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FILE - This Tuesday May 18, 2021 file photo shows kindergarten students wearing face masks and separated by plexiglass during a math lesson at the Milton Elementary School in Rye, N.Y. New York plans to make mask-wearing optional in K-12 schools starting Monday, June 7, 2021 the state's health commissioner said in a letter to federal health regulators Friday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Masks optional in New York state schools starting Monday

By Marina Villeneuve Jun. 04, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

FILE - This electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses. Colors were added by the source. Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030. (Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP)

Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress

By Mike Stobbe Jun. 04, 2021 09:44 AM EDT

People with COVID-19 symptoms wait to be assisted outside a hospital that is at full capacity in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday, May 28, 2021. The city imposed strict shutdown measures this week to stop the spread of the virus, halting public transportation for the first time and closing supermarkets. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: Two-thirds of NY adults have at least one shot

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 12:38 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. May 24, 2021. Editorial: Time to fix these ‘Lights’ Paralyzing traffic. Families unable to get to...

Kevin Fisher, of Quincy, Mass., left, receives his second shot of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from RN Katherine Francisco, of Avon, Mass., right, at a mass vaccination clinic, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. A month after every adult in the U.S. became eligible for the vaccine, a distinct geographic pattern has emerged: The highest vaccination rates are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The Latest: Flight repatriates stranded Spaniards from Nepal

By The Associated Press May. 20, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 file photo, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaks at a Pfizer manufacturing site, in Portage, Mich. Bourla is participating along with Dr. Anthony Fauci, soprano Renee Fleming, the CEO of Moderna and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith among others in a unique three-day Vatican conference starting Thursday, May 6, 2021, on COVID-19, other global health threats and how science, solidarity and spirituality can address them. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: LA, San Fran opening business despite infections

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2021 02:14 AM EDT

People sit among physical distancing markers as they wait for buses to go back to their home villages, at the Kalideres bus terminal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The mass exodus out of major cities in the world's most populous Muslim country is underway despite travel restrictions are imposed by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, as people are heading home to their villages to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

The Latest: Fiji locks down hospital over coronavirus death

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

Residents socially distance on a soccer field as they stand with bags of food donated by the local NGO "G10 Favelas," amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Capao Redondo area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: S Korea to send medical items to help India

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 02:48 AM EDT

A man receives shot of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during mass vaccination in Jakarta, Indonesia. Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)

The Latest: Half eligible Californians have at least 1 shot

By The Associated Press Apr. 15, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

New York eases distancing requirements for schools

By Carolyn Thompson Apr. 09, 2021 07:20 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York state on Friday eased reopening restrictions on schools to allow most students to sit closer together as long as they continue to...

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to 16 and over in NY

Apr. 06, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, registered nurse Marife Edquilang, left, administers a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Anthony Monroe during a vaccination drive at Texas Southern University in Houston. At least 11 states opened vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and concerns about supply and demand for the vaccines. States opening eligibility to anyone ages 16 and older on Monday included Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio and Kansas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Latest: Wyoming governor sticks with ending mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 05:33 AM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo exits following a news conference at his offices, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in New York. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP)

Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 25, 2021 05:25 PM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets people after speaking at a vaccination site on Monday, March 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

1st case of Brazilian virus variant confirmed in New York

Mar. 21, 2021 10:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021, file photo, Clarendon Alternative Elementary School second grader Haruki Ishiyama works on his computer as students and parents attend distance learning Zoom classes at Midtown Terrace Playground in San Francisco. San Francisco Unified School District officials said in a statement that they reached the arrangement with the teachers union to "return as many students as possible in focal groups to nearly a full school day, 5 days a week," the Chronicle reported, Friday, March 5. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

The Latest: Arkansas Gov: end of mask mandate at month's end

By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2021 03:03 AM EDT

Montana has 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants

Mar. 17, 2021 06:45 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has a total of 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants in 11 counties, the state health department said Wednesday. ...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 08:16 PM EST
Oneonta Daily Star. March 5, 2021. Editorial: Spring must be right around the corner. Crocuses and daffodils have been...

A visitor wears a mask while doing pushups on a park bench with a view of the Hollywood sign from Griffith Park amid the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The Latest: Alaska opens vaccines to all 16 or older

By The Associated Press Mar. 09, 2021 06:19 AM EST

NJ GOP questions Murphy's COVID-19 handling in hearing

Mar. 05, 2021 12:08 PM EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Rebuffed by the Democrats who control the Legislature, New Jersey Republican lawmakers Friday conducted their own hearing on Democratic...

In this Jan. 27, 2021, image from video, Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 Response Team, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington. President Joe Biden’s team is styling itself on war footing as it attacks the coronavirus pandemic. Top aides say the administration is using every “tool the federal government has to battle on every front.” (White House via AP)

The Latest: Ontario wants vaccine shot in adults by June 20

By The Associated Press Mar. 05, 2021 08:35 AM EST