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Thousands of doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine were destroyed after a cleaner in Boston accidentally unplugged the freezer in which they were being stored. "On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, VA Boston Pharmacy staff discovered that...

President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday night that will extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people. Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, called it...

Rescue crews were rushing Tuesday to save up to 22 miners trapped underground for nine days after an explosion at a gold mine in China’s eastern Shandong province, state media reported. Porridge and insulation blankets...

Pfizer's Covid vaccine could produce a strong enough immune response to stop people who get the jab from spreading the coronavirus, a doctor in Israel has claimed. Researchers found in a small study that recipients...

Three Texas family members who have COVID-19 and lost their sense of smell were able to safely escape from a house fire thanks to a fourth family member who doesn’t have the virus. Bianca Rivera,...

Pardon-seekers and those lobbying on their behalf have paid allies of President Trump tens of thousands of dollars to press the president to grant clemency, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The Times, citing...

The incoming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director said Sunday that she expects the U.S. will reach 500,000 COVID-19 deaths by mid-February. Rochelle Walensky, President-elect Joe Biden's named CDC director, told CBS News'...

A kind-hearted plumber has spent $77,000 during the pandemic helping thousands of vulnerable families fix their heating and plumbing for free. In 2017, James Anderson was called to a home for a second opinion and...

Dorothy “Dot” Cole, the oldest living Marine, has died. She was 107. Her daughter, Beth Kluttz, confirmed Friday that Cole died of a heart attack Jan. 7 at Kluttz’s home. https://twitter.com/Kannapolis/status/1349735548223590401? The Marine Corps recognized Cole as...

The former manager of Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard said she will turn herself in to the authorities. The state would not say what charges she faces. The state has issued an arrest warrant for ex-Florida data...