The city plans to allocate $5,000 relief payments to at least 1,800 local artists under the New York City Artist Corps program. It will also give $65 million in relief funds for the taxicab industry.
Among the total number of breakthrough deaths, a large majority were fully vaccinated patients aged 65 and older.
The Department of Veterans Affairs reported suicides among veterans fell to a 12-year low in 2019.
A family of four was discovered in their Ohio home with fatal gunshot wounds.
An American Airlines passenger was removed by the Salt Lake City Police Department.
The Treasury Department released a new report on Wednesday that shows how the top 1% of earners in the United States are dodging $168 billion in taxes annually to make the case for enhanced funding for the IRS.
Without an exemption, 18% of American poll respondents said they would comply with a vaccine mandate, while 72% said they would quit their job.
Odds of vaccinated people contracting COVID decline in areas were vaccination rates are higher, social distancing is observed, and masks are used.
The Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night was worth $345 million with a cash value of $247.3 million.
Nearly 252,000 kids tested positive for the virus last week, which was the largest increase in pediatric cases since the pandemic started.
Star Trek Day, observed every Sept. 8, marks the day in 1966 when Star Trek: The Original Series first graced television screens.
Nearly 20,000 fully vaccinated residents of Massachusetts have tested positive for COVID-19, but it's a small figure among the 4.5 million fully vaccinated in the state.
The 2-year-old girl was autistic and nonverbal.
A substitute teacher in Nevada allegedly taped a student's face mask on his face after he forgot to put it on.
Health concerns have been raised in relation to the mass evacuation that the United States has been processing for vulnerable Afghans.
A 7.1 magnitude that struck near Acapulco late Tuesday resulted in a tsunami warning for Mexico.
A 68-year-old Kentucky man died on Aug. 28 after testing positive for COVID-19 — a day after he was supposed to get his first vaccine shot.
A unique new environmentally friendly city could be coming to the U.S. soon.
An exiled billionaire from China has been peddling anti-vaccination misinformation while at the same time pushing for the use of unproven COVID-19 treamtents on his online show.
A Black firefighter with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) has sued his agency for discrimination and retaliation for opposing the use of water hoses against racial justice protesters last summer.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said it is "completely incorrect" for Florida's Governor to claim that remaining unvaccinated does not affect the lives of others.
After floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ida left 50 people dead across the East Coast, President Joe Biden is set to make a pitch for modernizing the nation’s infrastructure.
Beer, which is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in the world, has been around for centuries.
The four members of the family were the first people to be successfully evacuated from Afghanistan since the U.S. left Kabul on Aug. 31.
New York's Rikers Island reportedly plans to release "scores" of inmates early due to a shortage of corrections officers in the jail.
An autopsy is scheduled for this week, said the coroner's office, which is investigating the death along with the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.
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Most banks, schools, and post offices will be closed on Monday to observe the federal holiday.
A 33-year-old Georgia man urged people to get vaccinated while he was fighting COVID-19-induced pneumonia at the hospital.
The First Labor Day occurred in 1882 in New York and later became a National Holiday in 1894 thanks to President Grover Cleveland. Here are 13 fun facts about Labor Day.