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A paramedic uses a pulse oximeter to check a patient's vital signs during an August home visit in the Bronx borough of New York.

Devices Used In COVID-19 Treatment Can Give Errors For Patients With Dark Skin

Fingertip devices that measure oxygen in the blood can sometimes give erroneous readings in people with dark skin, doctors report. The devices can say oxygen levels are normal when they're not.

Supreme Court To Hear Case Over NCAA's Limits On Compensation For Student Athletes

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up an appeal from the NCAA defending its rules that impose certain restrictions on paying college athletes.

Advocates: N.Y. Criminal Justice Reform Possible With Blue Supermajority

Prison reform advocates in New York are eyeing the supermajority Democrats have in the state Senate and drawing up a list of changes they want made to the…

C19: Suffolk Police Head To Ferguson, MO

Cuomo telegraphs higher taxes for (possibly) the wealthy. Prisoner reform advocates are eyeing the Democrats’ supermajority in New York’s Senate. Also,…

Tyson Foods has fired seven managers at its plant in Waterloo, Iowa, who were allegedly involved in a betting pool guessing how many workers there would get COVID-19.

Tyson Foods Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19

More than 1,000 employees at the pork plant in Iowa have been infected by the virus, and at least six have died. The company launched an independent investigation into the complaints last month.

Former Google researcher Timnit Gebru says she was unexpectedly fired after a dispute over an academic paper and months of speaking out about the need for more women and people of color at the tech giant.

Google AI Team Demands Ousted Black Researcher Be Rehired And Promoted

The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most prestigious units in the company.

Cleavon Gilman, an emergency room physician and former combat medic, says three colleagues have died from the coronavirus. "You can actually die at your job now, and that's never really been an issue before," he says.

ER Doctor Says He Walks Into A 'War Zone' Every Day

Arizona emergency room physician Cleavon Gilman says health care providers are under "unimaginable" emotional strain.

Instead of going to college this fall, Brian Williams got a job at a Jimmy John's near his home in Stafford, Texas. He says paying for college was always going to be hard, but it was even harder to justify the expense during a pandemic.

'Losing A Generation': Fall College Enrollment Plummets For 1st-Year Students

Researchers say the pandemic is largely to blame for this year's drastic enrollment declines, but college-going has also been on a decade-long downward trend.

Tufts employee Gabe Ryan removes the Sackler family name from a building at Tufts University, the first major university to strip the Sackler name from buildings and programs.

Sacklers Deny Wrongdoing During House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales

Thursday's hearing was the first time members of the Sackler family faced a public accounting for their alleged role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

Elysee Palace Says Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19

French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine for a week, his official residence announced.

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