Music? Yes. Dancing? No, as New Orleans eases virus rules
NEW ORLEANS — Live indoor music can resume in New Orleans beginning this weekend, city officials announced Wednesday, but dancing will remain prohibited, while...
CEO: Italy-made Sputnik V aimed for EU market, if approved
<p>MILAN — The head of a Swiss pharmaceutical company said Wednesday that hopes behind a deal with Russia to produce the Sputnik V vaccine...
Tire company Bridgestone offers employees $100 to vaccinate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone said Wednesday it will offer its 33,000 U.S. employees $100 payments to get vaccinated against COVID-19, joining a group of...
Maine’s Golden is lone Democrat to vote down COVID-19 bill
PORTLAND, Maine — The sole Democratic congressman to vote against the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is a Marine Corps veteran who represents a...
Germany expects steady rise in vaccine supply through July
BERLIN — The German government said Wednesday it expects the supply of coronavirus vaccines to rise steadily in the coming months, hitting a peak...
Shirts or skins? Teams need only 5 to be eligible for NCAAs
All a team needs to play in this year's NCAA Tournament is five healthy players. How about a coach? The NCAA will get back...
Former Kentucky unemployment official found dead at age 39
LOUISVILLE, Ky — The former director of Kentucky's unemployment office, who was fired last year because of problems in the program, has died. Muncie...
Beth Moore, famed Bible teacher quits Southern Baptists
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — For nearly three decades, Beth Moore has been the very model of a modern Southern Baptist.</p>
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EU push for better decision-making; more than shop-talk?
BRUSSELS — Engulfed by the biggest economic crisis in its history and fighting off a pandemic that has already claimed half a million of...