WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign into law today the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the virus and nurse the economy back to health. The bill, titled the "American Rescue Plan," was originally set to be signed by Biden on Friday. But ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government's spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a ...

CHARLESTON — More than 160 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus have not been reported to the state, Gov. Jim Justice said today at his pandemic briefing. The governor said 168 people dying in the care of hospitals, hospice groups, long-term care facilities and two inmates who died at ...

CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday heralded an 88% drop in COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the year, but still urged residents to take precautions. "Don't drop your guard, West Virginia. We still got a ways to go," he said at a coronavirus briefing. West ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way with ...

CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice announced a new round of easing Friday for COVID-19 restrictions on residents and businesses as coronavirus statistics continue to trend in better directions. Speaking during his Friday morning COVID-19 briefing from the State Capitol Building, Justice said ...