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FDA to consider giving half doses of Moderna’s vaccine

January 4, 2021 7:16 AM Dominique Newland

(KYMA, KECY) – The FDA is meeting this week to consider giving half-doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to people ages 18 to 55. The head of…

A Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured

January 4, 2021 6:50 AM CNN, April Hettinger

A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night…

Sonoran officials anxiously wait for COVID-19 vaccine

January 4, 2021 6:16 AM Sumiko Keil

The Sonora State Health Secretary Enrique Clausen says they’re ready to receive the vaccine against…

Fauci: Vaccinations are increasing in a ‘glimmer of hope’

January 4, 2021 5:41 AM The Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci says that President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in…

Father arrested in Mexico for beating 3 sons to death

January 4, 2021 5:38 AM The Associated Press

Prosecutors said the man had an argument with the boys’ mother and killed the kids “in order to cause her great…

Help arrives for California hospitals short on oxygen

January 4, 2021 5:35 AM The Associated Press

The collaboration comes as the six aging hospitals struggle to maintain oxygen pressure while treating an unprecedented number of patients with…

Ducey rejects request for 2-week school ‘quarantine’

January 4, 2021 5:32 AM The Associated Press

Despite the state’s surge of coronavirus cases, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Saturday rejected the state’s top education official’s call for him…

She lost her dad and uncle to coronavirus. Trump’s claim that the virus is exaggerated is an insult, she says

January 4, 2021 4:43 AM CNN

Most New Year’s Days, Rosa Cerna would be celebrating the birthdays of her dad and uncle — brothers born exactly one year apart. This…

More than 4.2 million Americans have been given their first Covid-19 vaccine. Experts say the US needs to go faster

January 4, 2021 4:31 AM CNN

With more than 4.2 million people given their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far, experts say the pace of inoculation in the US needs to speed…

California reports more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases as surge continues into new year

January 4, 2021 1:14 AM CNN

California reported Sunday that 45,352 people newly tested positive for Covid-19, continuing a surge that has pushed hospitals and their exhausted…

More than 4.2 million coronavirus vaccines have been given and experts say the US needs to go faster

January 4, 2021 1:13 AM CNN, Dominique Newland

With more than 4.2 million people given their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines so far, experts say the pace of inoculation in the US needs to speed…

Europe has kept its schools open for much of the pandemic. Now closures loom

January 4, 2021 1:10 AM CNN

The coronavirus pandemic transformed the working and social lives of millions of European adults in 2020. Children too have suffered immensely, with…

January 3 coronavirus news

January 3, 2021 9:56 PM CNN

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Two men with parachutes leap from a hotel roof in Nashville

January 3, 2021 5:51 PM CNN

Two men BASE jumped from the rooftop bar of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Nashville on Friday, causing a “mass panic” among the bar’s…

A ring with 12,638 diamonds sets a Guinness World Record

January 3, 2021 5:49 PM CNN

How many diamonds can fit in a single ring? The answer, according to the new Guinness World Records book, is 12,638. Harshit Bansal, founder of…

A pro surfer rescues a woman struggling in rough water on Hawaii’s North Shore

January 3, 2021 5:12 PM CNN

A professional surfer is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman swept into the powerful waves of the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii. Mikey Wright was…

Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say

January 3, 2021 4:57 PM CNN

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a…

Greta Thunberg celebrates her 18th birthday with a snarky tweet

January 3, 2021 3:10 PM CNN

Greta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating. The Swedish activist has…

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority

January 3, 2021 3:06 PM CNN

Speaker Nancy Pelosi won a fourth non-consecutive term to lead the House of Representatives, suffering a handful of defections in a narrow vote after…

McCarthy gives green light to conservatives’ push to overturn Biden’s win, as senior Republicans raise alarms

January 3, 2021 1:59 PM CNN

The top House Republican has quietly blessed an effort by conservative lawmakers to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when a joint…