Jan 22 Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics ‘focused on hosting’ By Stephen Wade, Associated Press IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. Continue reading
Jan 08 Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a new direction to speed release of coronavirus vaccines when he assumes office Jan. 20. Continue reading
Dec 30 Canada to require negative COVID-19 test for people entering country By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The Canadian government says that passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before they arrive in the country. Continue reading
Dec 23 Pfizer to supply U.S. with additional 100 million vaccines doses By Jonathan Lemire, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Pfizer and BioNTech will deliver at least 70 million additional doses by June 30, with the remaining 30 million to be delivered no later than July 31. Continue reading
Dec 05 Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care By Keith Ridler, Associated Press “I’ve had patients crying in the car because they think they’re going to die,” Thomas said last week, resting against a desk between patients. “There are some people that it’s just a mild cold, and there are some people in… Continue reading
Nov 30 Risk of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval By Colleen Long, Associated Press The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage. Continue reading
Nov 04 North Carolina voters applaud Cooper’s coronavirus response, giving him another term By Courtney Vinopal In preliminary data, 62 percent of voters surveyed by AP VoteCast said they approved of the way the governor had handled the pandemic, and among those who approved of his handling of COVID-19, 81 percent voted for him. Continue reading
Oct 22 Santa Claus won’t be coming to Macy’s this year By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in New York each year, the company said. That makes it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 21 A conversation with coronavirus survivors By Stephanie Sy, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux The coronavirus has killed 200,000 Americans and infected more than 6.5 million. But of those that contracted the virus, more than 2.5 million have now recovered. As researchers learn more about the coronavirus, it is clear that it can affect… Continue reading
Aug 18 S&P 500 closes at a record, erasing last of pandemic losses By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Wall Street clawed back the last of the historic, frenzied losses unleashed by the coronavirus, as the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high Tuesday. Continue reading