In this Aug. 13, 1965 photo provided by the San Diego Air and Space Museum, technicians work on an Atlas Centaur 7 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla. A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a Centaur 7 upper stage rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Observations by a telescope in Hawaii clinched its identity,…
Image: Walmart (File) (ABC News) —NEW YORK — Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday. Walmart announced the membership perk on Wednesday, doing away with a previous requirement that orders amount to at least $35 to qualify for free shipping. The perk comes two months after Walmart…
Image: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images/Getty Images (ABC News) –The U.S. Department of Transportation will no longer consider emotional support animals as service animals under a new rule announced Wednesday, allowing airlines to limit the types of animals that fly for free. In a revision to its Air Carrier Access Act, the DOT defines a service animal as a “dog, regardless of…
(AP) – U.S. health officials say staying home for the upcoming winter holidays is the best way to stay safe and protect others. But for those who ignore that advice, COVID-19 testing before and after trips is an option. Many Americans didn’t follow CDC guidance against traveling over Thanksgiving so the agency announced the testing option during a Wednesday briefing….
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden has swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort. That comes as his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half. The goal is to break a monthslong logjam and deliver much-sought aid as the tempestuous congressional session speeds to a close. The Democrats’ move is aimed…
The encouraging news on the vaccine front comes as the number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 set yet another record, with patients in the ICU also hitting a high, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
The COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in South Carolina in mid-to-late December, according to officials with South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Sources report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to change COVID-19 guidelines, and that could include a shorter quarantine period.
Clemson University officials will soon require all students to be tested weekly for COVID-19.
Protests against the deaths of unarmed black men and women at the hands of law enforcement have often revived conversations surrounding Colin Kaepernick, but the killing last week of George Floyd has brought Kaepernick back into the debate in a stark way.
