UK leader Johnson stands by aide over 250-mile lockdown trip
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday he wouldn't fire his chief aide for allegedly violating the national lockdown rules that he...
Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
WASHINGTON — "A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one study.
“A political hit job,” he said of another.
As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen...
Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children
LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million...
In Brazil Amazon, help a flight away for many virus patients
SANTO ANTONIO DO ICA, Brazil (AP) — Residents of Santo Antonio do Ica hid from the sun under umbrellas as they waited anxiously for...
WHO: Trump cut to US funds would hit world’s most vulnerable
GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that any end to sizable U.S. funding for the U.N. health...
Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak
ENSINGTON, Maryland — The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new...
My ‘decision to make’: Trump defends criticized use of drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against...
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it...
Hospitals, health care sector reel from COVID-19 damage
The global coronavirus pandemic has created a huge need for health care in the U.S., but it also is delivering a devastating financial blow...
US begins ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp up
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to use “every plane, truck and soldier” to distribute COVID-19 vaccines he hopes will be ready by...