Jun 01 UK’s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers By Jill Lawless, Associated Press A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk countries — an action that critics said was long overdue. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 2:34 As COVID restrictions ease, here’s how the country marked Memorial Day This Memorial Day has been both a day of remembrance and one of hope. The lifting of pandemic restrictions saw a resumption of major public events, and a return to time-honored observances as President Joe Biden laid a wreath at… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Miami Manhunt for 3 banquet hall shooters continues In our news wrap Monday, police across Miami, Florida kept up a manhunt for the 3 gunmen who attacked a crowd at a banquet hall early Sunday. Republican plans to overhaul election laws in Texas were stopped in their tracks… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Air travel to see pre-pandemic highs Memorial Day weekend In our news wrap Friday, with COVID restrictions easing, Americans are traveling in near-record numbers this memorial day weekend, with traffic hitting pre-pandemic levels. President Joe Biden formally released his $6 trillion budget for the coming fiscal year. The CDC… Continue watching
May 28 Japan extends virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan extended a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas for 20 more days on Friday, with infections still not slowing as it prepares to host the Olympics in just over 50 days. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 4:44 Why the US is taking a second look at the ‘lab leak’ theory about COVID-19 Where did COVID-19 come from? In the midst of renewed questions about the novel coronavirus' origins, President Joe Biden has directed U.S. intelligence to determine if the virus jumped from animals to humans, or somehow escaped from a lab in… Continue watching
May 25 Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12 By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press The White House coronavirus task force will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, May 18. Continue reading
May 13 Chief of teachers union is ‘all in’ on full fall reopening By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The president of the American Federation of Teachers called Thursday for a full return to in-person learning in the fall, saying the union is "all in" on bringing students back to the classroom. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 8:34 Israel pushes forward with successful vaccine program, but Palestinians feel left behind With the world's highest COVID-19 vaccination rate, Israel recently has begun employing a vaccine passport program that allows immunized people access to a normality that's denied people who've not had the shots. But as special correspondent Martin Himel reports, the… Continue watching