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Covid-19 hospitalizations drop, but January has been the deadliest month of the pandemic. Here’s what to expect next

Mario Tama January 31, 2021

APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A clinician cares for a patient in a COVID-19 isolation area at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on January 27, 2021 in Apple Valley, California....

GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle

GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle

MANDEL NGAN January 31, 2021

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden speaks before signing executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2021. - The orders include reopening enrollment...

Capitol lie in honor

Capitol lie in honor

Sarah Silbiger January 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: The Capitol dome is seen early Wednesday morning before Amb. William Taylor And Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State George Kent testify at the first public impeachment hearing...

Biden Immigration

Pool January 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive actions in the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden signed a series of executive actions...

Virus Outbreak-Johnson Johnson Vaccine

HONS January 29, 2021

This Sept. 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a clinician preparing to administer investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine appears...

This Sept. 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a clinician preparing to administer investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine appears to protect against symptomatic illness with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. Johnson & Johnson said Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the first single-shot vaccine appears 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19. It was more protective against severe symptoms, 85%. (Johnson & Johnson via AP)

‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective

The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported in a key study released Friday, offering the world a potentially important new tool as it...

Virus Outbreak

HOGP January 29, 2021

In this image from video, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, speaks during a White House briefing on the...

In this image from video, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (White House via AP)

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see children being vaccinated starting in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity...

Johnson & Johnson

Michael Ciaglo January 29, 2021

AURORA, CO - DECEMBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center investigational pharmacy technician Sara Berech prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for...

State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers

DAVID A. LIEB, AP January 28, 2021

Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency...

Game stop

FREDERIC J. BROWN January 28, 2021

People enter a GameStop store in Alhambra, California on January 27, 2021. An epic battle is unfolding on Wall Street, with a cast of characters clashing over the fate of GameStop, a struggling chain of...

Another 847,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits in Joe Biden’s first week as president

Dania Maxwell January 28, 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 29: A biker passes a store for lease in downtown on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Gov. Gavin Newsom expects California to extend regional stay-at-home orders in...