Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the weekend would join the rest of New Zealand this week after the city was considered under control following the outbreak. Driving News: The second Covid-19 outbreak, which began in August in New Zealand’s most populous city, has risen to 179 cases, …

Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, has said the United States is “in a terrible position” because family members, including the president, see the illness as a “display of unforgivable weakness”, whether by themselves or others. Speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, Mary Trump, who recently published a tell-the-book about her family, …

Ip Sifive Sibeko / Reuters Getting a vaccine to contain the novel coronavirus will lead to a big growth in the global economy in 2021, but the initial geographical distribution of that benefit will probably depend on what the vaccine candidate does. Public health officials around the world increasingly believe …

On the heels of the rare last-second-second Falcon 9 launch abort, SpaceX is closing a third attempt to launch the 12th batch of operational Starlink satellites. The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39A (Pad 39A) was scheduled to depart Monday, October 5 at 7:51 a.m. EDT (11:51 UTC), with …

Jade Jacobson / Associated Press The San Francisco 49ers feel they are well on their way to becoming one more victim of the dreaded Super Bowl hangover. With a 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the roster could seal the fate of 49 people with spots of injuries …