find teachers for their classrooms. The current explosion of omicron-fueled coronavirus infections in the U.S. is causing a breakdown in basic functions and services — the latest i...

  • Mask, vaccine conflicts descend into violence and harassment

    JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and TERRY TANG|Aug 22, 2021

    PHOENIX (AP) — The Hawaii lieutenant governor watched in horror as protesters showed up outside his condo, yelled at him through bullhorns and beamed strobe lights into the building to harass him over vaccine requirements. A parent in Northern California barged into his daughter's elementary school and punched a teacher in the face over mask rules. At a school in Texas, a parent ripped a mask off a teacher's face during a "Meet the Teacher" event. A Missouri hospital leader was approached in a parking garage this week by a man from Alabama w...