Rules About Police Wearing Masks Vary Widely Across US
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Although authorities have been encouraging people to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many police departments leave it up to officers to decide...
Seven Russians Die After Drinking Hand Sanitizer When Their Alcohol Ran Out
MOSCOW (VINnews) — Seven people died after drinking hand sanitizer at a drinking party in Russia where participants ran out of alcohol. Two more are in a coma in intensive care aft...
Quebec To Allow Gatherings During X-Mas, But Not Hanukkah, Frustrating Province’s Jews
QUEBEC (JTA) - Jewish groups in Quebec are expressing dismay after the province announced a plan to allow small gatherings at Christmas but said gatherings during Hanukkah would re...
Cuomo: Staten Island On Track For COVID-19 Restrictions
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his Sunday press briefing that several parts of New York are on track for going back to COVID-19 restrictions, due to a recent surge ...
WATCH: Cuomo Threatens “Full Consequence Of Legal Action” After Secret Satmar Wedding
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Cuomo issued threats to a Satmar synagogue after a "secret" wedding was allegedly held with thousands in attendance.
“It was a blatant disregard of the...
Discrimination: Bnei Brak Woman Suspended From Work Because She Attended Wedding
BNEI BRAK (VINnews) — Despite the fact that the Chareidi community in Israel now has the lowest transmission rates in the entire population, individual Chareidim are still being st...
Confrontation At German Protest Comparing COVID-19 Law To Nazi-Era Goes Viral
BERLIN (AP) — A video went viral Sunday in Germany of a confrontation at a coronavirus protest, where a young woman compared herself to a famous Nazi resistance fighter and then wa...
Fauci Warns About Thanksgiving Airport Crowding
WASHINGTON -- The United States' top infectious diseases expert says he’s worried that crowding at U.S. airports from Thanksgiving travel could lead to a perilous situation as COVI...
German Doctor Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients
ESSEN, GERMANY (VINnews) — A German doctor at the Essen University hospital has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly administered lethal medication to two critically i...
First US Immunizations Could Arrive On Dec. 12
WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine says the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee...
Israel’s Health Ministry Says Lockdown Possible Over Hanukkah
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy said on Thursday that he doesn’t know if there will be a lockdown over Hanukkah, “but we are identifying an inc...
1.7 Million South Australia Residents Go Into Lockdown After Pizza Worker Lies To Officials
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (VINnews) — A pizza worker who lied about his profession caused an estimated 1.7 million South Australia residents to go into lockdown after the state was convi...
US Reaches 12 Million Total Coronavirus Cases
BALTIMORE — More than 12 million people in the U.S have contracted the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
The nation's total number of confirmed cases reached 12.01 mi...
NY’s Cuomo To Receive International Emmy For Virus Briefings
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed ten...
Skates (And Masks) On! Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Opens
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink is opening in a limited way but on time for the holidays.
The iconic, sunken rink in midtown Manhattan is welcoming skate...
Daily Covid-19 Deaths In US Reach Highest Level Since May
The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths per d...
Israel PM Healthy After Routine Exam Under Sedation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in good health after two small colon polyps were detected and removed during a routine examination on Friday, his offi...
California Imposes Overnight Curfew To Curb Coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could...
US Adult Smoking Rate Looks Unchanged, Vaping Rate Higher
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling while the adult vaping rate appears to be rising, according to a government report released Thursday.
Abo...
Official: Italy To Start COVID Vaccinations In January
MILAN (AP) — A significant number of Italians who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should have received their shots by next September, Italy’s special commissioner for the vi...