Authorities in Texas are investigating the death of Drill Sgt. Jessica Mitchell, found fatally shot on a San Antonio interstate on New Year’s Day.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Minneapolis police involved in first fatality since George Floyd; body-camera video released
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said a fatal shooting took place Wednesday evening during a traffic stop involving a “felony suspect.”
Coronavirus updates: CDC gives final OK to Pfizer vaccine ahead of first doses, likely on Monday; US death toll nears 300K
Vaccine shipments roll out today. Inoculations could come Monday, with healthcare workers and nursing home residents first in line. Latest COVID news.
Coronavirus updates: CDC responds to personal freedom advocates: ‘JUST WEAR THE MASK’; Georgia becomes sixth state to reach 500K cases
CDC tweets an urgent plea to wear masks. Vast region in California faces new stay-at-home orders. Latest COVID-19 news.
Most of California will be home for Christmas under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders
The COVID-19 restrictions are similar to those established in March, when California was among the first states to take action to combat the pandemic.
COVID-19 hospitalizations pass 100K in US and could double soon; experts fear weary staff will be ‘overrun’ by patients
As COVID-19 hospitalizations increase exponentially, doctors, nurses, staff and ICU beds are needed. Health care experts sound an alarm.
What is the ACIP? For a COVID vaccine to get cleared by the FDA, these 15 experts will vouch for its safety
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices weighs crucial questions on the minds of millions: When can I get a COVID vaccine and will one be safe?
‘We will never forget this year’: Hurricane Iota roars through Caribbean coast just devastated by Eta
Hurricane Iota hit as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast that was devastated by Hurricane Eta.
Hurricane Iota strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 storm, takes aim at Central America
Iota became the 13th hurricane of the season, two shy of the record 15 set in 2005 but the record-breaking 30th named storm of this season.
As flu season nears its peak, COVID-19 cases are surging: Get your flu shot now, experts say
Public health experts warn that a feared “twindemic” of COVID and the flu could overwhelm hospitals also stretched by the coronavirus pandemic.