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Black volunteers give COVID-19 vaccine trials a shot in the arm

December 20, 2020, 11:49am Health

When Timothy Scott got the call to participate in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial, he didn’t hesitate. Read story

In this Dec. 15, 2029, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks past reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Agreement likely today on nearly $1 trillion virus aid bill

In this Dec. 15, 2029, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks past reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

December 20, 2020, 11:01am Latest News

Top Washington negotiators, propelled by a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package, said a Sunday agreement is all but inevitable to deliver long-overdue pandemic aid of almost $1 trillion. Read story

A worker gives a thumbs up while transporting boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the loading dock for shipping at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US is shipped out

A worker gives a thumbs up while transporting boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the loading dock for shipping at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.

December 20, 2020, 10:56am Health Wire

Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. Read story

Eden Scheans holds bundles of yarn at Blizzard Yarn and Fiber in Vancouver. The store, at 6924 N.E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, is struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic.

Pandemic skein threatens Blizzard Yarn dream, has Vancouver business on the brink

Eden Scheans holds bundles of yarn at Blizzard Yarn and Fiber in Vancouver. The store, at 6924 N.E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, is struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic.

December 20, 2020, 6:00am Business

When Eden Scheans bought Blizzard Yarn and Fiber in 2019, she was hoping to stitch together a tight-knit group of crafters while her young child attended school. Now, like many other business owners amid COVID-19, her business is unraveling. Read story

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.

Deal on Fed removes obstacle to agreement on COVID relief

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.

December 19, 2020, 10:53pm Latest News

Top congressional lawmakers struck a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package costing nearly $1 trillion, clearing the way for votes as early as Sunday. Read story

Obamacare enrollment rising as COVID-19 pandemic deepens

December 19, 2020, 3:23pm Nation & World

Sign-ups for Obamacare health insurance plans are trending more than 6% higher amid surging coronavirus cases and deepening economic misery, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the government. Read story

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, file photo, a bonded child laborer rests on a school desk in a safe house after being rescued during a raid by workers from Bachpan Bachao Andolan, or Save Childhood Movement, at a garments factory in New Delhi, India. With classrooms shuttered and parents losing their jobs, many children are working in farms, illegal factories, brick kilns and roadside stalls, reversing decades of progress to stop child labor. In rural India, a nationwide lockdown imposed in March, 2020, pushed millions of people into poverty, encouraging trafficking of children from villages into cities for cheap labor.

Pandemic threatens India’s children with child labor rising

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013, file photo, a bonded child laborer rests on a school desk in a safe house after being rescued during a raid by workers from Bachpan Bachao Andolan, or Save Childhood Movement, at a garments factory in New Delhi, India. With classrooms shuttered and parents losing their jobs, many children are working in farms, illegal factories, brick kilns and roadside stalls, reversing decades of progress to stop child labor. In rural India, a nationwide lockdown imposed in March, 2020, pushed millions of people into poverty, encouraging trafficking of children from villages into cities for cheap labor.

December 19, 2020, 2:13pm Nation & World

A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention from a passerby, who alerted police in the central Indian city of Agra. Read story

Shoppers wear face masks as they walk in Regent Street, ahead of the new Tier-4 restriction measures, in London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.

UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus

Shoppers wear face masks as they walk in Regent Street, ahead of the new Tier-4 restriction measures, in London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.

December 19, 2020, 2:12pm Nation & World

Millions of people must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and most shops have to close in London and much of southern England, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday as he imposed a new, stricter level of coronavirus restrictions on the region to curb rapidly spreading infections. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, speaks during at an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday, Dec. 19, for &quot;miscommunication&quot; with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. &quot;I failed. I&#039;m adjusting. I am fixing and we will move forward from there,&quot; Perna told reporters in telephone briefing.

General sorry for ‘miscommunication’ over vaccine shipments

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, speaks during at an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday, Dec. 19, for &quot;miscommunication&quot; with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. &quot;I failed. I&#039;m adjusting. I am fixing and we will move forward from there,&quot; Perna told reporters in telephone briefing.

December 19, 2020, 1:26pm Nation & World

The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. Read story

Ray Bellia holds up personal protective masks and gloves, used by medical and law enforcement professionals, in the warehouse of his Body Armor Outlet store, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Salem, N.H. Bellia&#039;s store rapidly evolved into one of the nation&#039;s 20 largest suppliers of personal protective equipment to states this past spring, according to a nationwide analysis of state purchasing data by The Associated Press.

AP: States spent over $7 billion competing for early virus supplies

Ray Bellia holds up personal protective masks and gloves, used by medical and law enforcement professionals, in the warehouse of his Body Armor Outlet store, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Salem, N.H. Bellia&#039;s store rapidly evolved into one of the nation&#039;s 20 largest suppliers of personal protective equipment to states this past spring, according to a nationwide analysis of state purchasing data by The Associated Press.

December 19, 2020, 1:23pm Politics

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police. Read story