11 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...
17 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.
23 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...
14 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 agoCOVID-19 in custody: Alabama ranks 9th for inmate deaths Alabama ranks ninth in the country for the number of COVID-19 deaths per 10,000 inmates.
1 day agoBrazil's Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks tabooBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he won’t take any working COVID-19 vaccine himself.
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 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 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 agoEU says first coronavirus 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 ...
EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foodsChina’s has stirred controversy with claims to have detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food.
Flying overseas? You may have to get coronavirus vaccineInternational air travel could come booming back next year but with a new rule: Travelers to certain countries must be vaccinated against the coronavirus before they can ...
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.
Another: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ‘highly effective’Drugmaker AstraZeneca says that late-stage trials show its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-store product that m...
