Dec 22 California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Much of California has exhausted its usual ability to staff intensive care beds, and the nation's most populated state is desperately searching for 3,000 temporary medical workers to meet demand. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 14:28 Fauci says travel ban may be 'premature' in light of coronavirus mutation Shipments of the new Moderna vaccine began arriving Monday in the U.S., with more than 6 million doses expected by the end of the week. But that news was almost overshadowed by fears of a mutation in the coronavirus, which… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Barr breaks with Trump on claims of election fraud, U.S. hacking In our news wrap Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr broke with President Trump over election fraud claims and assertions that China may have hacked U.S. agencies, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has a confession that state agents… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 7:57 What's behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.? By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre Murders across the U.S. have skyrocketed in 2020, while nonviolent offenses have largely dropped, according to publicly available crime data. But efforts to curb homicides come at a time when police departments are facing both staffing shortages because of the… Continue watching
Dec 21 California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January By Don Thompson, Associated Press Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's secretary of health and human services, says the state fears some hospitals will exceed even their existing surge capacity. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine By Jill Colvin, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The president-elect took a dose of the Pfizer vaccine on live television, as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. Continue reading
Dec 21 Lockheed Martin buys Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion By Associated Press The deal brings together companies that already had been working together and is part of Lockheed Martin's attempt to gird for competition from billionaire-backed Space X and Blue Origin. Continue reading
Dec 21 Congress approves 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program By John Flesher, Associated Press A program that has pumped $2.7 billion into healing long-term injuries to the Great Lakes environment has received authorization from Congress to continue another five years. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: HHS Secretary Azar says 7.9 million vaccine doses being distributed in U.S. this week By Associated Press Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar sounded an optimistic note as distribution of the Pfizer and Modern vaccines are being ramped up across the United States this week. Continue reading
Dec 21 Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the U.S. Capitol By Associated Press A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed. Continue reading