Associated Press

The earlier-than-usual deadlines come as more people turn to online shopping during the pandemic, creating a logjam for shipping companies as well as delivery delays.

Celebrating Hanukkah during a pandemic still poses a challenge to some Jewish Americans, for whom the holiday has risen in prominence in part because its social elements.

106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.

The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers.

At least nine state representatives and three state senators have contracted COVID-19 this year, two Democrats, nine Republicans and state Sen. John Yudichak, an independent.

The action marked the fifth time that the agency's board has postponed automatic biennial increases that are pegged to the Consumer Price Index.

Hunter Biden has long been a target of President Donald Trump and his allies, who have accused him of profiting off his political connections.

Bachelet cited concerns about the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism like that highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement.

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

U.K. regulators say people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer COVID vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions.

The court without comment Tuesday refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania.