Health Dec 08 California uses text alert to warn millions of COVID-19 spread Both regions came under increased restrictions this week after the total capacity of hospital intensive care units dropped below 15 percent. The restrictions will remain in effect for at least three weeks.
Health Dec 08 U.S. is taking final steps to review the first COVID-19 vaccine. Here's what's next The Food and Drug Administration posted a positive review of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday and will hold a public hearing on Thursday. The Associated Press has a look at the process.
Nation Dec 08 Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has…
Education Dec 07 Students return to New York City schools once more after COVID-19 closure Public preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade whose parents chose a mix of in-school and remote learning are back inside buildings Monday in the nation's largest school district.
Politics Dec 07 Trump quickens pace of federal executions before Biden inauguration Attorney General William Barr defended the extension of executions into the post-election period, saying he’ll likely schedule more before he departs the Justice Department.
Arts Dec 07 Supreme Court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in U.S. court Heirs to Jewish art dealers say their ancestors were forced to sell the Guelph Treasure to agents of Herman Goering, Hitler's second-in-command, in 1935.
Arts Dec 07 Bob Dylan's catalog, a 60-year rock 'n' roll journey, is sold Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, one of the great treasures in music history, has been acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum.
World Dec 07 Few signs of progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had no news of a breakthrough when he briefed ambassadors of the 27 member states on the chances of a deal with London before the Dec. 31 deadline.
World Dec 07 Hundreds ill, 1 dead from unidentified disease in India The illness was detected Saturday evening. Since then, patients have experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness, doctors said.
Politics Dec 07 Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS and oversee pandemic response If confirmed by the Senate, Becerra will be the first Latino to head the Department of Health and Human Services.