Texas officials extend emergency SNAP benefits for February 2021

The Texas Health and Human Service Commission is providing about $300 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits.

Andrew Yang tests positive for coronavirus

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Governor in state address: Texas on 'comeback' from pandemic

In his final State of the State address before he is on the ballot for a third term in 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state is on a comeback from the pandemic, called for outlawing the cutting of police budgets and ordered the GOP majority in the Texas Capitol to prioritize “election integrity”.

Biden, Harris hear GOP pitch for smaller COVID-19 relief package

President Joe Biden has met with a group of Republican senators who have proposed a slimmed down $618 billion coronavirus aid package, about a third of what he's seeking.

Vaccinating Houston's most vulnerable residents

The Mayor says the city is focusing on getting those who are at highest risk vaccinated this week.

WI mom who gave birth in coma holds newborn after beating COVID

A Poynette mom who made a miraculous recovery from COVID-19, giving birth while in a coma, was able to hold her newborn daughter for the first time.

Texas to get more COVID-19 vaccine doses than expected this week

Texas was scheduled to get more than 520,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, more than state officials said they had originally expected to receive.

Vaccine ruled out as cause of death in NorCal man who had COVID-19, officials say

The investigation into the death of a 64-year-old man in Northern California shortly after he received the coronavirus vaccine has revealed that the man had recently tested positive for coronavirus and was showing signs of illness when given the vaccine.

'Captain Tom,' 100-year-old veteran who raised millions for COVID relief, hospitalized with virus

Captain Sir Tom Moore raised more than $40 million toward COVID-19 relief last year, and now he’s been admitted to the hospital after testing positive and having trouble breathing.

Texas teen writes letter to Governor Abbott hoping to get his mother possible life-saving COVID-19 treatment

A 14-year-old in Texas is desperately trying to help his single mother survive COVID-19. She was placed on a ventilator about a week ago. That's when the teen wrote an emotional letter to Governor Greg Abbott for help, and the Governor didn't waste any time.

Teen with COVID infected mother gets attention of Gov. Abbott
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A 14-year-old boy who was desperate to get help for his mother suffering from COVID-19 has gotten the attention of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

COVID-19 symptoms remained for at least 6 months for some Wuhan patients, study finds

A study out of Wuhan, China, where COVID-19 was first identified, found that nearly 2,000 patients hospitalized during the onset of the pandemic were still reporting symptoms six months later.