WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden, in first press conference, to raise vaccine goal to 200M shots in 100 days, sustaining current pace of injections. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — US jobless claims drop to 684,000, fewest since pandemic erupted a year ago. Categories: AP National News
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has ordered at least nine city and town mayors investigated for possible charges after they reportedly jumped ahead of a priority list led by 1.7 million health workers and got injected with COVID-19 vaccine amid a shortage in supply. President Rodrigo Duterte said in a televised meeting Wednesday night with key Cabinet members that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine is 76% effective after updating its analysis in wake of rebuke from US officials. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rachel Levine is 1st openly transgender person to win Senate confirmation; she’ll be assistant secretary of health. Categories: AP National News
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Federal judge rejects Ohio’s effort to force Census Bureau to release redistricting data early. Categories: AP National News
JARRATT, Va. (AP) — Governor signs bills making Virginia 23rd state to abolish death penalty; commonwealth had 2nd-most executions in US. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden taps Vice President Kamala Harris to lead White House effort to tackle migration challenges at US-Mexico border. Categories: AP National News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state prisons will soon resume limited in-person visits with inmates more than a year after they were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials said Tuesday that visits, with precautions, will start April 10 as the prison system stabilizes after outbreaks that killed 216 inmates and 26 employees. The worst outbreak came after a botched transfer…
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say suspect in killing of 10 at Boulder supermarket bought the rifle used in the killings 6 days earlier. Categories: AP National News
