President-elect Joe Biden seeks “buy-in across the country.” Detroit Thanksgiving parade goes virtual. 252K U.S. deaths. Latest COVID news.
Author: Jessica Flores, USA TODAY
The sun has set on 2020 in this Alaskan town. ‘Polar night’ brings 66 days of near-darkness in America’s northernmost town.
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks on Wednesday said the sun will not rise again until Jan. 23 in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow.
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Let it snow! Webcams at Hawaii’s 2 tallest mountains, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, show signs of winter
The webcams on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island, the state’s two tallest mountains, showed a light dusting of snow on Sunday morning.
‘Maybe he was hungry’: Man makes himself a pizza before stealing California pizzeria’s delivery car, police say
Authorities say 25-year-old Oscar Sanchez also stole Big Slice Pizza’s delivery car, cash from the registers and tablets.
Coronavirus updates: US is seeing almost 2,000 deaths a day; mask mandates gain momentum among GOP governors; California almost has 1M cases
A record number of infections has driven hospitalizations to record levels. California meanwhile is nearing 1 million cases. Latest COVID-19 news.
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The number of Americans hospitalized due to COVID-19 has risen almost 50% in the last two weeks. U.S. death toll tops 240K. Latest COVID-19 news.
Coronavirus updates: All 50 states see rise in new COVID-19 infections; ‘virus is winning’ in Illinois; Eli Lilly drug gets emergency OK
Colorado extends mask mandate for another 30 days. Minnesota set to tighten restrictions. Israel to begin testing at airport. Latest COVID news.
Coronavirus updates: US surpasses 10M COVID-19 cases; Ben Carson, Tom Izzo test positive; Pfizer vaccine 90% effective
President-elect Joe Biden will take a different approach to the virus. New Jersey closing restaurants early. US hits 10M cases. Latest COVID news.