Minnesota teacher with cancer continues virtual classes, even during chemotherapy
Kelly Klein is that teacher everyone remembers — even during a year she’d rather forget. Klein isn’t only tackling virtual learning. She’s doing it while battling a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She’s in her online classroom every day, even during chemotherapy. She declined to go on leave during her treatment. “I More...
Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine doses for 300 million Americans by end of summer
Washington — President Biden announced his administration is boosting the weekly supply of vaccines to states and territories by 16% next week, and said he hopes to have enough doses to vaccinate 300 million More...
California Governor Gavin Newsom lifts COVID stay-at-home orders
California lifted regional stay-at-home orders across the state Monday in response to improving coronavirus conditions, returning the state to a system of county-by-county restrictions, state health officials More...
French health officials urge no talking on public transportation to stop virus spread
France’s National Academy of Medicine is advising that people keep quiet on public transportation — and whenever social distancing is not possible — to help stop the spread of COVID-19. “The More...
Where to find an N95 or high-filtration mask for Biden’s 100-day challenge
The Biden administration has issued a mask mandate requiring individuals to wear masks on federal property, and he’s encouraging all Americans to wear them in public for 100 days. Face coverings are also More...
New Zealand’s 1st new community COVID case in months is variant from South Africa
Wellington, New Zealand — New Zealand’s first case of coronavirus in the community for more than two months has been identified as the more contagious South African variant, prompting Australia to suspend More...
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he has tested positive for COVID-19
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Mexico’s president, who has been criticized for his handling of his More...
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Divisiveness has failed America “in every single way”
When Dr. Anthony Fauci and “Sunday Morning” special contributor Ted Koppel first met on camera, remote interviews were still something of a novelty, and the nation was fixated on a global epidemic More...
China is back in emergency mode, racing to contain COVID surge before holiday
Beijing — China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp with more than 4,000 isolation suites in Hebei Province, a region just outside Beijing at the center of a resurgent coronavirus epidemic. Ahead More...
“Science has thrown us a lifeline”: North Carolina prisons give COVID-19 vaccine to inmates and staff
Inmates and staff at North Carolina’s prison system began receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, officials said. The state’s Department of Public Safety said it has received around More...
