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NHC says tropical storm Fay may weaken to a depression by Saturday

(Reuters) – Tropical storm Fay, the sixth named-tropical storm of this Atlantic storm season, is expected to weaken to a (More…)

U.S. police unions approved for millions in pandemic aid

By Reade Levinson and Chris Prentice

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least six police unions qualified for a combined total of (More…)

Exclusive: Lonza expects EPA approval coming ‘very soon’ to make COVID-killing claims for disinfectants on surfaces

By Siddharth Cavale and Richa Naidu

(Reuters) – Lonza Group AG is in the “last step” of discussions with U.S. (More…)

Pandemic-proofing: Insurance may never be the same again

By Noor Zainab Hussain

(Reuters) – Insurers are creating products for a world where virus outbreaks could become the new (More…)

Gilead says remdesivir reduced risk of death in COVID-19 patients, more studies needed

By Ankur Banerjee

(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc. said on Friday additional data from a late-stage study showed its antiviral (More…)

WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into virus origin

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to (More…)

Tropical storm Fay strengthens slightly off eastern U.S. coast

(Reuters) – Tropical storm Fay has slightly strengthened offshore the Delmarva peninsula and the storm’s center is projected to move (More…)

U.S. sets one-day record with more than 60,500 COVID cases; Americans divided

By Lisa Shumaker and Omar Younis

(Reuters) – More than 60,500 new COVID-19 infections were reported across the United States (More…)

U.S. judge rejects latest Dakota Access effort to avoid pipeline shutdown

By Laila Kearney

(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Thursday rejected the latest effort by Dakota Access, LLC, to (More…)

More migrants caught crossing U.S.-Mexico border despite pandemic restrictions

By Ted Hesson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Border Patrol detained roughly 30,000 migrants attempting to cross the southwest border with (More…)