Nov 19 WATCH: Biden gives remarks after meeting with governors By Associated Press Joe Biden's meeting Thursday with a group of Democratic and Republican governors is his latest attempt to fight through President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the president-elect's transition to power. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds briefing By Associated Press With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. Continue reading
Nov 19 As COVID deaths soar, nursing home deaths caused by neglect surge in the shadows By Matt Sedensky, Bernard Condon, Associated Press A nursing home expert who analyzed data from the country's 15,000 facilities for The Associated Press estimates that for every two COVID-19 victims in long-term care, there is another who died prematurely of other causes. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Senators hear update on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19 By Courtney Vinopal The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee is holding a hearing Nov. 19 on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 18 On Thanksgiving gatherings, public health officials say 'don't do it' By Courtney Vinopal, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas An overwhelming surge of the coronavirus is afflicting the United States at the very moment that extended families are considering if, and how, they can gather for the holidays. Public health experts have three words for you: “don’t do it.”… Continue reading
Nov 18 Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments By Associated Press Parton's $1 million gift to Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center helped researchers develop Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine, announced this week. Continue reading
Nov 18 Pfizer says new data shows COVID vaccine candidate is 95% effective, will seek approval soon By Associated Press The announcement from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, just a week after they revealed the first promising preliminary results. Continue reading
Nov 17 Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges By Joseph Pisani, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press A surge of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. is sending people back to stores to stockpile again, leaving shelves bare and forcing retailers to put limits on purchases. Continue reading
Nov 17 Sen. Chuck Grassley says he tested positive for novel coronavirus By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 5:04 These Parkinson's patients find relief at the barre By Shana Fischer For the million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States, medication is the most common form of treatment. But some doctors are now prescribing dance as a way to slow the symptoms -- and bring joy to patients… Continue watching