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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris prepares for a briefing at FEMA headquarters, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Washington, on recovery and assistance efforts after Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FEMA still spending heavily on COVID and decades-old storms

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A customer enters a restaurant past a sign posted to the door requiring masks Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Providence, R.I. The omicron surge thats still infecting more than 130,000 Americans every day in February 2022 will leave the nation with enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely bring much less if any dramatic disruption to society. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Corporate America relaxes mask rules, reopens offices as blue states relent on COVID-19 mandates

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vegas Golden Knights center Mattias Janmark (26) eyes the puck after colliding withTampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow) **FILE**

NHL set to resume after 6-day break, eyes new CDC guidance

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven wave has passed its peak, medical experts say. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

South Africa’s case drop may show omicron peak has passed

By Andrew Meldrum - Associated Press

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a security person moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province. A member of the expert team investigating the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan says the Chinese side granted full access to all sites and personnel they requested to visit and meet with. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) **FILE**

Legal watchdog sues DNI, State Dept. for coronavirus origin documents

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A pharmacy technician at Texas Southern University in Houston prepares a COVID-19 vaccine. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Inside the Beltway: 44% of Americans say coronavirus is ‘man-made’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Facebook lifts ban on posts claiming COVID-19 was man-made

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Idaho health officials try new ways to get people vaccinated

Associated Press

In this image provided by Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, pharmacy staff members unpack the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines at the hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The medical center was the first in New Mexico to receive doses as hospitals elsewhere around the state prepared for deliveries later this week. (Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center via AP)

Visitation restrictions eased at some New Mexico hospitals

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speak during votes on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP)

Democrats tighten control with House rules changes

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Billings Clinic nurse Ellen Edlund is cared for by Katie Kukowski in the Intensive Care Unit at Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont., on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Edlund was diagnosed with COVID-19 in late November and is on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, machine that pumps her blood outside of her body, adding oxygen and removing carbon dioxide, to allow her lungs to rest while her body battles the disease. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

Billings nurse in hospital with COVID, fighting for her life

By PHOEBE TOLLEFSON - Associated Press

Minnesota linebacker Josh Aune (29) holds the ball after he intercepted a Purdue pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 34-31. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

Virus forces Gophers to cancel game vs. No. 16 Northwestern

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day talks to his players during an NCAA college football game against Indiana, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Outbreak puts Ohio State’s championship hopes in jeopardy

By MITCH STACY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. A person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press that Tomlin has been fined $100,000 and the club $250,000 because coaches improperly wore facial coverings last Sunday. The person said Friday, Nov. 6 that Tomlin and the Steelers were disciplined because members of the coaching staff were “not wearing face coverings at all times on the sidelines.” (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File)

All NFL games on for Week 9 as teams deal with COVID-19

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, left, is stopped short of the goal line by Baltimore Ravens free safety DeShon Elliott (32) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Short-handed Ravens hope for negative COVID-19 tests & depth

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press