Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has outlined a new 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) package of relief measures for businesses and workers affected by...
US long-term mortgage rates rise again; 30-year at 3.05%
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates again rose modestly this week against the backdrop of an improving economy and further distribution of coronavirus vaccines....
Biden’s speech goals: Mourn loss, urge caution, offer hope
WASHINGTON — Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden will use his first prime-time address since taking office to steer the...
Dozens of Democrats demand Cuomo’s resignation
ALBANY, N.Y. — A group of 59 Democratic lawmakers demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation Thursday in the wake of an allegation that...
EU regulator meets to evaluate J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 shot
AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency was meeting Thursday to discuss whether Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine should be authorized, a move that...
Democrats muscle ahead with Biden’s health secretary pick
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary as Democrats muscled past Republican opposition using a...
Clemson RB Etienne shines for NFL evaluators at pro day
<p>Two-time ACC player of the year Travis Etienne got top billing at Clemson's pro day Thursday, bidding to join quarterback Trevor Lawrence as a...
Poland, Hungary file complaint at EU court over budget rule
WARSAW, Poland — The right-wing governments of Poland and Hungary filed a complaint with the European Union's supreme court on Thursday challenging a new...
Force ‘needed to get back in the car’ after yearlong hiatus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Force climbs on his scooter, turns the key and takes off. He weaves between parked cars and waiting dragsters. He...
Brazil hospitals buckle in absence of national virus plan
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, the president insists on unproven treatments...