Trump raised firing Barr in White House meeting on Friday
President Donald Trump raised the prospect of firing Attorney General William Barr in a meeting on Friday, but it’s unclear whether he’ll…
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Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86 in Dallas from virus
DALLAS, Texas — Country music legend Charley Pride died Saturday at age 86, a representative for the singer announced. Pride died in Dallas of…
Continue ReadingQuick OK of first US Covid-19 vaccine cut no corners, FDA officials promise
The very fast decision to grant emergency use authorization to the first coronavirus vaccine in the United States cut no corners and was based on a…
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Quick OK of first US Covid-19 vaccine cut no corners, FDA officials promise
The very fast decision to grant emergency use authorization to the first coronavirus vaccine in the United States cut no corners and was based on a…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects Texas’ and Trump’s bid to overturn election
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the…
Continue ReadingCDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the United States
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted to recommend the Pfizer and BioNTech…
Continue ReadingNew comic book celebrates nurses as health care superheroes
Move over Superman, Spiderman and Batman, there are new superheroes in town! And they’re wearing scrubs not capes! Marvel Comics and Allegheny…
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New comic book celebrates nurses as health care superheroes
Move over Superman, Spiderman and Batman, there are new superheroes in town! And they’re wearing scrubs not capes! Marvel Comics and Allegheny…
Continue ReadingNASCAR driver Ryan Newman is Google’s most-searched for athlete of 2020
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman, who survived a horror crash earlier this year, was the most-searched for athlete of 2020, according to Google. The…
Continue ReadingDolly Parton saved her 9-year-old costar from an oncoming car
When she’s not helping fund vaccine research or supporting the Black Lives Matter movement or inventing a successful meme, the monarch of…
Continue ReadingWhy the stock market feels immune to the pandemic
Unless you’ve been studying birds on a remote island in the South Pacific since last February, you know there’s a worldwide pandemic…
Continue ReadingWhite House chief of staff told FDA chief vaccine must be authorized Friday or he needs to resign
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn he needed to grant an emergency use…
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FDA’s Covid-19 vaccine authorization is a ‘monumental moment,’ expert says. It came on the deadliest day of the pandemic
Shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed soon across the country after the FDA on Friday authorized the vaccine…
Continue ReadingChef José Andrés says US needs the ‘political will’ to end the hunger crisis
Chef José Andrés, who has spent much of 2020 feeding people on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic, called the United States government’s…
Continue ReadingA Minnesota elementary school teacher donates kidney to her school’s custodian
Third-grade teacher Erin Durga says chills ran through her body the moment she learned a school custodian needed a kidney donation. She had an…
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With Congress stuck, states are stepping in with relief for residents and businesses
Maine is sending one-time $600 payments to certain jobless residents. New Mexico is providing $100 million in grants to small businesses. Kentucky is…
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The Supreme Court’s clear message to President Trump: Stop
During the past four years, President Donald Trump has challenged the integrity of the Supreme Court and tried to drag the justices into the legal…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court’s clear message to President Trump: Stop
During the past four years, President Donald Trump has challenged the integrity of the Supreme Court and tried to drag the justices into the legal…
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US Covid-19 vaccine authorization is ‘a most important milestone,’ BioNTech CEO says
The US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine is a crucial step in…
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She lost her Army Vet husband and gave birth to their premature baby in 48 hours
Jeffery Michael Keene was a devoted husband, father and an Army combat veteran. He had served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq during his 12 years…
Continue ReadingFDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer…
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer…
Continue ReadingA grieving family in Trump country is fighting to prevent more Covid-19 deaths
May Bunjes was a giver who lived to donate her time and money to those less fortunate in her community in Greeley, Colorado. Bunjes, 71, died of…
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A grieving family in Trump country is fighting to prevent more Covid-19 deaths
May Bunjes was a giver who lived to donate her time and money to those less fortunate in her community in Greeley, Colorado. Bunjes, 71, died of…
Continue ReadingUtah State football game canceled after players reportedly vote not to play because of comments from university president
Members of the Utah State football team unanimously voted Friday to not play in Saturday’s game against Colorado State in Fort Collins,…
Continue ReadingCasey Goodson shooting is renewing calls for change in a city fighting deeply rooted racism
Casey Goodson was returning home from a dental appointment and picking up Subway sandwiches for his family, his mother says, when he became the…
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Supreme Court rejects Texas’ and Trump’s bid to overturn election
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 laid bare a ‘crisis of discrimination’ in health care, Biden’s Covid-19 equity task force chair says
The nation’s social inequities are clear in hospitals and health care facilities and the United States must not remain complacent of it, the…
Continue ReadingPitt joins Boston College in opting out of bowl game opportunity following pandemic-impacted season
The University of Pittsburgh on Friday became the second college football team in two days to opt out of an opportunity to play in a bowl game. Pitt…
Continue ReadingAfter 51 years, the Zodiac Killer’s cipher has been solved by amateur codebreakers
More than 50 years after the so-called Zodiac Killer first began terrorizing the streets of Northern California, a code-breaking team is believed to…
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