New White House offer adds $600 stimulus checks to COVID-19 relief

It proposes the $600 direct payment for individuals and $1,200 for couples, which is half the payment delivered by the March pandemic relief bill.

Mask policy dispute mires Arizona family's Milwaukee flight

The family says they were humiliated after Southwest Airlines employees wouldn't let them board their flight over a mask dispute.

Chinese vaccine 86% effective, UAE says

The United Arab Emirates says a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, though it released few details.

With vaccine rolling out, who deserves to receive it?

The first patients in Britain began receiving a coronavirus vaccine, raising questions about who deserves to get the medicine.

Unemployment benefits deadline approaching for high school students impacted by COVID-19

High school graduate Cole Stevens found himself in debt after receiving unemployment benefits from the state. He applied after losing his job when The Grind Coffee closed its doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Walz: Minnesota in line to get 183,400 COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2020

Minnesota will get enough doses of the coronavirus vaccine to inoculate 183,400 people by the end of 2020, Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials estimated Tuesday.

Timeline: When COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed in Minnesota

Minnesota health officials say they expect to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to people in the top priority group by the week of Dec. 21. 

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first in Minnesota

 The state of Minnesota outlined who will be given priority to receive COVID-19 vaccines in a presentation Tuesday, with healthcare workers and long-term care facility workers topping the list as expected. 

‘This really feels like the beginning of the end': UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses

A retired British shop clerk has received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million.

Minnesota reports 3,080 new COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths Tuesday

Minnesota health officials reported 3,080 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 additional deaths Tuesday as the state is set to unveil its plan for rolling out the coronavirus vaccine. 

British health officials administer first COVID-19 vaccines

British health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

Should I wipe down groceries amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

If you're worried about the coronavirus on groceries or other packages, experts say to keep the risk in perspective.

Minnesota lowers some quarantine recommendations to 10 or 7 days

Minnesotans who are exposed to COVID-19 can shorten their quarantine period from two weeks to 10 or seven days in some cases, state officials said Monday.