Health Dec 20

The trucks left the Memphis-area factory with the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health. The much-needed shots are expected to be given starting Monday, just three days after the Food and Drug Administration authorized their emergency rollout.

Politics Dec 18

It's been one year since the U.S. Space Force was created. Vice President Mike Pence celebrated the anniversary Friday.

Nation Dec 17

The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to protect endangered species.

Nation Dec 17

In many ways, the flurry of U.S. antitrust suits represent an attempt to catch up with European regulators who have spent the past several years trying to crack down on Google.

Health Dec 17

The EMA said Thursday's decision came after Moderna sent the last package of data on the vaccine needed for the agency to assess it for the EU market.

Politics Dec 17

President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Science Dec 17

SpaceX is expected to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Arts Dec 16

The league said it was "correcting a longtime oversight in the game's history" by elevating the Negro Leagues on the centennial of its founding.

World Dec 16

A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.

Health Dec 16

Approximately 2 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been allocated for jurisdictions to use next week.