A bar owner who sold undercover agents fake COVID-19 vaccine cards is now facing charges for multiple crimes.
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
Case asking courts to free elephant ‘imprisoned’ in Bronx zoo heads to New York’s highest court
The Nonhuman Rights Project calls it a “landmark elephant rights case.” The Bronx Zoo says it’s a publicity stunt.
‘God knows what happened’: North Carolina deputy fatally shoots Black man, but police release few details
The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputy was placed on leave pending a review by the State Bureau of Investigation.
Commercial boat capsized amid severe weather off Louisiana coast; 6 people rescued, more missing
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six people from a 129-ft capsized commercial lift boat” in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday amid severe weather warnings.
Stranded health workers brave Oregon snowstorm to keep COVID-19 doses from going to waste
Josephine County Public Health employees trekked through a snow storm in a successful effort to keep six COVID-19 vaccine doses from going to waste.
Why is it called the Paris Agreement? The name has nothing to do with ‘people of Paris’ as GOP politicians suggest
The Paris Agreement bears the name of the city where world leaders in 2015 negotiated the historic pact to combat global warming.
COVID live updates: 566,000 US deaths by May 1, model predicts; Biden details vaccination plan
President-elect Joe Biden detailed his plans for vaccine distribution. UK variant could become predominant strain in the US by March, CDC warns. Latest news.
Mom with COVID-19 delivers baby she would never be able to hold: ‘Mom was about to go to heaven’
Vanessa Cardenas Gonzalez died Dec. 14 in Los Angeles after battling COVID-19 complications. She had been isolated from her baby since its birth.
With dozens of cases reported in Antarctica, COVID-19 has now infected every continent
Leaders have feared an outbreak could be devastating in the remote region where people are forced to shelter in close quarters from the cold.
You may have to wait longer for a vet appointment during the pandemic. Here’s why.
There’s a greater need for pet health care during the pandemic, but veterinarians face unique challenges that could mean longer wait times.