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Covington, GA Mrs. Lisa D. Conner, age 64, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born in Covington on August 28, 1956 to Bob and Margie Bates Smith who have preceded her in death. Lisa was a graduate of Newton County High School. She retired from Ne…
Covington, GA Mrs. Lisa D. Conner, age 64, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born in Covington on August 28, 1956 to Bob and Margie Bates Smith who have preceded her in death. Lisa was a graduate of Newton County High School. She retired from Ne…
Once a fixture at the administration's coronavirus briefings, Dr. Deborah Birx has confided to aides and friends that she has become so unhappy with what she sees as her diminished role as coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force that she is not certain how much longer she can s…
If you need to get a Covid-19 test, but don't want to go near people, Walmart's got you covered. At least if you live near its North Las Vegas store.
Dr. Adeline Fagan's goal in life was to help people, her parents said.
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A Kentucky doctor who urged people to wear masks early on in the coronavirus pandemic died after battling the disease for four months.
Wisconsin will continue to require people to wear face masks indoors after the state saw a surge of new Covid-19 cases.
Major League Soccer announced Tuesday the schedule and broadcast details for the remainder of the 2020 MLS regular season.
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will focus on a number of topics, including the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court and the racial reckoning in the country, the debate commission announced on Tuesday.
What happened today seemed impossible to many Americans six months ago.
As states across the country rush to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, once again the safest place for anyone to be is home. But for victims of domestic violence, home is far from a safe haven.
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said the US reaching 200,000 coronavirus deaths is "very sobering, and in some respects, stunning," while adding that Americans should trust medical experts despite at times conflicting signals from the highest levels of government.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly dropped new guidance from its website about airborne transmission of the coronavirus yesterday, just days after publishing it.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing language about airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier.
"Airborne viruses, including COVID-19, are among the most contagious and easily spread," the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says in an updated guidance page on its website.
Six months. It may feel like an eternity, but that's how long it's been since states started enacting stay-at-home orders.
As most US states head in the wrong direction with coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has retracted key information about how the virus spreads.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread "through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols," which are produced even when a person breathes.
Pine-Sol's original cleaner has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a product that can kill the coronavirus on frequently used surfaces.
Capitalism is in crisis. The pandemic could change it forever, in favor of workers and those in greatest need.
It was a long, dizzying week to be a Californian.
Despite making progress after a difficult summer, most of the US is heading in the wrong direction again as the nation closes in on 200,000 Covid-19 deaths.
After successfully tamping down the first surge of infection and death, Europe is now in the middle of a second coronavirus wave as it moves into winter -- raising questions over what went so wrong.
The young woman and her sister had traveled across Europe just as the coronavirus pandemic was taking off there, visiting Milan and Paris before heading to London.
The Southeastern Conference announced Friday its policies and parameters for football game cancellations, rescheduling of games and no-contest declarations for the 2020 season as the SEC continues to monitor developments related to COVID-19.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who do not have symptoms of coronavirus.
A controversial update to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's coronavirus testing guidance last month was not written by CDC scientists and was posted online before it had undergone the normal scientific review process, two sources confirm to CNN.
The West Coast wildfires are still so severe, Yosemite National Park has had to close due to hazardous air quality. Firefighters are hoping better weather for some areas will help them gain ground this weekend.
There was a time in America, unknown or not experienced by people under the age of 50, when politics was a contact sport played with mostly accepted rules and the equivalent of "sportsmanship."
Daily US coronavirus cases have been ticking up recently, a trend medical experts have said they won't want to see as a potentially complicated flu season approaches.
CNN hosted a drive-in town hall with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Pennsylvania on Thursday night. It was Biden's first prime time town hall since accepting the nomination.
President Donald Trump will not attend the United Nations General Assembly in person next week in the latest example of how the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the way world leaders interact.
A pastor in Idaho who called himself a "no-masker" during a service and repeatedly questioned the veracity of coronavirus case reporting is in the ICU after contracting Covid-19.
A former top aide to Vice President Mike Pence assailed President Donald Trump's response to the pandemic in a new video Thursday, adding to the growing list of former Trump administration officials who have criticized the President and, in several cases, endorsed his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
Another 860,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The United States may not see a "double whammy" this fall of both the coronavirus and influenza, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
A provincial governor in the Philippines has set his sights on a set of people who he says are hurting the fight against the pandemic: karaoke singers.
India is in crisis. Its economy has crashed, with the largest slump on record decimating millions of jobs. Its already fragile healthcare system is struggling. With more than five million cases, India ranks only behind the United States for confirmed infections.
About 60% of businesses that have closed during the coronavirus pandemic will never reopen, and restaurants have suffered the most, according to new data from Yelp.
The Big Ten plans to begin the 2020 season on Oct. 23.
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at the end of August that he will retire, capping a remarkable career of domestic and international leadership success.
The hesitancy of many people to get a Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available is an issue that needs to be urgently addressed, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins said Wednesday.
Covington, GA Mrs. Lisa D. Conner, age 64, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born in Covington on August 28, 1956 to Bob and Margie Bates Smith who have preceded her in death. Lisa was a graduate of Newton County High School. She retired from Ne…
Children and teens from minority groups are disproportionately hit by coronavirus, just as older adults are, according to the findings of a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp late Tuesday lifted restrictions on elderly long-term care facilities that have been in effect in Georgia since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state in March.
President Donald Trump dismissed questions from Pennsylvania voters about his handling of coronavirus, insisting he did act strongly to fight the pandemic and again denied he downplayed the situation despite saying so on tape.
LSU coach Ed Orgeron said on Tuesday that "most" of his team already has contracted the coronavirus.
ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) -- A local technology company is working with the University of Central Florida to come up with a new disinfectant against the coronavirus.
On hearing that President Trump sat for 18 interviews with Bob Woodward of The Washington Post my first reaction was "what the..." Why Woodward?
The deadly coronavirus may have circulated in the United States as early as December, about a month earlier than believed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to researchers with UCLA.
Covington, GA Mrs. Lisa D. Conner, age 64, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born in Covington on August 28, 1956 to Bob and Margie Bates Smith who have preceded her in death. Lisa was a graduate of Newton County High School. She retired from Ne…
The NHL had zero positive COVID-19 tests for the seventh straight week, the league announced Monday.
St. Louis Cardinals scout Charles Peterson died Sunday night after being hospitalized with COVID-19. He was 46.
Israel has approved a second general lockdown as coronavirus cases surge across the country. The lockdown, which is expected to start Friday afternoon, will see the country return to many of the same severe restrictions of the first lockdown back in April.
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