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U.S. reports nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
(Reuters) - The United States reported almost 1 million new coronavirus cases on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, a global record nearly double the country's peak of 505,109 set just a week ago a...
Jan 04, 2022 People line up in cold winter temperatures to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Everett, Massachusetts, U.S., January 4, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
CDC recommends five-month gap for Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday recommended shortening the interval between Pfizer-BioNTech's second COVID-19 vaccine dose and the booster shot to five ...
Jan 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A nurses fills up syringes for patients as they receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Drivers trapped in cars after snowstorm shuts interstate in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Drivers in Virginia were stranded in their vehicles overnight as authorities worked to reopen an icy stretch of Interstate 95 closed after a storm blanketed the U.S. region in sn...
Jan 04, 2022 Local residents walk along an empty street during a snowstorm in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Senators meeting with Manchin on voting rights bills -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are continuing to press the holdouts in their party to embrace two pieces of voting rights legislation, and a group planned to meet with Senator Joe Manchin on ...
Jan 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wallks to his office in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
CDC panel to discuss Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year olds
(Reuters) - A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss the use of a booster dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children age...
Jan 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pfizer/BioNTech's new pediatric COVID-19 vaccine vials are seen in this undated handout photo. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. Congress probe of deadly Capitol attack racing against election deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress' probe of the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters soon begins weeks of public hearings that will put the investigation in the spotl...
Jan 04, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Manhattan DA's office will not charge Cuomo with COVID nursing home deaths -lawyer
(Reuters) -The Manhattan District Attorney's office will not file criminal charges in connection with the handling of coronavirus deaths in New York nursing homes during the tenure of former Governor ...
Jan 03, 2022 FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to depart in his helicopter after announcing his resignation in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
Peoria Police launches new "tip411" anonymous text tip line
PEORIA, Ill. - A new method for the public to contact Peoria Police if they see a crime is now officially available. It's a method Chief Eric Echevarria has long said was coming -- a new text message ...
Jan 03, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Autopsy results released on one of two Peoria homicide victims
PEORIA, Ill. - Autopsy results are in on one of the two of Peoria's New Years Day homicide victims. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Bridget Ross of Peoria, 35, likely died instantly from a gu...
Jan 03, 2022 Midwest Communications
Hospital association: Our healthcare workers are tired; help them out and protect yourself from COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. - More officials are sounding a refrain that has become all too familiar during the COVID-19 pandemic, but maybe moreso in the last month or so with the Omicron variant becoming prevalen...
Jan 03, 2022 Midwest Communications
