Brooklyn clinics face criminal probe over unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines
A health-care network with clinics in Boro Park, Bensonhurst and Williamsburg is under a criminal investigation for giving unauthorized COVID-19 vaccines, officials said Saturday. ParCare Community Health Network “may have fraudulently obtained COVID-19 vaccine, transferred it to facilities in other parts of the state in...
President Trump Golfs as COVID-19 Relief and Government Shutdown Hang in the Balance
(PALM BEACH) — After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump spent his Christmas Eve golfing in Florida. Failure to agree on...
‘It’s Just Too Much’: Cops Raid Nashville Home After Bombing
NASHVILLE—Federal agents zeroed in on a Nashville home on Saturday and began sifting through at least 500 leads after an explosion rocked the city’s downtown on Christmas Day, injuring three people, damaging dozens of historic buildings, and plunging much of the city into a panic...
Feds converge on home of possible person of interest in Nashville bomb explosion
Motive in downtown blast eludes investigators as they scour hundreds of tips. Damage to an AT&T central office has left array of emergency systems in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama without service. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person...
Here’s which Biden Cabinet and other top roles haven’t been announced yet
Vice President Joe Biden with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, speaks to supporters on election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 3, 2020. (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden has yet to announce several key roles in his incoming administration, including attorney general, labor...
UK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected Thursday
London (CNN)The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing in on a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, sources told CNN. A deal is expected to be announced on Christmas Eve, a UK government source and a European diplomatic source told CNN....
A poisonous Superfund site scorched by wildfire is wakeup call to a quiet, growing danger
This article was published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news outlet that covers climate, energy and the environment, and The Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. This is part 4 of “Super Threats,” a series on Superfund sites and climate...
Hundreds gather at vigil for teens killed in tragic Yonkers crash
Hundreds gathered in Yonkers Wednesday to pay tribute to four young men who were killed when a reckless driver slammed into their car the night before. Mourners flooded Riverdale Avenue near Culver Street where the Tuesday night crash took place, and released white balloons into...
Multiple COVID-19 cases close 272 NYC school buildings on eve of winter break
When the city school system shut down Wednesday afternoon for winter break, hundreds of buildings were already temporarily closed because of multiple COVID-19 cases, according to Education Department data. Nearly 230 buildings were in the midst of a two-week closure as of Wednesday, and another...
Trump leaves town for Christmas at Mar-a-Lago as Democrats plan to vote on $2,000 stimulus checks
President Donald Trump left Washington on Wednesday to spend the holidays at his private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. House Democrats, meanwhile, will be attempting to pass a measure on Thursday providing $2,000 stimulus checks as part of the COVID-19 relief package. Earlier in the week,...
Anthony Fauci is mocked as the ‘Patron Saint of Wuhan’
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been mocked as the ‘Patron Saint of Wuhan’ in response to the Mayor of Washington DC proclaiming Christmas Eve to be ‘Dr. Fauci Day’ in the District to commemorate his 80th birthday. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the proclamation on Wednesday, marking...
COVID-19 death rate may drop 2 weeks after 1M get vaccinated
Operation Warp Speed officials told reporters Wednesday that the U.S. could start seeing a drop in COVID-19 mortality rates, particularly among elderly people now that first responders and nursing homes are receiving the vaccine. Gen. Gustave Perna confirmed that 20 million vaccine doses will be...
Some DOJ officials believe Hunter Biden special counsel ‘warranted’: sources
High level officials within the Justice Department are in “ongoing discussions” on whether to appoint a special counsel to take over the investigation into Hunter Biden, with some believing it is “warranted,” two sources familiar told Fox News Wednesday. Attorney General Bill Barr, who resigned...
Sheriff shuts down Queens party with more than 160 guests as COVID rates rise
The city sheriff’s office busted another illegal weekend party early Sunday, sending more than 160 Queens revelers home as COVID rates continue to rise. The sheriff and his deputies, performing surveillance, watched organizers bring in crates of alcohol and set up a party inside a...
