Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, January 27, 2022 (1 Viewer)

President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court, and each of them would fulfill his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court.

The Biden administration and NATO have told Russia there will be no U.S. or allied concessions on Moscow's main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine.

Stewart Rhodes faces seditious conspiracy charges in Washington, D.C. and his attorney said they would appeal his detention.

Will mortgage rates go up? How about car loans? Credit cards? How about those nearly invisible rates on bank CDs — any chance of getting a few dollars more?

“It remains up to Russia how to decide to respond. We’re ready either way," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Washington.

Top Senate Democrats Wednesday vowed to confirm President Biden's yet-to-be-named nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

A planned meeting with CEOs is a “‘no kidding, we're getting our butts kicked by China and we need to do better’ kind of meeting,” one person said.

Senate Democrats have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies. Now they plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and they plan to use the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard.

A man who identified himself as a believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for assaulting police officers at the Capitol during last year’s riot.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said decisions on how often and by how much the rate increases this year have not been made.

Wealthy Democratic donors are planning to finance a primary effort against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema as she votes against key pieces of their party's agenda.

Russia is continuing its military buildup for a possible invasion of Ukraine, with one western intelligence official telling NBC News that Russia has 112,000 to 120,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders with “more, maybe many more, on the way.” Russia says it’s all in response to “hysterical threats”...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's upcoming retirement will mark the first time a Democratic U.S. Senate has the chance to confirm a high-court justice in a post-nuclear-option world. The battle to replace him comes down to simple math.

Operatives concede that the political drama isn’t quite there, at least compared to recent battles.

Tucker Carlson hit another low mark on Wednesday night when he said that President Joe Biden only cares about race and gender when it comes to nominating a Supreme Court justice and thus should select the sister of George Floyd, the Black man murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in...

As a presidential candidate in 2020, Biden promised to nominate a Black woman for the court for the first time.

The challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn’s re-election bid could set a precedent to challenge other Republicans who encouraged the Jan. 6 attack.

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by WinRed that had attempted to block attorneys general in four states from investigating its fundraising practices.

'Maus' author Art Spiegelman spoke to CNBC after a school board in Tennessee voted to ban his landmark graphic novel about the Nazis' persecution of Jews.

Judge David Carter is pushing the Trump ally to move faster.

New York’s attorney general wants to put a stop to former President Donald Trump’s attempted end-run around a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices.

Members push tanks and submarines as vital for deterring Moscow.

Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyRussia’s sudden escalation around Ukraine has taken some by surprise, but the logic behind it may be deceptively simple: This winter could be Russia’s last chance to attack Ukraine.Russian military forces are amassed to Ukraine’s east...

The Justice Department is investigating allegations of phony Electoral College certifications from 2020 that declared Republicans were the electors voting for Donald Trump and Mike Pence when in fact Democrats had won and voted for President Biden and Vice President Harris, Fox News has confirmed.

A Virginia parent who went viral last year over an impassioned speech he made to the Loudoun County school board announced a run for Congress on cable news Wednesday. Brandon Michon announced on Fox News's Tucker Carlson Tonight that he will compete this year to represent Virginia's 10th...

The executive order makes sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Romney is the featured guest at a March 14 fundraiser for Cheney at the home of Bobbie Kilberg, a well-connected Virginia Republican who lined up against Trump during his 2016 bid for the White House, according to an invitation seen by Reuters. In addition to Romney, the list of attendees is...

Whatever issues Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have caused for President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, their records on Biden’s judicial confirmation efforts are a positive signal for the President as he seeks to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.

Analysis: If there's anyone in the Democratic Party who has the incentive — and should have the acumen — to secure a Supreme Court confirmation, it's the president.

Debunked election fraud claims made in Michigan by former President Donald Trump’s legal team ended up in a draft executive order directing the military to seize voting machines nationally, the state’s top election official said on Wednesday.

“No person or organization’s goals and ambitions are above the interests of our party and the people of this State,” State Democratic Chair LeRoy Jones said in a statement.

A meeting between Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector of Arizona became tense Wednesday as they talked about the Biden administration's immigration policies. The agents vented about what they conveyed to be a lack of effective actions to...

The mountainous paperwork problem has been compounded by underlying troubles plaguing the IRS for years.

