Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices weighs crucial questions on the minds of millions: When can I get a COVID vaccine and will one be safe?
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Hurricane Iota gains strength, could slam Central America as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds
Iota became the 13th hurricane of the season, two shy of the record 15 set in 2005 but the record-breaking 30th named storm of this season.
Vatican report finds Pope John Paul II dismissed sex abuse by ex-Cardinal McCarrick – but goes easy on Pope Francis
The Vatican investigation Into Cardinal McCarrick also determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ naive handling of the predator.
Deadly Tropical Storm Eta targets Florida, would be state’s first landfall of historic hurricane season
Eta targeted Florida after storming through Central America as a Category 4 hurricane, triggering deadly mudslides that destroyed entire villages.
Voting 2020 updates: Early-voting New Hampshire towns split presidential vote; GOP suffers courtroom losses in Texas, Nevada; 160M to vote?
At least one expert thinks 160 million Americans will vote in the 2020 election, eclipsing the record of more than 135 million in 2016. Latest news.
Voting 2020 live updates: Hurricane Zeta makes mess of Georgia voting; Detroit resident first voted for FDR 80 years ago
Detroit resident Talu Massey casts ballot 80 years after her first vote. Supreme Court backs Democrats on absentee ballot issues in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Latest voting news.
‘Got ’em’: Nest of ‘murder hornets’ taken down in Washington state to protect honeybees
A nest of Asian giant hornets – “murder hornets” – was wiped out Saturday to protect honeybees in an area of Washington state.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who slammed Trump, becomes the first African American cardinal
Wilton Gregory would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap.
Coronavirus updates: FDA approves remdesivir as treatment for COVID-19; blood supply shortage looms; most Americans immunized by June?
Moderna announces crucial vaccine step. Salem will have strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. Latest COVID news.
Helicopters rescue 23 people, 3 dogs from Colorado’s Ice Fire as ‘devastating’ blazes rage
Almost two dozen hikers were airlifted to safety after a wildfire broke out in a recreation area in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.