Congress reaches deal on $900 billion COVID relief bill: McConnell
That’ll stuff a lot of stockings! Congress reached a deal Sunday on a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package, including a new round of $600 stimulus checks for most Americans. “More help is on the way,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) said on the...
TRUMP TEAM SCRAMBLES TO SECURE MORE DOSES
U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer since it was still unclear how well the shots would work. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and special...
How the First COVID-19 Vaccinations Rolled Out at Hospitals Across the U.S.
Just before 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York, became one of the first people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The jab was the highly anticipated start of what public health experts...
FDA says Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine vials may hold extra
he U.S. might have more doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine than it thought. While each Pfizer vial is supposed to hold five doses of the first vaccine authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, Politico was first to report on Wednesday that...
Minnesota loosens COVID-19 restrictions after 4 weeks
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Wednesday loosened stringent restrictions on businesses and social gatherings, following four weeks of stricter rules prompted by a spike in coronavirus cases. The new procedures, which will not reopen in-person dining, come as Walz is facing pressure from a group...
Storm blasts East Coast, dumping more snow than some saw all last winter
Large parts of the eastern United States will wake up to snow from a major winter storm that dumped more than a foot in parts of Pennsylvania, led to hundreds of car crashes and is suspected in the deaths of at least three people. More...
Optimism about a coronavirus stimulus deal
Away from the pointless hearings into voting, which seemed designed mainly to mollify the President’s insatiable desire for more investigations, congressional leaders from both parties said they were making progress in crafting a Covid stimulus package after months of a stalemate. McConnell said that leaders...
Trump feeds his election sideshow despite crises gripping America
For the first time in months there were small signs of a functioning government Wednesday as congressional leaders negotiated a Covid-19 relief package and millions of vaccine doses were shipped out under the watchful eye of officials with Operation Warp Speed while carrying out contingency...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denied bail, Pompeo tweets
HONG KONG — Jimmy Lai, the 73-year-old Hong Kong media tycoon and advocate for democracy, was denied bail Saturday after being charged the previous day under the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s new national security law. Lai faces a charge of collusion with foreign elements to endanger...
“Covid Hunter” US Doctor Has Not Had A Single Day Off Since March
CVD HNTR. That is the license plate on Joseph Varon’s Mercedes 550. A vanity plate can be construed as grandiosity – but in this case, it is quite literal. Varon, a 58-year-old physician and chief of staff at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, has...
Argentina’s abortion bill is backed by lower house of Congress
Argentina’s lower house of Congress has approved a landmark government-backed bill to legalize abortion Friday morning, a big step forward for the legislation that could set the tone for a wider shift in conservative Latin America. In an extraordinary session, the Chamber of Deputies of...
U.S. Army finished operational testing of a new heavy assault bridge
The U.S. Army has announced that 1st Infantry Division Soldiers here recently finished operational testing of a new heavy assault bridge designed to cross wet and dry gaps. In a release morning Friday, PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support reported the Army’s Joint Assault...
South Korea logs record 1,030 cases amid ‘COVID-19 emergency’
South Korea reported 1,030 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its largest single-day jump and the second daily record in a row, putting pressure on authorities to further tighten physical distancing rules. Of the new cases, 1,002 were locally transmitted, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention...
Scientists Still Have Problems With AstraZeneca and Oxford’s Vaccine Results
The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Incoming. The first peer-reviewed results describing clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine developed...
Covid: First round of US vaccinations to begin on Monday
The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use, officials say. The first three million doses of the vaccine would be shipped “across all states” this weekend, said Gen Gustave Perna, who is overseeing distribution....
4 stabbed at DC protests, while 1 person shot at clashes in Washington state
Violent clashes between pro-Donald Trump protesters and Black Lives Matter supporters on both sides of the country ended in bloodshed on Saturday. In Washington, D.C., four people were stabbed as violence escalated Saturday night following competing protests during the day. The president’s supporters, including the...