As Delta Variant Spreads, Officials and Firms Push Vaccines, Masks Over Lockdowns August 4, 2021 By Maria Caspani and Dan Whitcomb New York City will become the first major U.S. city to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at restaurants, gyms and...
New York City Erects Quarantine Checkpoints to Curb Coronavirus August 5, 2020 By Maria Caspani New York City will put up COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at key entry points to ensure that incoming travelers from 35...
Tropical Storm Isaias Left Death, Darkness, Tornadoes, Floods on East Coast August 4, 2020 By Jonathan Allen and Maria Caspani 08/05/2020 02:06 AM— Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the...
Tropical Storm Bertha to Bring Heavy Rain to South Carolina May 27, 2020 By Maria Caspani A tropical storm that quickly formed off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday threatened to unleash heavy rainfall that...
New York Strengthens COVID-19 Safety Measures for Nursing Homes May 10, 2020 By Maria Caspani and Rich McKay New York state on Sunday announced new coronavirus-safety measures to better protect nursing home residents, who are highly vulnerable to...
White House Quashes ‘Overly Specific’ CDC Guide for Reopening of Economy May 8, 2020 By Alexandra Alper and Maria Caspani The White House shelved a step-by-step guide prepared by U.S. health officials to help states safely reopen mass transit, restaurants,...
States Under Pressure to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions as Unemployment Grows May 1, 2020 By Doina Chiacu and Maria Caspani As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of all U.S. states forged...
PG&E Cuts Power to 50K California Homes And Businesses During Wildfire Risk November 21, 2019 By Maria Caspani and Andrew Hay About 50,000 homes and businesses across Northern California were without power on Wednesday during the latest planned outage instituted by...
Americans Still Don’t Trust Autonomous Vehicles, Reuters Poll Shows April 15, 2019 By Paul Lienert and Maria Caspani Half of U.S. adults think automated vehicles are more dangerous than traditional vehicles operated by people, while nearly two-thirds said...
Doctor, Early Advocate for Opioids, to Testify Against Drug Makers: Reuters April 8, 2019 By Lisa Girion and Maria Caspani A physician ally of Purdue Pharma LP whose views helped drive the explosive growth in the use of addictive pain...