9 hours agoWith no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aidGovernors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the wi...
15 hours agoVirginia sees 3,173 new coronavirus cases, now reporting 233,617 statewideAs of November 28, Virginia is now reporting 233,617 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
15 hours agoUK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculationsThe British government has appointed a vaccines minister as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus.
21 hours agoAP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts military role in vaccinesFrom the get-go, President Donald Trump has suggested that the military would be central in developing, producing and distributing vaccines for the pandemic.
1 day agoEurope's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?European nations are struggling to reconcile cold medical advice with a Christmas tradition that calls for big gatherings in often poorly ventilated rooms where people ch...
13 hours agoThe Latest: Researchers urge Arizona shutdown, mask mandateUniversity of Arizona researchers say the current surge in the coronavirus outbreak will present the state with a hospital crisis that could become a disaster unless the ...
1 day agoCDC panel meets Tuesday to vote on COVID-19 vaccine priorityA panel of U.S. advisers will meet next week to recommend who should be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine.
1 day agoScotland to make period products freely available to allScottish lawmakers have unanimously passed legislation that will make period products freely available to anyone who needs them.
3 days agoPandemic gave locals fleeting taste of a tourist-free HawaiiFor months, Hawaii locals had Waikiki's famous beaches and other tourist hot spots to themselves as a mandatory two-week quarantine on travelers curbed tourism during the...
3 days agoWiping down groceries? Experts say keep risk in perspectiveTo avoid any traces of the coronavirus that might be lurking on surfaces, Americans have been wiping down groceries, wearing surgical gloves in public and leaving mail pa...
3 days agoCongress braces for Biden's national coronavirus strategyCongress is bracing for President-elect Joe Biden to move beyond the Trump administration’s state-by-state approach to the coronavirus crisis.
3 days agoVirginia sees new 2,718 coronavirus cases, now reporting 226,300 statewideAs of November 25, Virginia is now reporting 226,300 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March.
3 days agoGa. Sen. Perdue boosts wealth with well-timed stock trades Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia carried out a series of well-timed stock transactions at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
With hope high for vaccine, Britain prepares to roll it outWith major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning t...
3 days agoEU says first virus vaccinations possible by Christmas European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the first coronavirus vaccinations could start by Christmas.
1 day agoCorrection: Virus Outbreak-The Latest storyIn a story Nov. 25, 2020, about a new U.S. estimate of missed coronavirus infections, The Associated Press erroneously reported an earlier calculation by the Centers for ...
Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warningsDespite emphatic warnings from public health authorities to stay home for Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are crowding the nation’s airports ahead of the holiday, man...
Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 planHaircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week.
Virus deaths of senior Serb religious leaders triggers alarmAfter the two top Serbian Orthodox Church leaders died within a month after testing positive with the coronavirus, health experts and even hardcore believers are starting...
Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and the media that spread t...
Air quality up in some EU cities during pandemic lockdownEuropean Union officials say air quality significantly improved in metropolitan areas such as Milan and Madrid because of lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the corona...
Greece faces renewed lockdown as pressure on hospitals risesGreece's health minister says the government is set to extend its lockdown measures beyond the end of November given the spread of COVID-19 and the pressure on hospitals.
