Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trials set to resume

The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine trial, paused earlier this month due to an unexplained illness in a participant, will resume very soon. An independent committee investigated the case of a man in the trial who suffered a stroke and...

81,400 U.S. virus infections in 1 day

America on Friday hit its highest daily number of coronavirus case since the pandemic began, recording at least 81,400 new infections and surpassing the previous record set during the summertime surge of cases across the Sun Belt.

Washington state prepares to destroy first 'murder hornet' nest in U.S.

Scientists in Washington state have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees

How soon will we know the US election outcome?

How soon will we know the results of the U.S. election

Census takers fall short of target goal in areas of US

From tribal lands in the Southwest to storm-battered Louisiana, the U.S. Census Bureau did not achieve its goal of reaching 99% of households during the 2020 census

US: Russian hackers targeting state, local networks

Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, and have stolen data from at least two servers

Media report pope met COVID-19 infected bishop at Vatican

Australian media report Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to COVID-19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected

Walmart sues U.S. in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis

U.S. regulators seek advice on thorny issues as vaccines near

The U.S. regulators who will decide the fate of COVID-19 vaccines are asking outside scientists if their standards are high enough

Judge urges U.S. to help find parents deported without kids

A federal judge is urging the Trump administration to do more to help court-appointed researchers find hundreds of parents who are still separated from their children three years after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19

U.S. officials: Russian hackers targeting state, local networks

Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, and have stolen data from at least two servers

Second group of judges blocks Trump order on House seats count

For the second time in two months, a panel of federal judges has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from being counted during the process of divvying up congressional seats by state

Trump posts unedited '60 Minutes' interview before it airs

President Donald Trump has posted full, unedited interviews that he and the vice president did with “60 Minutes” on Facebook before the show’s scheduled broadcast this weekend

Judge dismisses 1 charge against former cop in Floyd’s death

A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck, but a second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin remains

Judge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of loan relief claims

A federal judge is demanding answers after the U.S. Education Department rejected 94% of claims for student loan forgiveness it had agreed to process after being sued over delays

CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact, adds brief encounters

U.S. health officials are redefining what it means to have close contact with someone with COVID-19

Suspect in killing of Houston officer is in U.S. illegally, ICE says

The man who allegedly killed a veteran police officer in Texas on Tuesday during a domestic violence call is a 51-year-old Salvadoran with a criminal record who is present in the United States illegally, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement said...