UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people
Dec 02, 2020
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS AP - An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency…
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At tiny rural hospitals, weary doctors treat friends, family
Dec 01, 2020
By JEFF ROBERSON and JIM SALTER MEMPHIS, Mo. (AP) — As Dr. Shane Wilson makes the rounds at the tiny, 25-bed hospital in rural northeastern Missouri, many of his movements are familiar in an age…
Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots
Nov 30, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP - Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection —…
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
Nov 27, 2020
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope. In normal times, Black Friday is the busiest shopping…
Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response
Nov 25, 2020
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following…
Biden transition OK’d to start as Trump runs out of options
Nov 24, 2020
By ZEKE MILLER, DAVID EGGERT and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump…
US tells GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata inflators
Nov 23, 2020
By TOM KRISHER DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The decision announced Monday…
Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US
Nov 20, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP - Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early…
US jobless claims increase to 742,000 as pandemic worsens
Nov 19, 2020
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing…
Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
Nov 18, 2020
By LINDA A. JOHNSON Pfizer says that more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggest the shots are 95% effective and that the vaccine protects older people most at risk of dying from…