WASHINGTON — Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. At the White House on ...

From shaking hands and giving hugs to elbow bumps and social distancing, COVID-19 has changed daily life for everyone, but the pandemic has been doubly felt by area churchgoers, for whom gathering together, especially at the holidays, is the backbone of their faith. Pastor Gary Dull said Faith ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Prison is beginning to recover from its latest wave of COVID-19 infections. As of Wednesday, the prison removed quarantines on select male housing areas and opened its doors to allow behind-glass visitations with most inmates. “We’re getting back to ...

Statistics for the past week from the state Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the six-county region is faring worse with COVID-19 than the state as a whole. The average number of new cases for the local counties per 100,000 residents — the ...

LONDON (AP) — Soaring infections in Britain driven in part by the omicron variant of the coronavirus rattled Europe on Thursday, prompting new restrictions on the Continent and fueling a familiar dread on both sides of the Atlantic about entering a new phase of the pandemic just in time for ...

WASHINGTON — All of the U.S. military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, officials said Thursday, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service. On Thursday, the ...