Headlines:
• UPMC, Harrisburg U. announce nursing program: Classes will begin in August at the Harrisburg branch of the UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, a 16-month accelerated degree program. (Source: ABC 27)
• UPMC hires former acting Health Secretary Alison Beam as lobbyist: Beam will be vice president of government affairs for UPMC, Pennsylvania's largest private employer. (Source: Capital Star)
• School districts grapple with lack of substitute teachers: The pandemic has worsened what was already a significant shortage. (Source: WITF)
• Mother, son receive $20,002 in settlement over police pepper-spray incident: An Lancaster city officer sprayed Lori Kreider and her son, then 10, during a protest in May 2020 over George Floyd's death. (Source: LNP)
• National/world roundup: Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine. (Source: NBC News) Hong Kong orders entire population tested for Covid-19 (Source: Newsweek) Britain plans 4th Covid-19 vaccine shot for ages 75+. (Source: UPI) Jury begins deliberations in hate crimes trial in Ahmaud Arbery death. (Source: CBS News)