Sen. Chuck Schumer said Biden's nominee will get a "prompt" hearing and be "confirmed by the full United States Senate with all deliberate speed."

Trump's attempt to end the investigation comes shortly after he and two of his children were subpoenaed.

Breyer's retirement could energize dispirited Democrats, but Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett showed election-year court fights can get ugly.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv urged American citizens in Ukraine to consider departing now, saying that the security situation in the country was "unpredictable due to the increased threat of Russian military action." The security situation in Ukraine "can deteriorate with little notice"...

Special counsel John Durham suggested the Justice Department’s watchdog sat on key information about debunked Trump-Russia collusion claims, including a critical 2017 meeting it held with a defendant but only disclosed earlier this month. The defendant, former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer...

A Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates slammed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., claiming that the governor's action-packed first day in office, including the ban on critical race theory (CRT) in schools, suggests Youngkin is not “a man of faith, not a Christian.”

Believing or promoting baseless claims of fraud, Trump acolytes are campaigning to take over secretary of state offices to manage elections their way.

President Biden has vowed to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court if a seat were to open up.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. laid out a "a serious diplomatic path forward" should Russia choose against invading Ukraine.

Democrats don't need Republicans' support to confirm Justice Stephen Breyer's successor, but Majority Leader Chuck Schumer still has his work cut out for him.

From George Washington to Donald Trump, every U.S. president has attacked reporters – not always publicly, not always profanely, but consistently.

Justice Stephen Breyer is not giving up on the Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden is getting support from several business leaders on his economic agenda that has stalled in the Senate.

Denver Chief of Police Paul Pazen vented Wednesday about how law enforcement in Colorado is being hamstrung in its ability to keep the public safe. Spiking crime rates can't be solved by a "lack of accountability and consequences," Pazen told the Colorado Springs Gazette, a sister publication of...

The US Navy is pausing SEAL training at Washington state parks while a legal battle over their use winds its way through the courts.

"Obviously they have got a lot of other problems, let's just be honest," DeSantis said of the Biden administration. "This has not been a great show over the last year."

The last thing an internally estranged America needs is an alienating Supreme Court confirmation battle. But that’s almost certainly what lies ahead following Justice Stephen Breyer’s decision to retire.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats who control the U.S. Senate plan to move President Joe Biden's upcoming nomination of a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer https://www.reuters.com/world/us/liberal-us-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-retire-media-reports-2022-01-26...

Democrats hope to overcome voters' anger over inflation and Covid, a stalled agenda, and President Biden's low approval ratings in Senate elections this fall.

The White House said President Biden will stick to his campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court following news that Justice Stephen Breyer is preparing to retire. Frontrunners include Ketanji Brown Jackson, who Biden nominated last year for the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to leave for Honduras on Thursday, for the inauguration of president-elect Xiomara Castro.

A Florida collectibles dealer connected to the ongoing federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and drug charges.

South Carolina Sen. Tom Davis walked up to the well of the Senate about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday to finally get the medical marijuana debate to which he has dedicated more than seven years of his legislative career. The Senate unanimously agreed to debate the bill by the Republican from Beaufort...

Russia says the response does not address its concerns about Nato, but "gives hope" over other issues.

The White House continued to insist Wednesday that a revived social welfare spending bill is fully paid for. After being left for dead in December, Democrats are heading back to the drawing board on a smaller Build Back Better bill. It's unknown what programs will make the cut this time around...

Democratic activists may regard Mitch McConnell as a bogeyman of their nightmares, but there is little the Republican Senate minority leader can do to stop President Biden from nominating the next Supreme Court justice.

President Kabore was deposed amid anger over violence, but analysts say the military coup could unleash more insecurity.

Republicans’ faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sen. Rick Scott, the National Republican Senatorial Conference (NRSC) chairman, made the prediction in a Wednesday press release after Breyer’s retirement reveal.

Global supply chains have been disrupted since the start of the pandemic, reaching new levels under the Biden administration as demand went up.

Nicholas Languerand, an avowed follower of the QAnon conspiracy, pleaded guilty in November to assaulting law enforcement officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

US rules out Russian demand to halt NATO’s eastward expansion, but says it is open to talks on arms control.

Justice Stephen Breyer is famous for citing unusual legal hypotheticals during the Supreme Court's public oral argument sessions.

