The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups in the US, and continues to deepen health disparities in the country, according to data issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
The news of the opening of Prism Health Lab’s vaccination site at Roger’s Park came about like a refreshing breeze to many who have been struggling to find vaccine appointments either for themselves or for their loved ones....
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help "safely receive, shelter, and transfer unaccompanied children" detained by authorities while trying to enter the country through the southern border....
Air travel in the US has reached its highest level in nearly a year since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to transport authorities. ...
The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 119.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.64 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
The US administration has ordered "almost enough Covid-19 vaccine to fully inoculate every American adult twice," and its hoarding could fuel a vaccine gap worldwide, a media report said....
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has reiterated that he is not going to resign despite mounting pressure for him to do so and start of an impeachment inquiry from the lower house of the state legislature....
On the heels of the Quad summit, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as Washington focuses on China as an emerging threat, according to a Pentagon official. ...
The US city of Minneapolis, where African-American man George Floyd was brutally killed under police custody last year, has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit with the victim's family....
More than 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the US as of Friday, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
