Educators may reconsider plans to bring students back after winter holidays while the country still faces crushing virus infection rates. Also today: The latest stats show 13 million cases; plus a look at virus-wary holiday shoppers.
Bruce Boynton, a civil rights icon who helped inspire the historic Freedom Rides of 1961, has died at 83. The civil rights attorney and Alabama's first Black special prosecutor passed away earlier this week in Selma from cancer, according to…
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel has been suspected of carrying out targeted killings of Iranian nuclear scientists, but did not comment on the incident.
See for yourself how and where COVID-19 coronavirus is spreading, and how fast, in our state and nation. The U.S. averages 172,000 new cases per day and 1,529 deaths. Plus, view our easy interactive guide to protect yourself.
A flurry of data released Wednesday suggested that the spread of the virus is intensifying the threats to an economy still struggling to recover from the deep recession that struck in early spring.
President Donald Trump has tweeted that he has "granted a Full Pardon" to former national security adviser Michael Flynn. "It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon. Congratulations to @GenFlynn…
President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Wednesday. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The latest on the virus: Tuesday's US death toll reached 2,100; warnings ahead of Thanksgiving gatherings; the latest virus numbers.
Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months — probably well into 2021 — before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S.
Beyoncé picked up song and record of the year bids with "Black Parade," which she released on Juneteenth. See who else earned Grammy nominations today.
Investors are encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin.
The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from Donald Trump's administration.
State and local officials nationwide are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive spread of the disease.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal…
Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to subvert the results of the election.
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the members of his foreign policy and national security team. Alejandro Mayorkas has been nominated to be Biden's secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and would be the first Latino to head the…
AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its vaccine was up to 90% effective, cheaper and easier to transport. Get the latest virus news.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A contestant on “Wipeout” has died after completing the game show’s obstacle course, authorities and sources close to the production said Friday. The man in his 30s was declared dead at a hospital shortly before 7…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump's eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesman told CNN on Friday. "Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin…
The coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll this week just as a vaccine appears closer at hand. Some states and cities will impose sharper restrictions. Get the rundown, plus a look at spread in our counties, state and nation.
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — A police dispatcher says officers are responding to “a very active situation” at a suburban Milwaukee mall. The dispatcher said she could not immediately provide further details about the Friday afternoon incident at Mayfair Mall in…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — With coronavirus rates on the rise once again, Canadian officials decided to extend travel restrictions on the U.S. border to Dec. 21. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement earlier this morning via his Twitter account.…
Virus update: What does emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine mean? Plus, another U.S. senator has tested positive. Here's the latest news.