A flight chartered by the US government left Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, marking the first evacuation departure since November, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Fox NewsMoments after it was reported that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, Fox News began running wild with unfounded speculation about who President Joe Biden will nominate to replace the liberal justice.According to Fox’s supposed “straight news” anchor Harris Faulkner and...

At a time when inflation is a growing concern, the survey found more than four in 10 people believe that both the BBB and the infrastructure bill will increase inflation.

The document addresses the "potential for progress" in areas like arms control in Europe.

A bid to recall Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election was quickly snuffed out Tuesday.Republican state Rep. Timothy Ramthun introduced a resolution on the floor, which under General Assembly rules had to be referred to committee, where it was swiftly...

Before she turned to law and became one of the youngest justices ever appointed to the California Supreme Court, Leondra Kruger had journalism in her blood. Kruger, considered a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee for President Joe Biden to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer...

President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer are scheduled to appear together at the White House on Thursday as the 83-year-old justice is set to announce his retirement, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN.

President Joe Biden has nominated six lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country. The nominees announced by the White House on Wednesday for the top law enforcement positions would run the federal prosecutors’ offices in Alaska, Connecticut, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Utah

The announcement comes amid news that Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to retire in June.

President Joe Biden received a much-needed political opening on Wednesday. But neither he, nor anyone close to him, appeared ready to celebrate it.

Courts are taking a more stringent approach to bail, leaving many behind bars even before their trial begins.

Also: House lawmakers have unveiled companion legislation to the Senate’s China competitiveness bill.

Kentucky's top-ranking state House Democrat announced Wednesday that she won't seek reelection this year, saying she won't stand in the way of a “person of color" being elected in her newly redrawn district where racial minorities represent the majority of eligible voters. Rep. Joni Jenkins...

South Korea's military says North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this month.

President Biden nearly forgot to make his now-famous vow during a Democratic presidential debate.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the U.S. had delivered a written response to Moscow in a diplomatic effort to resolve the Ukraine crisis.

A gun-rights group is suing the city of San Jose, California in response to the city’s new ordinance mandating that gun owners in the city carry liability insurance and pay an annual fee.

In US court files, the prince, who denies assault claims, also asks for a jury trial in his accuser's lawsuit.

New York State attorney general Letitia James on Wednesday urged the dismissal of Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to stop her civil probe into him and his family business, where she claims to have found evidence of possible fraud. In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Albany, New York...

A crew member aboard the flight experienced temporary blindness and blurred vision from the laser.

The national Democratic Party is urging Democrats in New York to support a gerrymander plan that could drastically change the political makeup of the state by eliminating five of the eight Republican seats in Congress.

With the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, the White House’s plans to replace him are likely to be shaped by relatively little-known comments that Joe Biden made in 2020 under intense political pressure during the make-or-break South Carolina presidential primary.

A Minneapolis firefighter testifying at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers says they ignored her pleas to help administer medical aid to George Floyd as the unresponsive Black man was pinned to the ground.

Russia has placed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border and ratcheted up war games in the region. Here are the biggest developments happening today.

Florida radio host Joseph “Big Joe” Ellicott is cooperating with the US Justice Department’s investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida after pleading guilty in a separate bribery scheme, Ellicott’s attorney tells CNN.

Warren, Schumer and other top progressives want answers on what Education Department lawyers think about erasing large swaths of student debt.

When Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer steps down from the nation's highest court – as Fox News has been told he intends to do at the end of the court's current term – his departure will end the influence of former President Bill Clinton on the court.

Angry protesters set fire to train coaches over access to railway jobs as police are criticised for a violent crackdown.

Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal judge seen as a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee for President Joe Biden, could make history as the first Black woman justice, boasting a varied legal resume including representing criminal defendants who could not afford a lawyer. Jackson, 51, who Biden...

The quickly-intensifying winter storm could develop into a nor'easter, possibly unleashing blizzard conditions.

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states.

Boris Johnson rejects Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's calls to quit at a stormy Prime Minister's Questions.

Planned Parenthood sought the injunction against the South Dakota measure, which was first part of an executive order issued last September by Governor Kristi Noem, a Republican. Judge Karen Schreier wrote in her ruling that Planned Parenthood had shown that South Dakota had created a...

President Biden will soon be faced with the choice of whether to make good on a promise about the Supreme Court he made to secure a key endorsement during the 2020 South Carolina primary, when his campaign was struggling to survive.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s plans to retire from the high court after nearly three decades on the bench are set to pave the way for a speedy confirmation process for his eventual successor.

