STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided essential data for tracking...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the anti-COVID-19 vaccine demonstration in Ottawa "has to stop". "Canadians have the right to protest, to disagree with their government, and to make their voices heard. We'll always protect that right," Trudeau tweeted on Tuesday. "But let's be clear: They...
The pace of new coronavirus cases in the United States has fallen by more than two-thirds from its peak just weeks ago, Johns Hopkins University data shows. Still, the nation is reporting 1.86 million cases a week, and about 2,500 COVID-19 deaths continue to be reported...
The mayor of Canada's capital declared a state of emergency Sunday to deal with an unprecedented protest that has seen truckers shut down Ottawa's core for more than a week over Covid-19 rules. Dubbed the “Freedom Convoy,” the demonstration has seen hundreds of truckers block city...
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said this week that it might be difficult for Republicans to reject a Black, female Supreme Court nominee because of the political implications. "The idea that race and gender should be the No. 1 and No. 2 criteria is not...