Thousands of active-duty service members have failed to comply with the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, raising the prospect that they will be forced to leave their positions or the military altogether. Covid-19 vaccine mandates continue to be a divisive topic of debate, and the subject remains as salient as ever while the world grapples not only with the delta variant but concerns over the spread of omicron, a mutation of the virus whose risk profile remains largely unknown.

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NASA has announced its 2021 class of astronauts.Of the 12,000 people who applied, only ten were chosen--including a Navy test pilot from Central California. Preliminary data out of South Africa is giving the world insight into how strong omicron really is.The South African Medical Research Council just reported this variant may cause less severe cases of COVID-19.

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Thomas Del Bacarro calls into the Ray Appleton Show to discuss important California issues including the big news of the week as Devin Nunes steps down from congress to join Trump's new media company. Also discussed is the new Central Valley re-districting and the 0 percent allocation of water for our valley farmers. The emergence of the omicron variant of Covid in southern Africa and its detection around the world has sparked a host of new travel requirements and, in some cases, outright bans — further complicating international trips that were just starting to pick up.

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., will resign from Congress to become chief executive of former President Donald Trump’s fledgling social media company next month.

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The City of Fresno will be getting $170 million from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, and it’s asking you how to spent it. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) will retire at the conclusion of his current and 10th term in Congress, his office told constituents on Monday.

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When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo the law credited with giving more women seats in boardrooms traditionally dominated by men. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said Sunday that she believes there are enough senators, both Democratic and Republican, who would be willing to override President Biden and sanction Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The owners of a San Francisco restaurant are now apologizing after denying service to three uniformed police officers who were on-duty.

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CNN reportedly learned about a new sexual misconduct allegation against its disgraced anchor Chris Cuomo just days before his firing. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a sweeping COVID vaccine mandate for all private employers in New York City on Monday morning to combat the spread of the omicron variant. A Greek Orthodox priest decried Pope Francis as "a heretic" during a visit to Athens on Saturday. 

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Mark sits in studio with Ray to unwrap the legaliites of the recent Detroit School shooting as the Oakland County prosecutor expects to decide soon whether or not charges will be issued against the parents of the Oxford High School shooting suspect.

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Dr. Linda Halderman joins Ray once again to roll up her sleeves and inject the latest information regarding the newst Covid variant, the Omicron. 

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St, Petersburg, Florida (CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would control. Dr. Flashman talks about the judges on California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal dealt another blow to the hopes of high-speed rail opponents in Kings County and elsewhere across the state, issuing a ruling Tuesday that the current use of bond funds for construction in the central San Joaquin Valley does not violate the California Constitution. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday in no uncertain terms that he thinks shoplifters should be prosecuted under existing California laws, as he called out local officials whom he said have been reluctant to do so.

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