DECEMBER 7, 2020
Britain will begin roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday to start vaccinating its general population against the novel coronavirus. Just a day before Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine roll-out in the UK, a senior official said India is accelerating its review of coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca to authorise them...
DECEMBER 7, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro knowingly violated the law when he criticized then-presidential candidate Joe Biden earlier this year in television appearances and on social media while in his official capacity as a government employee, according to federal investigators.
In a report released on Monday, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, a permanent office...
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Some homeowners in one Maryland neighborhood have been told to prepare to leave their homes as the retaining wall supporting some of their houses has failed, threatening collapse at any moment.
The retaining wall built to support houses in the Tantallon community in Fort Washington is shifting every time it rains.
“Every time it rains, it drops more and...
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The White House is pushing back on a New York Times report that it had the opportunity to buy far more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this summer but declined, meaning Pfizer might not be able to provide more than the initial deal until June.
A senior administration official told reporters Monday that the New York Times...
DECEMBER 6, 2020
A barricade in April in Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus emerged, meant to keep people out of a residential compound. Noel Celis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
The mild-mannered German scientist never anticipated becoming a Chinese propaganda star.
But Alexander Kekulé, the director of the Institute for Biosecurity Research in Halle, Germany, has been all over the state-run...
DECEMBER 6, 2020
President- elect Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting Friday with leaders of counties across the country. - Demetrius Freeman/TWP
When President-elect Joe Biden put his weight behind a coronavirus aid package recently, it energized an effort that had seemed dead and nudged political adversaries to the bargaining table, with success now looking far more likely.
President Trump, meanwhile, spent...
DECEMBER 5, 2020
Rodeo Drive has less cars and pedestrians doing holiday shopping this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday and said if people don't comply the state's hospitals will be overwhelmed with infected...
DECEMBER 5, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing at the White House on November 19. - Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The U.S. COVID-19 outbreak will "get worse before it gets better" and the country won't see "dramatic changes" until the...
DECEMBER 5, 2020
House Speaker Rusty Bowers presides before Gov. Doug Ducey's State of the State address at the Arizona State Capitol on January 13, 2020. - Michael Chow/The Republic
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Republican Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Rusty Bowers said Friday that pleas from some GOP lawmakers to overturn the results of the state's presidential election...
DECEMBER 4, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden said his January inauguration is likely to resemble the largely virtual Democratic National Convention last summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, and he said he would emphasize safety to avoid spreading the virus.
“My guess is there will not be a gigantic inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. But my guess is you’ll see a lot...