A segment of a SpaceX rocket that launched seven years ago is currently on course to crash into the moon.

A fugitive suspected of gunning down a Texas deputy constable during a traffic stop over in Houston has been taken into custody in Mexico, authorities said on Wednesday.

Hochul thus far has not taken a position on the measure, telling reporters when asked about the bill in November she would work with the Legislature to “come up with the right answers.”

Police in the United Kingdom arrested two more men in connection to the hostage situation that took place at a synagogue in Texas earlier this month. The two men were picked up in Manchester and are being held for questioning, according to a statement from the Greater Manchester Police. It is...

US will also deploy USS Sampson to join Australian and British ships on ‘contactless’ aid runs following tsunami.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are expected to move quickly to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, seizing the chance to energize their voting base ahead of November's midterm elections, when control of Congress will be at stake.

Mississippi's capital city struggles with an unreliable water system that has problems with both quality and distribution.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed that a permanent ceasefire in eastern Ukraine must be observed “unconditionally” following hours-long talks in Paris on Wednesday.

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced a program of surprise pollution checks at petrochemical plants and other facilities under a Biden administration drive to protect the environment in nearby communities, which often are poor and have minority populations. Environmental Protection Agency...

How much and how often will officials raise rates this year, how soon will they start shrinking their portfolio of assets and what will that process look like?

Prince Andrew’s lawyers have asked a U.S. court again to throw out a lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse, citing multiple legal defenses.

The world's first Black-owned autonomous grocery store has opened in Fayetteville, Georgia.

Analysis: president faces high expectations as he prepares make one of his most consequential decisions Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to the supreme court. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters In his spare time, Justice Stephen Breyer enjoyed taking the bench at humorous “mock...

And new polling shows a narrow race between Biden and Trump in 2024.

Michael Williams allegedly sold a gun to Malik Faisal Akram days before he took hostages in Texas.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring at the end of the current term later this summer. Who could President Biden nominate to take his place?

A group of Republican and Democratic senators are working to reform the way elections are certified.

From "Walz checks" to nurse bonuses, state leaders are pushing money out the door in a competitive reelection year.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week. When Beijing held the Summer Olympics in 2008, the International Olympic Committee predicted the Games could improve human rights, and Chinese politicians hinted at the same.

Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic works that has never before been seen publicly — riding a fad for “crypto” assets that have taken the art and financial

Some Afghan women protest burqa diktat while others say the Taliban should focus on more pressing issues.

A North Carolina who went missing with her young daughter in 2016 have been found safe, according to authorities.

A New Jersey-based Democratic Party political consultant admitted Tuesday to being involved in a murder-for-hire scheme. Sean Caddle, 44, a consultant to former New Jersey state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder for hire in connection to the 2014...

Republicans are gearing up for a Supreme Court confirmation battle after Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement plans were leaked on Wednesday.

The account @wordlinator automatically responded to tweets about the game with the next day's answer, ruining the daily puzzle for everyone.

Germany claims the project is commercial, but the US fears Moscow will use the pipeline to increase leverage in Europe.

The Harvest Moon singer says airing Rogan's podcast amounts to "lies being sold for money".

Democrats have pinned part of their election hopes on infrastructure progress. But they're lacking a pot of money essential to carrying out that vision.

A Virginia man who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt at the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot has pleaded guilty to joining the mob of people who stormed the building.

Melanie Willingham-Jaggers said GLSEN will continue to empower LGBTQ students as they push for safer schools amid continued culture wars.

Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake has formally stepped into his new position as U.S. ambassador to Turkey, after presenting his credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In a US first, San Jose, California will make gun owners insure themselves against injury or accident.

“This is an old tactic in white supremacy’s playbook and should not be allowed to succeed,” one scholar said.

Florida state Sen. Lauren Book details why she's combatting digital sex crimes in the state legislature following extortion over her own private images.

Letter by 55 senators and members of Congress comes amid reports Biden will make only minor changes to nuclear posture review An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile test launch at Vandenberg air force base in California. During the campaign Biden said the US does not need new...

A federal judge appeared unconvinced on Wednesday that Donald Trump should be allowed to testify at a trial of a US Capitol riot defendant who is arguing the former President could be a helpful witness.

