The bill would provide direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid to state and local governments, help for schools and the airline industry and subsidies for health insurance.
Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s top public health official, said the state is acting now because the rates of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are declining while the number of people receiving the vaccine is increasing.
Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.
Turns say he’s overwhelmed and is touched that the community feels so strongly about him.
Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric have delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority during an historic meeting.
The surge is underscoring how treacherous the virus is and it is leading to new restrictions across the continent.
A vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital on Friday night.
The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, has received the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine
Dr. Stephanie Loe found a way to bring smiles inside a place that can be particularly scary for children.
Here are feel-good stories for Friday, March 5, 2021.
Eight Democrats voted against the proposal, suggesting that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and other progressives vowing to continue the fight in coming months will face a difficult fight.
Now that the remains of Father Emil Kapaun have been identified, the Catholic Diocese of Wichita is more hopeful than ever that the Kansas priest and Medal of Honor recipient will one day be declared a saint.
A month after 13-year-old Brianna Ibarra’s death, the girl’s aunt, Jennifer Medley said her family is doing what it can to keep her memory alive.
While Sedgwick County started vaccinating law enforcement workers Friday (March 5), those with underlying medical conditions will have to continue waiting before they are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.
University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Friday (March 5) announced that KU head football coach Les Miles has been placed on administrative leave.
A member of the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team has died at a treatment center for mental illness.
Father Emil Kapaun is a Kansas native who served in the Korean War and now his remains are confirmed to be back in the United States. He died as a prisoner of war in Korea in 1951.
The study was released just as some states are rescinding mask mandates and restaurant limits.
For some, remote learning has been especially hard on their mental health.
The hack of a company that manages ticket-processing and frequent-flier data for major global airlines — including Star Alliance and OneWorld members — has compromised the personal data of an unspecified number of travelers.
Pharmaceutical companies that took taxpayer money from the U.S. or Europe to develop inoculations at unprecedented speed say they are negotiating contracts and exclusive licensing deals with producers on a case-by-case basis because they need to protect their intellectual property and ensure safety.
A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday.
The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is investigating a sexual assault case at a south Wichita home.
NASA’s Kate Rubins and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi installed mounting brackets and struts for the improved solar wings due to arrive in June. They also tightened some sticky bolts that hampered Sunday’s spacewalk and left some duties undone.
Unemployment fell from 6.3% to 6.2%, the Labor Department reported Friday. That is down dramatically from 14.8% last April.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the blade found “multiple fatigue fracture origins” on the inside surface of the hollow fan blade.
Riser was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder and was being held Friday on $5 million bond.
A three-judge panel said Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill erred when he rejected a prosecution motion to reinstate the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin.
Prosecutors have pursued the misdemeanor case against Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will finally get the chance to tell the story behind their departure from royal duties directly to the public on Sunday, when their two-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey is broadcast.
Police on Friday identified the victims as Roseann McCulley, 34, her 13-year-old son Kayden Johnson and her 6-year-old daughter Kaylee Brooks.
Still, Biden faces more skepticism from Americans on the economy, which has been battered by the pandemic.
The state of Kansas reported zero COVID-19 deaths since Wednesday.
"Coming 2 America," originally planned to hit theaters last year, was sold due to the pandemic by Paramount Pictures to Amazon, where it will begin streaming Friday.
Wichita Festivals, Inc., announced the new dates for Riverfest 2021 along with some changes to the event.
Neighbors have been trying for three years to get an extremely full yard cleaned.
Pope Francis brushed aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to resume his globe-trotting papacy after a yearlong hiatus spent under COVID-19 lockdown in Vatican City.
Maia Chaka enters the NFL after working in the Pac-12 and Conference USA.