• Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging, Moderna says

    Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging, Moderna says

    May 18, 2020 05:35 PM EDT

    An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. Study volunteers given either a low or medium dose of the vaccine by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna Inc. had antibodies similar to ...

  • Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House

    Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House

    May 16, 2020 01:27 PM EDT

    The daylong debate painted a Capitol scene that’s become common in the era of coronavirus, even as it remains disconcerting. The sparsely populated House floor was dotted with lawmakers and aides wearing protective masks and even gloves, though some Republicans lacked them. Many members looked shaggier and sported beards ...

  • Coronavirus has changed online dating. Here's why some say that's a good thing

    Coronavirus has changed online dating. Here's why some say that's a good thing

    May 15, 2020 11:06 PM EDT

    ... feeling deeply unloveable,” “touch deprived,” or “bored and confined.” While Silver recognizes that there will undoubtedly be quarantine love stories that arise out of the coronavirus, she’s more concerned about the “thousands and thousands of single people” who won’t meet a significant other during this time. For now ...

  • Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance

    Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance

    May 15, 2020 12:06 AM EDT

    ... plan broadly outlines how to move away from stay-at-home orders, school closures and other measures designed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus that has caused more than 1.3 million reported U.S. illnesses and more than 80,000 deaths. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a ...

  • Key moments from HHS whistleblower Rick Bright's testimony on coronavirus response

    Key moments from HHS whistleblower Rick Bright's testimony on coronavirus response

    May 14, 2020 10:59 PM EDT

    ... Bright said, “It doesn’t appear that there is a nationwide, coordinated plan that states are following” to reopen the country. U.S. needs a coronavirus vaccine strategy, or risks catastrophe https://youtu.be/NdE3ev3rRH0 Among the most pressing concerns Bright expressed in his testimony was the country’s preparedness ...

  • WATCH: Michigan governor gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: Michigan governor gives coronavirus update

    May 13, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Watch the governor's remarks in the player above. Another anti-lockdown rally is planned for Thursday at the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, site of an angry ...

  • WATCH: D.C. mayor gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: D.C. mayor gives coronavirus update

    May 13, 2020 09:28 PM EDT

    Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held a news conference May 13 on the area’s response to the novel coronavirus. Watch the mayor's remarks in the player above. U.S. states are beginning to restart their economies after months of paralyzing coronavirus lockdowns, but it could take weeks ...

  • Foster children, caretakers face new pressures amid coronavirus

    Foster children, caretakers face new pressures amid coronavirus

    May 13, 2020 09:27 PM EDT

    Foster children have enormous challenges even in the best of times. The coronavirus pandemic threatens them with even greater turmoil, isolating them from adult supervisors and friends and making it harder to move on to new lives — either with biological or adoptive families, or as newly independent adults.

  • U.S. intelligence agencies warn Chinese hackers may be targeting coronavirus researchers

    U.S. intelligence agencies warn Chinese hackers may be targeting coronavirus researchers

    May 13, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

    ... Neither agency cited any specific examples Wednesday, but they warned that institutions and companies involved in work on vaccines, treatments and testing for the novel coronavirus should take additional security measures to protect data and be aware of the potential threat. "China's efforts to target these sectors pose a ...

  • House coronavirus oversight subcommittee holds first hearing

    House coronavirus oversight subcommittee holds first hearing

    May 13, 2020 04:06 PM EDT

    The House subcommittee tasked with overseeing federal implementation of coronavirus relief measures will hold a hearing Wednesday to discuss reopening the country. Lawmakers are expected to hear from a panel of health experts. The hearing comes a day after several Trump administration health officials testified before a Senate committee about ...