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South Carolina Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Most Abortions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw ...
EXPLAINER: Why It’s Hard to Make Vaccines and Boost Supplies
With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world's supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to ...
In CDC’s Backyard, School Reopening Debate Divides Experts
Just down the road from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a community ...
House Republicans Revive Bill Decried by Transgender Groups
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican lawmakers on Tuesday revived a proposed law that would ...
Vaccine Appointments Canceled Amid Confusion Over Supply
An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine ...
Job Losses from Virus 4 Times as Bad as ’09 Financial Crisis
GENEVA (AP) — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus ...
Group Urges Climate Adaptation Funding in Pandemic Recovery
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An organization that promotes efforts to adapt the environment to cope ...
Language Barriers, Wariness Make Vaccinating Immigrants Hard
MECCA, Calif. (AP) — Migrant workers lined up by the hundreds during a break from picking ...
Despite Reactions, California Says Virus Vaccine Can be Used
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California said it's safe to immediately begin using a batch of coronavirus ...
SC Adds Some Parents to Vaccine List Amid High Demand
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials have slightly expanded the pool of people eligible ...
On Day One, Biden to Undo Trump Policies on Climate, Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at ...
Coronavirus Deaths Rising in 30 US States Amid Winter Surge
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a ...
A New COVID-19 Challenge: Mutations Rise Along With Cases
The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly ...
California Counties Beg for Vaccine as Eligibility Expands
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties begged for more coronavirus vaccine as the state added a ...
California Turns Stadiums Into COVID-19 Vaccination Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking ...
Teacher Trained 56 Guide Dogs, Passed Legacy to Students
After years of treating President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram ...
Pandemic-Era Mardi Gras: No Big Crowds, But Plenty of Cake
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A subdued Carnival season begins Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic put an ...
If I’ve Already Had the Coronavirus, Can I Get It Again?
If I've already had the coronavirus, can I get it again? ...
Bill Legalizing Abortion Passed in Pope’s Native Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Wednesday became the largest nation in Latin America to ...
After a Year Like This, Expect a Strange New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might ...
More COVID-19 Vaccines in the Pipeline as US Effort Ramps Up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to ...
One Good Thing: Highlights of 9 Months in Tales of Kindness
In mid-March, as the coronavirus was ravaging communities and economies around the world, The Associated Press ...
Aid Groups Aim to Bring Health Care to Migrants on Way to US
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Aurora Leticia Cruz has tried to keep up with her blood pressure ...
Endangered Ferrets Get Experimental COVID-19 in Colorado
In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a ...
Pope on COVID-19 Vaccine: Needy, Vulnerable Must Come First
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 ...
COVID-19 Spikes Follow in Prisons After Inmate Transfers
DETROIT (AP) — Families of men incarcerated at Michigan's Kinross Correctional Facility believed its remote location ...
US Regulators OK Genetically Modified Pig for Food, Drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical ...
US Vaccinations Ramp Up as 2nd COVID-19 Shot Nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers ...
Virus Outbreak Delays Production at World’s Top Glove Maker
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, ...
Millions Stick to Thanksgiving Travel Plans Despite Warnings
About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus ...
Air Quality Up in Some EU Cities During Pandemic Lockdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — Air quality significantly improved in European metropolitan areas such as Milan and Madrid ...
3rd Major COVID-19 Vaccine Shown to be Effective and Cheaper
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly ...
Heading Home for the Holiday? Get a Virus Test, Colleges Say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some ...
CDC Pleads with Americans to Not Travel for Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health ...
Not Just COVID: Nursing Home Neglect Deaths Surge in Shadows
When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace's nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to ...
Oxford Scientists Expect COVID-19 Vaccine Data by Christmas
LONDON (AP) — University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of ...
Evers to Extend Mask Mandate as COVID Strains Hospitals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he will extend an order ...
Heart Risk Factors Vary Greatly Among Asian Immigrants
Asian immigrants in the United States are a widely diverse group with heart health risk factors ...
States Tightening Anti-Virus Restrictions Amid Case Surge
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The deadly rise in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. is forcing ...
2nd Virus Vaccine Shows Striking Success in US Tests
A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong early ...
