CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Two years ago, panic gripped this Midlands city of more than 7,000 as an invisible threat marched in and began to spread. When South Carolina announced the first two coronavirus cases on March 6, 2020, rural Kershaw County was a surprising name on the list. But within ...
BEIJING (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases in an outbreak in China's northeast tripled Sunday and authorities tightened control on access to Shanghai in the east, suspending bus service to the city of 24 million and requiring a virus test for anyone who wants to enter. The ...
HOUSTON (AP) — After a historic Houston theater seemingly closed for good last year due to economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, its supporters — including film lovers, preservationists and directors Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson — got to work to try and revive it. But ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus won't be allowed to travel into Canada to face the Blue Jays in Toronto and won't be paid for those games. Canada's government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose — or one ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn't done since the pandemic began two years ago: She put her fears aside and went to a concert. The fully vaccinated and boosted restaurant server planned to keep her mask on, but as the reggaeton ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Cherry Blossom Festival is returning with all its pageantry, Washington's unofficial re-emergence from two years of pandemic limits and closures. "This year, more than ever, you really understand why the festival is so important," said Festival President Diana ...
