Health & Medicine

EU leaders faced with surge of infections, vaccine issues

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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are meeting Thursday to look for ways of ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations across the 27-nation region amid a shortage...

Senate votes to extend small biz loan program for 2 months

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; The Senate passed a bill 92-7 on Thursday to extend the deadline for business owners to apply for forgivable loans through the...

US 30-year mortgage rates jump to 3.17%, highest since June

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McCLEAN, Va. — U.S. long-term mortgage rates jumped to their highest level since June, though still remain near historic lows. ...

Migrants stuck in Spain’s Canary Islands say camps are unfit

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<p>SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain &mdash; While Spain has criticized Europe for not sharing responsibilities on migration, the country is finding itself under...

Chicago hospital doctor resigns after improper vaccinations

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CHICAGO — An executive at a Chicago hospital that improperly gave COVID-19 vaccinations to people outside the area the city asked the hospital to...

NWHL playoffs resume Friday with expansion Six the top seed

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Coach Digit Murphy is eager for the Toronto Six to pick up where they left off some two months after the National Women’s Hockey...

Former composer, wife invite viewers to ‘Stump the Maestro’

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<p>AVENTURA, Fla. &mdash; Name a show tune, jazz standard or movie score, and chances are 91-year-old Peter Fuchs can not only hum it, but...

Fans to be allowed into matches in Copenhagen at Euro 2020

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COPENHAGEN — At least 11,000 fans will be allowed into soccer matches staged in Copenhagen during this year's European Championship, the Danish government said...

US beats Jamaica 4-1 in exhibition in Austria

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<p>By The Associated Press &mdash; Sergiño Dest scored his first international goal with a spectacular 25-yard shot, Sebastian Lletget added a pair of second-half...

An NCAA hockey tourney first: All 5 Minnesota teams are in

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MINNEAPOLIS — For all Herb Brooks accomplished in the world of hockey, the Hall of Fame coach of the heralded “Miracle on Ice” team...