Author Archives: The Canadian Press

BERLIN - German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be completely sure, its chief executive sa...

MILTON, Ga. - Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who will advance President-elect Joe Biden's agenda. Ivank...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Monday declared that it is "morally acceptable" for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used cells derived from aborted fetuses, guidance ...

CHICAGO - An Illinois woman who ordered flags for her grandmother's garden got a surprise when the package arrived - someone's apparent COVID-19 test specimen. Andrea Ellis was wrapping Christmas gift...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and in a month could be facing a once-unthinkable caseload of nearly 100,000 hospitalizations, Gov. ...

WASHINGTON - The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power while sharply reducing over time the use of potent coolants in...

MIDWAY, Ga. - The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the crash of a small plane in Georgia on Monday. The board said on Twitter that the Cessna 210 crashed in the city of M...

DETROIT - A judge said Monday that she'll wait until January before deciding whether to give preliminary approval to a $641 million settlement in a lawsuit by Flint residents who were exposed to water...

WASHINGTON - Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked ...

NEW ORLEANS - Chicago's South Side comes alive through the writings of Gabriel Bump's debut novel, "Everywhere You Don't Belong," which has earned him recognition as the 2020 winner of the Ernest J. G...