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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, introduced a targeted coronavirus relief bill and said he planned a vote this week on it.

McConnell Proposes Pandemic Relief Bill, Democrats Quickly Dismiss It As 'Emaciated'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rolled out a targeted coronavirus aid plan amid stalled negotiations on a broader deal. Democrats oppose the bill and it's unlikely to advance.

John Harrower, a truck driver from the Canadian province of Manitoba, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot in North Dakota in late April.

They Had Leftover COVID Vaccines. So They Offered Them To Their Canadian Neighbors

With just over 3% of Canadians fully inoculated against COVID-19, a growing number of America's northern border states and communities have stepped up to offer them excess doses.

Archaeologist Ferudun Ozgumus stands in what is believed to be a Byzantine-era substructure in Istanbul.

Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements

Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.

A sign for free COVID-19 testing is pictured in San Diego, Oct. 6, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 303 New COVID-19 Cases, Four Deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 303 new COVID-19 infections and four virus-related deaths Wednesday, raising the region's totals to 51,327 cases and 844 deaths.

Bar owner Petros J Markantonis changes the marquee outside his bar to "Closed Again" at the West Alabama Ice House in Houston.

Wallets Are Already On Lockdown: People Pare Spending As Sunbelt Cases Surge

People aren't waiting for governors or mayors to make the decision for them. Real-time data show they cut back on spending when they're worried about being infected with the coronavirus.

Juan Carlos Padilla gets his COVID-19 vaccination inside the community center of Terry's Mobile Home Park in Chula Vista, Feb. 17, 2021.

San Diego County Remains In Purple Tier, But COVID-19 Numbers Improve

San Diego County will remain in the most-restrictive purple tier of the state's four-tiered coronavirus reopening plan.

Texas bars such as this one in downtown Austin were allowed to reopen last month. Now the governor is ordering that they close to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Texas Gov. Orders Bars To Close, Reduces Restaurant Seating As COVID-19 Cases Surge

Gov. Greg Abbott imposes the state's first significant rollback on reopening yet in an executive order issued Friday morning. The day before, Texas reported a record 5,996 new coronavirus cases.

People wait to buy products with U.S. dollars at a supermarket in Havana on July 20. Cuba has eliminated a tax on dollars and opened "dollar stores" in an attempt to boost the economy.

Pandemic May Be The Push To Open Cuba's State-Controlled Economy

Cuba has opened stores for shoppers with U.S. dollars and dropped a tax on dollar transactions. The government is trying to pull the country out of a deep economic slump, made worse by the pandemic.

A firefighter surveys damage after a tornado touches down south of Birmingham, Ala., in the Eagle Point community damaging multiple homes. The long-track "super cell" storm has traveled in excess of 100 miles so far and this same system is still on the ground as it moves east and approaching Georgia.

Tornadoes Strike Alabama, Georgia Leaving At Least 5 Dead

There have been rescues of people trapped in homes destroyed by the "super cell" storm that was also hitting Georgia and Mississippi with more twisters and hail.

The San Diego Superior Court is shown in this undated photo.

San Diego Courts Request Extension Of COVID-19 Closures Until April 30

San Diego County courthouses will likely remain shuttered through the end of April for all but emergency business, per a request from the court system's presiding judge to extend its COVID-19 related closures, it was announced Wednesday.

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