US economy accelerated at a solid 6.5% rate last quarter

Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5% annual rate last quarter in the clearest sign to date that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession

Tsunami warning issued for parts of Alaska after 8.2 quake

A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Alaska after a large earthquake struck the peninsula

California, Nevada governors tour site of huge wildfire

The governors of California and Nevada are calling for increased federal assistance as they tour an area blackened by one of several massive wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes

Explainer: Why masks are again advised for everyone indoors

U.S. health officials say the highly contagious delta version of the coronavirus is behind changes to mask guidelines

Israeli lawmakers urge Ben & Jerry's to drop settlement ban

Three-quarters of the members of the Israeli parliament have called on Ben & Jerry’s to reverse its decision to stop selling ice cream in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem

Cardinal in Vatican fraud trial: My conscience is 'tranquil'

A fraud and embezzlement trial involving mismanagement of the Holy See’s investments has begun in Vatican City, with a once-powerful cardinal who is among the 10 defendants declaring he remains “obedient” to Pope Francis, who...

CDC changes course on indoor masks in some parts of the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing course on some masking guidelines

Feds serve Florida search warrants related to assassination of Haiti’s President Moïse

Dozens of federal agents fanned out across South Florida Tuesday to carry out the first search warrants related to the assassination of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, focusing on two local businessmen Haitian authorities suspect...

CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines

The nation’s top health agency is expected to backpedal on some of its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging

FDA asks Pfizer, Moderna to test their vaccines in more children to help rule out safety issues

Federal regulators have requested that vaccine companies expand their trials to test coronavirus shots in several thousand school-aged children before seeking authorization - a move intended to assess whether a rare inflammation of the heart muscle...

'A tipping point': Government officials, health groups move to require coronavirus vaccines for workers

The Department of Veterans Affairs, which runs one of the nation's largest health systems, announced Monday it would mandate coronavirus vaccines for its front-line workers, becoming the first federal agency to do so and signaling what some experts...

Family: Last victim ID'd in Florida condo building collapse

A relative says the last victim of the Florida building collapse has been identified

Biden says U.S. combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year's end

President Joe Biden says the U.S. military’s combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year

Louisiana Rep. Higgins says he, wife, son have coronavirus

A Republican Congressman from Louisiana who has criticized mask mandates and public health restrictions says he and his wife and son are now sick with the coronavirus

Senators race to overcome final snags in infrastructure deal

Lawmakers racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal early this coming week are hitting a major roadblock over how much money should go to public transit

Breakthrough virus cases are extremely rare - here's what it's like to be one of them

Kim Marin planned to spend her 51st birthday on Friday eating a cherry pie made by her 80-year-old mother and 12-year-old daughter. But Marin and her daughter, Kate, began feeling ill earlier in the week. On Wednesday the pair, who are fully...

Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across U.S.

Some U.S. parents say they're planning to continue to homeschool their children, even as schools resume in-person classes

Fauci: U.S. is headed in 'wrong direction' as virus cases spike among unvaccinated

As the number of coronavirus infections continues to rise among unvaccinated Americans, Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, said Sunday that the United States is in an "unnecessary predicament" at this point of the pandemic.