Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
Nov 18, 2020
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP - Pfizer says that more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggest the shots are 95% effective and that the vaccine protects older people most at risk of…
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Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
Nov 17, 2020
By DAVID EGGERT and RACHEL LA CORTE From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to…
2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests
Nov 16, 2020
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving highly effective in a major trial, a second ray of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that…
Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
Nov 13, 2020
By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of federal and state officials found no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week’s presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread…
Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature
Nov 12, 2020
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — The words spoken by America’s top military officer carried a familiar ring, but in the midst of a chaotic week at the Pentagon, they were particularly poignant. “We…
Eta regains hurricane strength as Florida prepares for hit
Nov 11, 2020
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eta regained hurricane strength Wednesday morning as Florida braced for a second hit from the storm along the Gulf of Mexico coast near the…
Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of ‘Obamacare’
Nov 10, 2020
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of…
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Nov 09, 2020
By LINDA A. JOHNSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, putting…
Biden ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump attacks process
Nov 06, 2020
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency…
Biden pushes closer to victory as Trump presses legal moves
Nov 05, 2020
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden pushed closer Thursday to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the White House, securing victories in…