Tag: US
Moderna vaccine claims 94.5% effective rate in US tests
Nov 16, 2020 10:37 AM
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine — this one from Moderna Inc. — yielded extraordinarily strong...
Evacuation orders lifted for many Californians who fled fire
Oct 29, 2020 9:20 AM
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and AMY TAXIN
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Californians were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday...
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system
Oct 29, 2020 10:46 AM
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer
BOSTON (AP) — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion...
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
Oct 20, 2020 9:35 AM
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations,...
Louisiana told to brace for ‘sad reality’ of Hurricane Delta
Oct 08, 2020 10:36 AM
By STACEY PLAISANCE and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Louisiana braced for a new hurricane less than...
Epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow
Oct 05, 2020 2:54 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million...
National Guard taps units for rapid response to civil unrest
Oct 02, 2020 7:44 AM
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Guard has designated military police units in two states to...
US unemployment drops to 7.9% but hiring slows pre-election
Oct 02, 2020 10:33 AM
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is...
US to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools
Sep 28, 2020 10:33 AM
By MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to announce Monday that the federal...
Brad Paisley, wife fights hunger with 1 million meal pledge
Sep 14, 2020 9:31 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his...