The Report: More Cases, Fewer Shots: Worries Mount for Kids

Plus: Mandates strike back, Newsom's ploy and critical race theory in court

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More Cases, Fewer Shots: Worries Mount for Kids More than 7 million children have had coronavirus and reported infections are currently 'extremely high,' according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. Mask Mandates Return as Virus Cases Surge States are reinstating mask mandates – or reiterating their reluctance to do so – as case counts increase and the omicron variant poses a threat to pandemic recovery nationwide. Newsom's Gun Ploy Turns Tables on GOP The California governor's pledge to use the precedent of a novel Texas abortion law to pass gun restrictions is likely the first of a slew of similar measures targeting any number of rights and issues. Vaccine Refusal Plagues Army, Marines The most recent data on vaccine refusal portrays a troubling problem the Defense Department faces for the small but stubborn cohort that continues to defy orders. 'Divisive Concepts' Law Heads to Federal Court New Hampshire is one of eight Republican-controlled states that's passed laws aimed at restricting how educators teach racism, sexism, discrimination and other topics related to inequality. The Photos You Should See U.S. News photo editors curate this month's most compelling images from at home and abroad.

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