Rochelle Walensky
Karen McKnight stands in her backyard on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Sammamish, Wash., holding two books written by her brother Ross Bagne of Cheyenne, Wyo. Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the United States now are in people who weren’t vaccinated like Bagne, a staggering demonstration of how effective the vaccines have been (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated

By Carla K. Johnson And Mike Stobbe Jun. 24, 2021 11:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2021 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so. Walensky extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31. The CDC said Thursday it's "intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.” (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)
CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it's last time

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Jun. 24, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Calls for extension of eviction ban as new deadline looms

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Jun. 23, 2021 05:39 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris talks to George Mitchell as he receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a COVID-19 pop-up center at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days

By Darlene Superville Jun. 18, 2021 12:34 PM EDT

A tram drives through downtown Lisbon, Friday, June 18, 2021. Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Uganda tightening measures due to virus surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

A group gathers for a photo at the Taj Mahal monument that was reopened to public after the lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in Agra, India, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo)
Vaccine effort turns into slog as infectious variant spreads

By Michelle R. Smith Jun. 16, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

Ducey blocks ASU policy requiring masks for unvaccinated

By Bob Christie Jun. 15, 2021 03:53 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday blocked a new Arizona State University policy that would have required unvaccinated students to submit to twice...

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

FILE - In this Saturday, May 15, 2021, file photo, empty vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lie in a box during a vaccine campaign in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany. Health authorities are trying to determine whether heart inflammation that can occur along with many types of infections could also be a rare side effect in teens and young adults after the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Heart reaction probed as possible rare vaccine link in teens

By Lindsey Tanner And Lauran Neergaard Jun. 04, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Fans watch as Boston Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi, foreground, pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, May 29, 2021, in Boston. Saturday marks the end of most COVID-19 restrictions in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Fenway Park back to full capacity; Red Sox beat Marlins 3-1

Ken Powtak May. 29, 2021 08:03 PM EDT

This May 3, 2021 photo shows an intentionally disabled slot machine next to a woman playing a different slot machine while wearing a face mask at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Friday, May 28, New Jersey dropped its indoor mask mandate and Atlantic City casinos turned slot machines that were disabled to create distance between players back on again. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
More states ease lingering virus rules as vaccine rates rise

By David Klepper May. 29, 2021 04:23 PM EDT

Fans sit in the rain during the third inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Verdugo, Red Sox beat Marlins 5-2 in rain-shortened game

By Doug Alden May. 28, 2021 11:06 PM EDT

FILE - This Thursday, June 4, 2020 file photo shows a row of cabins at a summer camp in Fayette, Maine. On Friday, May 28, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidance saying kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions. Children who aren’t fully vaccinated should still wear masks outside when they’re in crowds or in sustained close contact with others – and when they are inside, and fully vaccinated kids need not wear masks indoors or outside, the CDC says. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
US agency loosens mask guidance for summer campers

By Mike Stobbe May. 28, 2021 02:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2021, file photo, student nurse Dario Gomez, center, disinfects a chair after administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif. U.S. healthy officials say that most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virus

By Matthew Perrone May. 23, 2021 08:14 AM EDT

Socially distanced people wait in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, May 21, 2021. California no longer will require social distancing and will allow full capacity for businesses when the state reopens on June 15, the state's top health official said Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June

By Stephen Groves May. 22, 2021 02:03 PM EDT

A woman wearing a face mask loads groceries into her car after shopping at a Zupan's grocery store in Portland, Ore., on Friday, May 21, 2021. As the federal government and many states ease rules around mask-wearing and business occupancy, some blue states like Oregon and Washington are still holding on to some longtime coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
The Latest: Variant 1st seen in UK now dominant in LA County

By The Associated Press May. 22, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Dakota

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 04:24 PM EDT
Rapid City Journal. May 15, 2021. Editorial: City Council needs to consider public’s requests for surplus funds Now...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 03:52 PM EDT
Newsday. May 17, 2021. Editorial: Vaccines in, masks out It’s time for everyone to see you smile again. ...

Texas ending mask mandates in schools starting in June

May. 18, 2021 04:46 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that public schools must end mask requirements starting in June and ordered Texas' cities and counties to...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a passenger wears a face mask she travels on a flight from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. In May 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people who are fully vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask indoors or outdoors and can stop social distancing in most places. But the CDC says everyone _ vaccinated or unvaccinated _ should continue to wear a mask in certain places. Masks are still required on public transportation _ buses, trains and planes _ and in other settings like hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
EXPLAINER: Do I still have to wear a mask? What about kids?

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 03:49 PM EDT