President-elect Joe Biden seeks “buy-in across the country.” Detroit Thanksgiving parade goes virtual. 252K U.S. deaths. Latest COVID news.
Author: Jessica Flores, USA TODAY
The sun has set on 2020 in this Alaskan town. ‘Polar night’ brings 66 days of near-darkness in America’s northernmost town.
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks on Wednesday said the sun will not rise again until Jan. 23 in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow.
Coronavirus updates: FDA grants emergency use for first at-home rapid test; Los Angeles readies plan for curfew; 248K US deaths
U.S. nears 250K deaths, tops 11.3M cases. New Orleans cancels 2021 Mardi Gras parades. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in quarantine. Latest COVID news.
Let it snow! Webcams at Hawaii’s 2 tallest mountains, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, show signs of winter
The webcams on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island, the state’s two tallest mountains, showed a light dusting of snow on Sunday morning.
Coronavirus updates: US sets single-day case record as hospitalizations reach all-time high; New York, Ohio, Indiana tighten restrictions
The number of Americans hospitalized due to COVID-19 has risen almost 50% in the last two weeks. U.S. death toll tops 240K. Latest COVID-19 news.
Coronavirus updates: All 50 states see rise in new COVID infections; ‘virus is winning’ in Illinois; Eli Lilly drug gets emergency OK
Colorado extends mask mandate for another 30 days. Minnesota set to tighten restrictions. Israel to begin testing at airport. Latest COVID news.
Republican Madison Cawthorn reacts to becoming youngest member of Congress: ‘Cry more, lib.’
Madison Cawthorn will become the youngest member in Congress, a title currently held by Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Disneyland isn’t all that’s closed in California: Museum advocates push back against ‘restrictive’ COVID-19 reopening rules
Museum advocates in California are arguing they’ve been assigned to the “incorrect risk category” and don’t pose the same threat as movie theaters.
Coronavirus updates: Wisconsin may run out of ICU beds in 2 weeks; Boston Marathon postponed; CVS adds rapid testing sites
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says no, again, to reopening theme parks. India tops 8M cases. CVS to add more rapid testing sites. Latest COVID news.
Coronavirus live updates: US cases break records; Barrett ceremony full of masks; New Jersey’s largest city sets curfew
Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in a ceremony near the Rose Garden, the site of a suspected “superspreader” event last month.