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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said Friday he had tested positive for the coronavirus and was isolating at home with "very mild symptoms."He's the second senator, along with Iowa's Chuck...

Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventual...

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's top elections official said he will certify that Joe Biden won the state's presidential election after a hand tally stemming from a mandatory audit affirmed the Democrat's lea...

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling while the adult vaping rate appears to be rising, according to a government report released Thursday.About 14% of U.S adults wer...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom is imposing an overnight curfew as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases. Newsom announced Thursday a limited st...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden expressed concern Thursday that President Donald Trump's attempt to block the peaceful transition of power at the White House has hindered the flow of information abo...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven mus...

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The director of the Census Bureau said Thursday that irregularities have been found during the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census, a development that jeopardizes the statistical agency's abili...

DETROIT (AP) - Michigan's largest county can't revoke its certification of election results, officials said Thursday after two Republicans who approved Joe Biden's local win wanted to revert to their ...