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US House budget panel approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill 23 Feb 2021 - 12:01 am

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday approved legislation with $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, advancing a top...

A day that will live in infamy: US nears 500,000th COVID-19 death 22 Feb 2021 - 09:47 pm

NEW YORK - The United States on Monday closed in on the staggering milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year to...

Mother whose 11-year-old son died in Texas freeze sues for $100 mln 22 Feb 2021 - 09:15 pm

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after they lost electricity and heat in their Texas mobile home during last week's freeze...

Novavax completes enrollment in U.S. trial of COVID-19 vaccine 22 Feb 2021 - 03:44 pm

Drug developer Novavax Inc said on Monday it has completed patient enrollment in the late-stage study of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United...

Boeing recommends airlines suspend use of some 777s after United incident 22 Feb 2021 - 12:12 pm

Boeing Co urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver at...

Americans may still need masks to fight COVID in 2022, Fauci says 21 Feb 2021 - 09:31 pm

WASHINGTON - Americans may still need to wear masks in 2022 even as the country relaxes other restrictions to combat COVID-19, Dr. Anthony...

US not 'out of the woods' as nation nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths 21 Feb 2021 - 09:04 pm

WASHINGTON - The United States faces a dark milestone despite a recent decline in COVID-19 cases as it prepares to mark a staggering...

Trump to speak at Conservative gathering in re-emergence 21 Feb 2021 - 08:07 pm

Donald Trump will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Campaign conference in Florida, his first public appearance since leaving the White House,...

Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG 21 Feb 2021 - 04:21 pm

Washington: The last time Merrick Garland was nominated by the White House for a job, Republicans wouldn't even meet with him. Now, the...

'I thought we were done': Parts fall from sky in plane scare 21 Feb 2021 - 08:42 am

BROOMFIELD, Colo.: David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation when...

Mexico receives 200,000 doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine 20 Feb 2021 - 06:41 pm

MEXICO CITY: Some 200,000 doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Mexico on Saturday from Hong Kong, the country's foreign minister said....

Extreme weather testing Biden's disaster management skills 20 Feb 2021 - 06:32 pm

WASHINGTON: Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate. A month into the job and focused on the...

Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator 20 Feb 2021 - 06:29 pm

WASHINGTON: When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said "guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote...

As parts of Canada relax COVID-19 measures, health officials warn of spring resurgence 19 Feb 2021 - 10:14 pm

OTTAWA: Canadian health officials on Friday said tough public measures should be maintained to prevent new variants of COVID-19 from triggering a third...

Biden to visit Pfizer factory as Americans clamor for more COVID-19 vaccine supply 19 Feb 2021 - 12:49 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden heads to Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Friday to visit the Pfizer Inc manufacturing plant that is churning out COVID-19...

Fauci hopes for return to normal by Christmas, in line with Biden target 19 Feb 2021 - 12:24 am

NEW YORK - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that a post-pandemic return to "normal" could come by...

Harris taps growing political power of women lawmakers to promote COVID-19 relief 18 Feb 2021 - 10:28 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with female Democratic lawmakers and activists on Thursday to boost support for the White House's...