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US Senate meets on Saturday to consider $1 trillion infrastructure bill 07 Aug 2021 - 01:17 pm

Washington: The US Senate will meet for the second weekend in a row on Saturday in hopes of passing a $1 trillion infrastructure...

New Jersey to require masks in schools as Delta variant spreads 06 Aug 2021 - 09:46 pm

NEW YORK: Kindergarten through 12th-grade students and staff in New Jersey will be required to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status when...

United Airlines makes COVID-19 shots compulsory for U.S. employees 06 Aug 2021 - 07:48 pm

United Airlines Inc on Friday became the first U.S. airline to require all its domestic employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The...

Biden thanks Team USA, extends White House invitation 06 Aug 2021 - 07:10 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will host U.S. Olympic athletes at the White House following the Tokyo Games, he said in a video...

'A cautionary tale': Louisiana doctors face a different COVID-19 surge 06 Aug 2021 - 07:02 pm

NEW ORLEANS: Doctors in Louisiana have been through it before: the exhaustion, the grief, and the overflowing intensive care units. But this new...

U.S. opens safety probe into Mercedes vans used for Amazon deliveries, ambulances 06 Aug 2021 - 05:02 pm

WASHINGTON: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans,...

Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire 06 Aug 2021 - 04:52 pm

GREENVILLE, California: Eva Gorman says the little California mountain town of Greenville was a place of community and strong character, the kind of...

Chile to give COVID-19 vaccine boosters for those inoculated with Sinovac 06 Aug 2021 - 12:01 am

SANTIAGO - Chile will begin administering a booster shot to those already innoculated with Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, President Sebastian Pinera said on Thursday,...

Novavax again delays seeking U.S. approval for COVID-19 vaccine 05 Aug 2021 - 11:48 pm

Novavax Inc on Thursday again delayed its timeline for seeking U.S. authorization for its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, and the company now expects to...

Seven US states with least shots make up half of COVID cases 05 Aug 2021 - 09:47 pm

WASHINGTON - Seven U.S. states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates account for half of the country's new cases and hospitalizations in the...

US plans to give extra COVID-19 shots to at-risk Americans - Fauci 05 Aug 2021 - 08:28 pm

WASHINGTON - The United States is working to give additional COVID-19 booster shots to Americans with compromised immune systems as quickly as possible,...

White House confirms US may require foreign visitors be vaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 07:58 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday confirmed it may require visitors from abroad to be vaccinated as part of its plans to...

Fire engulfs Northern California town, leveling businesses 05 Aug 2021 - 11:47 am

GREENVILLE, Calif.:A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes and crews braced for another...

Pfizer to require US workers receive COVID-19 vaccine or regular tests 05 Aug 2021 - 12:14 am

NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc, the U.S. drugmaker that developed a COVID-19 vaccine with German partner BioNTech, said on Wednesday it will require...

US developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated -official 04 Aug 2021 - 11:53 pm

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is developing a plan to require nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be fully vaccinated...

NOAA's revised hurricane outlook sees more storms in 2021 Atlantic season 04 Aug 2021 - 07:26 pm

DENVER: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday revised upward its outlook for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, estimating there was...

Target to offer debt-free education to front-line workers 04 Aug 2021 - 06:18 pm

NEW YORK: Target Corp. is joining a growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance at select online institutions for its...