US Democrats have urged elected leaders and party delegates to skip the national convention in August as coronavirus cases rise, the New York Times reported, in what the newspaper says is “a sign of aspirations every reduced for their big campaign event against the spread of the virus. “ In …

A leading vaccinologist warned Thursday that the United States was on track to see a dramatically higher number of serious infections from the coronavirus outbreak, signaling rising death rates across the country. Peter Jay Hotez, vaccine specialist and dean of Baylor College’s National School of Tropical Medicine, told MSNBC’s “MTP …

Alex Trebek shares some positive news about his health as he continues treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Eighteen states in the United States are in the “red zone” for coronavirus cases, according to a White House document obtained by the Center for Public Integrity on Thursday. That means these states have reported more than 100 new cases for every 100,000 residents in the past week. The document, …

Kristin Hills Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mendocino County resident Kristin Hills worked remotely, wore a mask, and seriously practiced social distancing. In the interest of using the Mendocino County virus testing apparatus, Hills volunteered to be tested in June and, within a week, was notified that he …