Dec 11 California's health order falling on many deaf ears By Amy Taxin, Olga R. Rodriguez, Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer is warning of catastrophic consequences if more people don't heed orders to stay home and within their own household members. Continue reading
Dec 11 Senate sends Trump defense bill he has vowed to veto By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The final vote was 84-13, mirroring a similarly overwhelming margin in the House that, if maintained in both chambers, would be enough to override a potential veto. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Biden unveils top picks with deep Obama administration ties By Jonathan Lemire, Will Weissert, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is introducing five top picks for his new administration on Friday, drawing on leading names from the Obama White House while also tapping an Ohio congresswoman and a congressional committee veteran. Continue reading
Dec 11 COVID-19 viral spread related to Thanksgiving appears across U.S. By Carla K. Johnson, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Contact tracers and emergency room doctors are hearing repeatedly from new coronavirus patients that they socialized during the Thanksgiving holiday with people outside their households. The next round of festivities could yield even more cases. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days By Michael Tarm, Associated Press The series of executions after Election Day, the first in late November, is the first time in over 130 years where federal executions have occurred during a lame-duck period. Continue reading
Dec 11 Time magazine names Biden and Harris 'Person of the Year' By Associated Press Time's other Person of the Year candidates were President Donald Trump; frontline health care workers and Dr. Anthony Fauci; and the movement for racial justice. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. set to execute first of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration By Michael Tarm, Associated Press If Bernard, now 40, receives a lethal injection as planned at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, it would be a rare execution of a person who was in his teens when the crime occurred. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 3:59 FDA panel endorses emergency use of a Pfizer vaccine As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll topped 291,000, a panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration late Thursday endorsed the emergency use of a Pfizer vaccine to save lives for those who are 16 and older. It's… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 4:58 Do states have what they need to conduct mass vaccinations? Many are hoping the first doses of a Pfizer vaccine could be given out in the U.S. as soon as next week, and a vaccine by Moderna could follow before the month's end. But there are real concerns about how… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:35 How drug testing in Alabama holds former prisoners back from creating a new life Across the U.S. random drug testing is required for many people charged with or convicted of crimes dealing with alcohol or drugs. But a joint NewsHour and AL.com investigation found that one state system, Alabama's, can trap people with high… Continue watching