Health

One year ago, on the eve of the eventful day that signaled the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — March 11, 2020 — a plurality of Americans (44 percent) said the threat...

The Daily Beast Inside Woody Allen’s Close Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyOver the past several weeks, audiences have been watching—and endlessly debating—Allen v. Farrow, the eye-opening HBO docuseries examining Dylan Farrow’s allegation that...

The Daily Beast Inside Woody Allen’s Close Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyOver the past several weeks, audiences have been watching—and endlessly debating—Allen v. Farrow, the eye-opening HBO docuseries examining Dylan Farrow’s allegation that...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Two Minneapolis police officers respond to a call of a possible forgery...

Across the United States, and the world, the coronavirus seems to be loosening its stranglehold. The deadly curve of cases, hospitalizations and deaths has yo-yoed before, but never has it plunged so steeply and so fast. Is this it,...

MIKE STOBBE, AP February 25, 2021 | 9:24 AM NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually...

Nearly 30 million people in the United States — and probably many others whose illnesses were never diagnosed — have been infected with the coronavirus so far. Should these people still be vaccinated? Two new studies answer that question...

AP February 10, 2021 | 3:50 PM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A variant of COVID-19 that was first discovered in the United Kingdom has been detected in Maine, state health authorities said Wednesday. The Maine Center for...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service’s stretch of challenges didn’t end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to...

Antonia Noori Farzan, The Washington Post January 26, 2021 | 10:01 AM Located deep in Canada’s Yukon, the remote community of Beaver Creek is home to only about 100 people, most of them members of the White...