(Reuters) – A quarter of Americans have little or no interest in taking a coronavirus vaccine, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday found, with some voicing concern that the record pace at which vaccine candidates are being developed could compromise safety. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted plans to expand voting by mail in Michigan and Nevada and briefly threatened to withhold federal funding for the states, but dropped the warning after an avalanche of criticism from Democrats. Trump, who has repeatedly expressed his opposition to mail-in voting, said the expansion in Michigan
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Cabinet meeting on the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Michigan’s plan to send mail-in voting applications to all
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, making the decision after a consumer products “portfolio reassessment related to COVID-19.” FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson’s baby powder are displayed in a store in New York City, U.S., January 22,
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting on “opportunity zones” in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked him to fire the State Department’s inspector general and defended his right to terminate the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unemployment checks are flowing, $490 billion has been shipped to small businesses, and the U.S. Federal Reserve has put about $2.5 trillion and counting behind domestic and global markets. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Fears of overwhelmed
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell presents the Monetary Policy Report to Senate Banking Committee during a hearing on The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a U.S. economic recovery may
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – About 200 Los Angeles cooks are back at work, launching a California project to use federal disaster relief money that pays restaurants to prepare and deliver thousands of healthy meals for at-risk seniors. Chefs cook meals at the Westin Bonaventure hotel as part of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s program to use
A woman walks with her luggage as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at New York’s JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday the state’s new confirmed COVID-19 cases are predominantly coming from people who left their homes to go
A graduate from California State University San Marcos celebrates while participating in a car parade through campus during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Marcos, California, U.S., May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage in the United States, a chance to don a scholarly cap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop, quickly, a vaccine to prevent infection by the coronavirus while also preparing for its distribution once one is ready. At an event in the White House Rose Garden, in which many administration officials wore masks but
FILE PHOTO: Waikiki Beach is nearly empty due to the business downturn caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Garcia (Reuters) – Hawaii is likely to keep its coronavirus stay-at-home measures in place until the end of June and will also discourage tourists from visiting, state Governor David
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Hopes of finding a new witness in the case of an unarmed black jogger whose fatal shooting in Georgia triggered a national outcry were dashed Thursday afternoon. FILE PHOTO: A man stands next to the memorial for Ahmaud Arbery, at the place where he was shot and killed in February after being
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Ambitious plans to strengthen California’s social safety net will likely be scaled back on Thursday when Governor Gavin Newsom unveils a revised state budget reflecting an anticipated $54.3 billion deficit caused by the coronavirus crisis. FILE PHOTO: California’s Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after casting his vote at a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider a dispute involving whether “electors” in the complex Electoral College system that decides the winner of U.S. presidential elections are free to disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who prevails in their state’s popular vote. FILE PHOTO: Children ride scooters across
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday back-pedaled from his health director’s assertion that stay-at-home orders in America’s second-largest city would be extended at least through July, after those comments touched off a furor among beleaguered residents. The remarks by Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer, reported by the Los