The state attorney general's office said it will appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.

What led to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? And what could come next? We answer the critical questions.

The L.A. district attorney announced a $110,000 reward for information leading to the killers of 16-year-old Tioni Theus.

Here's how the process for President Joe Biden replacing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will play out, from nomination to confirmation.

Comachuen is a Puerpecha Inidgenous community of about 10,000 inhabitants nestled high in the pine-clad mountains of the western state of Michoacan.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s credibility was once again thrown into doubt on Wednesday, after leaked emails appeared to contradict his claim of having no involvement in the evacuation of animals from a British charity in Afghanistan as the country fell to the Taliban and people were...

The White House says President Joe Biden will travel to New York City next week to discuss combating gun crime with Mayor Eric Adams.

Oklahoma has executed a man for the brutal slayings of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. Forty-six-year-old Donald Grant received a lethal injection Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

For athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, arriving at the Games with a clean bill of health is a crucial part of their preparation.

Republican senators are requesting a formal investigation into the Biden administration's alleged coordination with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the National Education Association (NEA) and whether those relationships were used to silence parents critical of schools'...

A new study has found that more and more young people are being diagnosed with colon cancer, prompting renewed calls among doctors for early detection and screening.

Family members of Charles Payne have accused Houston Police Officer Christopher Cabrera of speeding.

The separation worries leaders in Atlanta of its potential impact in the region.

Mickey Paulk was arrested in 2019 after authorities received a tip about the allegedly drugged squirrel. Aside from the rodent, police found body armor and meth.

Schneider, the first transgender contestant to make it to the Tournament of Champions, won close to $1.4 million in the second-longest winning streak in the quiz show’s history.

Medicare says it's shining a light on key markers for nursing home quality. Starting Wednesday, the program is posting details on staff turnover and weekend nurse coverage on its “Care Compare” website, where families research individual facilities.

A Philadelphia police officer is recovering after being dragged for five blocks while hanging out of a vehicle as the driver attempted to flee, according to an incident report.

Rebecca Lanette Taylor is accused of offering to pay cash for a woman's one-year-old son, who she allegedly described as the "perfect fit" for her.

The decision paves the way for Grant to receive a lethal injection Thursday morning.

A requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday for millions of health care workers in about half the states.

COVID-19 cases among immigrants in ICE detention have increased by 848% since the start of the year, government statistics show.

The Army is working on a so-called pan-coronavirus vaccine to combat even future variants.

Moderna announced Wednesday that the first participant has been dosed in the company’s Phase 2 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine booster shot that is specific to the Omicron variant.

The top public health authorities in the Biden administration denounced misinformation about the coronavirus vaccines following an anti-vaccine rally in Washington, D.C., over the weekend and a falsehood-laden segment on Fox News on Tuesday night that has been widely shared on social media.

The Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.

The company says antibodies that can fight omicron begin to wane 6 months after a booster shot of the original vaccine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki Wednesday touched on the reported retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, President Biden's negotiations with China, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

A group of scientists have offered clues about the contributing factors to "long COVID," a range of symptoms that could afflict a person weeks or months after recovering from COVID-19. DESANTIS WARS WITH BIDEN FDA OVER MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES — HERE'S WHY Dozens of researchers reported in a study...

The donation is largest in the world and marks a major milestone for the White House’s goal of donating 1.2bn vaccine doses worldwide Half of all eligible adults in the US are boosted, the White House Covid-19 response coordinator revealed. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock The...

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo moved closer to Senate confirmation Wednesday after a tense hearing where Democrats accused the state's top doctor of evading questions on his coronavirus policies and stormed out before casting their votes. Ladapo, appointed in September by Republican...

Nearly two dozen states, plus two territories and Washington D.C., are no longer surging, according to an NBC News analysis of Covid-19 case number data.

Two members of Norway’s women’s cross-country team and a U.S. bobsledder have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics.

Researchers at Pfizer and BioNTech said they believe they can make an even better vaccine for shingles using promising messenger RNA technology perfected in their COVID-19 shots. Clinical trials of the vaccine for shingles, a debilitating disease triggered by a chronic form of the virus that...

Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down on the virus ahead of the coming Winter Olympics.

South Korea is enforcing new COVID-19 response measures, including reduced quarantine periods and expanded rapid testing as its new cases jumped nearly 50% in a day.