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Medical groups call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination among health workers

The American Medical Association and dozens of medical groups on Monday called for the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of health workers in the U.S.

July 26, 2021

U.S., 20 nations demand the release of Cuban protesters

Foreign ministers from the U.S. and 20 other nations condemned the mass arrest and detention of Cubans participating in a wave of protests against the communist regime and the deprivations they face on the island.

July 26, 2021

St. Louis mask mandate goes back into effect; Missouri AG Eric Schmitt says he will sue

The city of St. Louis and St. Louis County on Monday required everyone age 5 and older to wear a mask within public indoor spaces as part of an effort to thwart the fast-moving coronavirus.

July 26, 2021

U.S. pivots to mandates, tough rules as vaccinations stall

After months of pleading and arm-twisting with the public to increase vaccinations, policymakers and employers are imposing mandates or devising rules that make life miserable for holdouts.

July 23, 2021

Trump: Cleveland can’t be happy about ‘Guardians’

Former President Donald Trump wants everyone to know he's not happy with Cleveland's decision to change its "cherished" baseball team's name from the Indians to the Guardians.

July 23, 2021

GOP plans Cuban freedom protest for day of Jan. 6 hearing

Congressional Republicans have lined up their counterprogramming to the first hearing of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee on the Jan. 6 riot -- a protest outside the Capitol.

July 23, 2021

Cleveland Indians are now the ‘Guardians’: ‘We are loyal and proud and resilient’

The Cleveland Indians have changed their mascot name to the "Guardians," the baseball team announced Friday.

July 23, 2021

Team USA doc: 83% of American athletes in Tokyo are vaccinated, but 100 still unvaccinated

Roughly 100 of more than 600 U.S. athletes competing in Tokyo for the Summer Games have not been vaccinated, the U.S. doctor said Friday.

July 23, 2021

Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey fumes over worst vaccination rate in U.S.: ‘Start blaming the unvaccinated folks’

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said people are "supposed to have common sense" as she unloaded on unvaccinated people for driving coronavirus outbreaks and hospitalizations in her state.

July 23, 2021

First lady Jill Biden hails Team USA as Tokyo Games kick off: ‘You did it during a global pandemic’

First lady Jill Biden hailed Team USA's sacrifices, "drive" and "faith" in Tokyo before the Summer Games formally kicked off Friday amid a sweeping coronavirus crisis.

July 23, 2021

De Blasio bucks mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

Los Angeles County and other coronavirus hotspots are reimposing mask mandates but the Big Apple, the epicenter of last year's nightmare, is a glaring exception as cases climb due to the fast-moving delta strain.

July 22, 2021

China rebuffs WHO’s push for COVID-19 origins study: ‘Disregards common sense and defies science’

A top Chinese official lashed out Thursday at plans for a second-phase study of whether the coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan instead of developing in nature.

July 22, 2021

Dr. Fauci: Trump team deserves ‘considerable credit’ for COVID-19 vaccines

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday the Trump administration deserves "considerable credit" for the development of the COVID-19 vaccines and the U.S. needs a politically unified stance against the virus, their "common enemy."

July 20, 2021

Fauci, Paul spar over whether Wuhan virus lab spent U.S. money on gain-of-function research

Sen. Rand Paul accused Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday of lying to Congress about U.S. support for gain-of-function research in the Wuhan virology lab at the heart of probes into COVID-19's origins, sparking a fiery exchange.

July 20, 2021

CDC: Delta variant accounts for 83% of sequence virus samples

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said 83% of sequenced coronavirus samples in the U.S. are the dreaded delta variant that spreads rapidly and is fueling fears of a major setback in the pandemic fight at home and abroad.

July 20, 2021

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos delivers as Blue Origin rocket reaches space

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers roared into space Tuesday in the first crewed ride by the billionaire's Blue Origin space company, fulfilling a longtime goal for Mr. Bezos and opening a new chapter in space tourism.

July 20, 2021

Sean Hannity: Do your research, go get vaccinated

Fox News host Sean Hannity late Monday told viewers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after his network was accused of fueling skepticism around the shots.

July 20, 2021

‘Extremely frustrating’: New York Democrat rips Biden’s hesitation on reopening border with Canada

"It is extremely frustrating that the United States government has failed to reciprocate current family exemptions already allowed by the Canadian government and failed to show a lack of urgency to make any progress on this side of the border toward lifting restrictions," Rep. Brian Higgins said.

July 19, 2021

Canada to open border for fully vaccinated Americans

Canada announced Monday it will allow fully vaccinated Americans to cross into the country as of Aug. 9.

July 19, 2021

Biden backpedals after saying Facebook is ‘killing people’

President Biden said Monday he wants social media companies to "look in the mirror" and combat bogus information about COVID-19 vaccines on their own, a clarification of prior remarks that seemed to suggest Facebook was "killing people."

July 19, 2021