14 hours agoNYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifiesNew York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning and increase the number of days a week many children attend class even as the coronavirus pandemic inten...
16 hours agoFauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks aheadThe nation’s top infectious disease expert says that the U.S. may see a “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus over the coming weeks, and he does not expect current reco...
22 hours agoHawaii seeks to be seen as a remote workplace with a viewA group of Hawaii leaders is launching a campaign Sunday to promote the islands as an appealing location for a remote office with a view.
1 day 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...
2 days agoBlack firefighters in NC allege racism amid larger reckoningA group of Black firefighters in a North Carolina city has filed a grievance citing racism and discrimination they have endured for more than 30 years.
2 days 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.
2 days agoLos Angeles orders more restrictions as coronavirus surgesLos Angeles County has announced a stay-home order as coronavirus cases surge out of control in the nation’s most populous county.
2 days agoTemporary US Pentagon chief makes rare visit to SomaliaThe acting U.S. defense secretary has visited Somalia to meet with U.S. troops.
3 days agoSchools struggle to stay open as quarantines sideline staffContact tracing and isolation protocols meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus are sidelining school employees and frustrating efforts to continue in-person learn...
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Stephen Bannon switching lawyers in border wall fund caseA prominent Washington lawyer defending President Donald Trump's former chief strategist against charges that he cheated donors to a southern border wall says he's no lon...
Some California counties winding down hotels for homelessSome California counties are pushing ahead with plans to wind down a program that's housed homeless people in hotel rooms amid the coronavirus pandemic.
3 days agoAmericans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warningsMillions of Americans are taking to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire.
Pandemic 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...
Wiping 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...
Money promised to combat US overdose crisis sits unusedA $200 million account set aside as part of Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy case is going unused because attorneys involved in lawsuits against the OxyContin maker can't agree...
Keep the mask: A vaccine won’t end the US crisis right awayDon’t even think of throwing away the mask anytime soon.
US agrees for now to stop deporting women who alleged abuseThe U.S. government has agreed temporarily not to deport detained immigrant women who have alleged being abused by a rural Georgia gynecologist.
Toy safety group releases annual list of top 10 ‘worst’ toysA toy safety advocacy group has released its annual list of potentially dangerous toys.
Texts: US census manager told counters to use fake answersThe Associated Press has obtained text messages that a U.S. Census Bureau supervisor in Alabama sent to workers telling them how to fake counts of households by entering ...
Trevor Noah to host 2021 Grammy Awards“The Daily Show” host and comedian Trevor Noah has been tapped to host the 2021 Grammy Awards.
NYC-area train derailment hurts no one, snarls morning rushCommuters are facing delays after eight cars of a New Jersey Transit commuter trail derailed.
US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blastAmerican charities are working to gather and ultimately airlift critical medicine, personal protective equipment and supplies to Lebanon.
New York City's first Black mayor, David Dinkins, dies at 93David Dinkins has died 30 years after he became New York City's first Black mayor.
California official: just say 'no' to family ThanksgivingCalifornia’s health secretary urged people to say “no” to family and friends who want to gather for Thanksgiving, joining other officials in issuing dire warnings about t...
States impose new rules, plead with public to stop spreadState and local officials nationwide are imposing new restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive coronavirus spr...
Federal prisons to prioritize staff to receive virus vaccineThe federal prison system will be among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine, though initial allotments of the vaccine will be given to staff and not to inmates, ...
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...
