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Senate slogs through overnight series of votes to push Biden's Covid relief plan
Senate slogs through overnight series of votes to push Biden's Covid relief plan

By Manu Raju, Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Alex Rogers, CNN The Senate is voting into the wee hours of Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly twelve hour...

Durant educators get 2nd COVID vaccine doses

Durant educators get 2nd COVID vaccine doses

Durant Public Schools says it's the first Oklahoma district to have all faculty and staff inoculated.

Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go

CNN staff If you're planning to travel to Mexico, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here's what's in the House Democrats' stimulus relief plan

Here's what's in the House Democrats' stimulus relief plan

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN The House has passed the Democrats' massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden's stimulus proposal one step closer to reality.

Mask mandates and restaurant restrictions tied to fewer Covid-19 illnesses and deaths, CDC study says

Mask mandates and restaurant restrictions tied to fewer Covid-19 illnesses and deaths, CDC study says

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN In counties where states require masks, Covid-19 case and death rates slow down -- but in counties where states allow on-site restaurant dining, illness and death rates appear to speed up,...

Texas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid

Texas Gov. Abbott stalled federal offer to test migrants then blamed them for spreading Covid

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants released from custody, a senior Homeland Security official tells CNN.

Covid gutted many people financially, but others are doing better than ever

Covid gutted many people financially, but others are doing better than ever

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The pandemic, now in the beginning of its second year, has had a notable and unequal effect on Americans' financial well-being.

Fauci: US shouldn't loosen coronavirus restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000

Fauci: US shouldn't loosen coronavirus restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000

By Madeline Holcombe, Theresa Waldrop and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN The US shouldn't ease restrictions in place to prevent Covid-19 before the number of new coronavirus cases falls below 10,000 daily, "and maybe even...

Senate begins marathon Covid relief push as debate opens with reading 600-page bill aloud

Senate begins marathon Covid relief push as debate opens with reading 600-page bill aloud

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate is now engaged in a marathon effort to take up President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, a process that could stretch into the weekend before a final vote...

One year into the pandemic, America is still down nearly 10 million jobs

One year into the pandemic, America is still down nearly 10 million jobs

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The American job market is nowhere near fixed. Nearly one year into the pandemic, the nation is still down nearly 10 million jobs.

CDC director urges people to keep masking and distancing 'regardless of what states decide'

CDC director urges people to keep masking and distancing 'regardless of what states decide'

By Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The director of the US Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said she hopes people will decide to individually "do the right thing" about distancing and wearing masks, even...

Texas educators now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Texas educators now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

"I think there's a lot of excitement statewide for teachers," said Denison High School educator Stacy Hricko.

Stitt tells KTEN he backs Texas decision to end COVID rules

Stitt tells KTEN he backs Texas decision to end COVID rules

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt fully supports the decision of his Republican colleague in Texas who announced an end to COVID safety requirements.

Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state

Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state

By Forrest Brown and Megan Marples, CNN Total cases of Covid-19 have reached past the 28.6 million mark in the United States, and some states continue to enforce travel restrictions and quarantines.

Texoma summer festivals are back in '21

Texoma summer festivals are back in '21

Without these events last summer, organizers faced economic setbacks.

Biden critical of Texas for lifting COVID restrictions

Biden critical of Texas for lifting COVID restrictions

"I think it's a big mistake," President Biden said Wednesday. "These masks make a difference."

Schools respond to end of Texas mask mandate

Schools respond to end of Texas mask mandate

"We were concerned that the governor's mandate might have just been a little quick," said Savoy ISD Superintendent Brian Neal.

Oklahoma virus deaths rise 55% to conform with CDC count

Oklahoma virus deaths rise 55% to conform with CDC count

The number of Oklahoma deaths due to the illness caused by the coronavirus jumped by about 2,500 Wednesday,

These Texas chains will still require masks once the state's mandate is lifted

These Texas chains will still require masks once the state's mandate is lifted

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The end of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi has created a dilemma for businesses: Keep such safety rules in place to protect against Covid-19 spread, as leading health officials...

'The impossible is not impossible': The push to make Covid-19 vaccines at record speed

'The impossible is not impossible': The push to make Covid-19 vaccines at record speed

By Jen Christensen, CNN Before the pandemic, Anne Leonard's friends and family had only a cursory interest in her two decades of work manufacturing pharmaceuticals. But recently, when her grandmother learned that her...

Alamo Drafthouse, the fan-favorite movie theater chain, files for bankruptcy

Alamo Drafthouse, the fan-favorite movie theater chain, files for bankruptcy

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Alamo Drafthouse, the movie theater chain beloved by fans for its boozy milkshakes, theme nights and strict no-talking rules, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

An exhausted Texas ICU nurse says she's scared about an end to the state's mask mandate

An exhausted Texas ICU nurse says she's scared about an end to the state's mask mandate

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state -- and the country.

First doses of authorized Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine administered in Ohio

First doses of authorized Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine administered in Ohio

By Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States for the first time outside of a clinical trial.

Abbott: 'It is now time to open Texas 100 percent'

Abbott: 'It is now time to open Texas 100 percent'

"Effective next Wednesday, all businesses of any type are allowed to open 100 percent," the Texas governor said.

Mammograms pick up swelling due to Covid-19 vaccine, causing unnecessary fear, radiologists say

Mammograms pick up swelling due to Covid-19 vaccine, causing unnecessary fear, radiologists say

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When she found a lump in her left breast during a routine self-check, Boston primary care physician Dr. Devon Quasha knew exactly what to do. She immediately scheduled a diagnostic mammogram and...

Pediatrician: The pandemic is taking an alarming toll on children

Pediatrician: The pandemic is taking an alarming toll on children

Opinion by Lee Savio Beers Almost a year into the pandemic, what began as a public health emergency is turning into a mental health crisis among our nation's children and adolescents as they struggle with social...