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Tanisha Long founded an unofficial Black Lives Matters chapter in Pittsburgh. She is actively campaigning for Joe Biden to win Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the election.

Outside The Focus Of Major Parties, Black Pittsburghers Vow To Get Out The Vote

Both the Trump and Biden campaigns are competing for voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. But is either of the major parties trying to engage Black voters in cities like Pittsburgh?

During the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, President Barack Obama was vaccinated by a White House nurse. It took a little more than five months from the discovery of the virus to develop a vaccine.

H1N1 Was The Last Pandemic. Here's Why COVID-19 Isn't Yet In That Category

The new coronavirus disease has been diagnosed in 28 countries, and new outbreaks are worrisome. But the World Health Organization sees some encouraging trends.

Passengers have their temperature checked before entering a railway station in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on June 22.

Israel's Government Wants Spy Agency To Resume COVID-19 Tracing. Spy Chief Objects

As the country's coronavirus cases surge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for law reform to resume a surveillance program that the Supreme Court halted earlier this month.

Drumstick and Wishbone, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate "wingman," are introduced Monday during an event hosted by The National Turkey Federation at the Williard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. One of the 40-pound fowl will be presented to President Trump at the White House on Tuesday, when he will ceremoniously "pardon" it.

Week Ahead: Trump Again Shows He's Willing To Use His Pardon Power

The president pardoned Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has teased that he could pardon others and this week, the week of Thanksgiving, he will again.

China's Economy Bounces Back As Pandemic Is Brought Under Control

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging globally, China will be the only major economy in the world to post positive growth this year.

Political roundup: Put Colbeck’s anti-Muslim remarks “in the category of stupid”

Patrick Colbeck is a Republican running for governor. He was videotaped saying a Democratic candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, is part of a Muslim plot to take…

Velsicol Chemical on the banks of the Pine River in St. Louis, Michigan. The chemical plant closed in 1978. The plant was later buried on site -- buildings, contamination and all -- after an agreement with the EPA and the State of Michigan.

EPA approves $9.7 million to start cleaning up Velsicol Superfund site in St. Louis, Michigan

The town of St. Louis, Michigan got some good news from the Environmental Protection Agency this week. Agency officials announced at a meeting with…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a mask on Capitol Hill on April 30. The Senate is scheduled to return Monday, but members of the House will not return over coronavirus fears.

Pelosi And McConnell Decline White House Offer Of Coronavirus Tests For Capitol Hill

Senators are scheduled to return to Washington on Monday, while lawmakers in the House are still not returning over coronavirus fears.

'Crying Laughing' Will Have You Doing Both

Lance Rubin's new novel follows an aspiring young comedian as she navigates the rough waters of romance, improv and her father's failing health, with plenty of laughs to light the darker moments.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (pictured in January) has said he wants all nursing home residents and staff for coronavirus.

West Virginia Aims To Test All Nursing Home Residents, Workers For COVID-19

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said there have been discrepancies in data from the homes, and wants even those already checked to be retested.

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