
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine effective against variant first identified in UK: study
A vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca held up against the highly transmissible variant first detected in the U.K., and had similar protection when compared to other…

Christopher Plummer remembered by ‘Sound of Music’ co-star Julie Andrews: ‘I have lost a cherished friend’
Julie Andrews will always remember her beloved “Sound of Music” co-star Christopher Plummer.

Virginia poised to abolish death penalty, first southern state to do so
Virginia’s House of delegates cleared the way for the state to become the first in the South to abolish the death penalty.

Kyle Rittenhouse fires attorney who helped raise his bail
An 18-year-old from Illinois who’s accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer fired a California attorney who…

Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman files paperwork to run for seat being vacated by Toomey
Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is formally jumping into the race for his state’s open Senate seat, becoming the first major candidate to enter what’s expected to…

All New Orleans bars ordered to close for Mardi Gras, mayor says: ‘We’re worried about the entire city’
Mayor LaToya Cantrell ordered all bars in the city to close from Friday, Feb. 12 through the holiday on Tuesday, Feb. 16 because of coronavirus-related public health concerns.…

California counties struggle with COVID-19 vaccine distribution due to shortages: reports
The state has only administered first-dose vaccinations to around 7% of its eligible population so far.

Illinois mom denied COVID-19 vaccine over breastfeeding concerns: ‘I was shocked’
An Illinois mother is feeling shocked and upset after she was denied a Moderna coronavirus vaccine by county health officials over concerns of lacking data for pregnant and…

‘Squad’ member Pressley says she’s ‘shocked’ that lowering voting age to 16 is polarizing issue
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., on Thursday said she was “shocked” that lowering the legal voting age to 16 is a “polarizing” subject of debate.

Michael Bloomberg, UN climate envoy, shuns commercial travel for private jets
Michael Bloomberg will again take up his old post of United Nations climate envoy after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed him Friday.