By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The hottest congressional race in next week’s off-year election pits a Donald Trump-backed coal lobbyist against a two-term state lawma…
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday …
Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts …
Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts …
Half its original size, Biden’s big plan in race to finish
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half its original size, President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy plan is being pulled apart and reconfigured as D…
Enforcement of indoor vaccine mandates proves uneven in US
By CALEB JONES and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Go out for a night on the town in some U.S. cities and you might find yourself waiting while someone at the door of the restaurant…
Virus cut access to courts but opened door to virtual future
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Just two reporters were allowed inside a Georgia courtroom to serve as the eyes and ears of the public when jury selection began for the men charged with murdering Ah…
COVID cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter looms
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past f…
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its rival Pfizer in movin…
Ohio reports more deaths than births; experts cite pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For the first time in state history, Ohio recorded more deaths than births last year, a development experts say was expedited by COVID-19. The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday t…