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Clu Gulager, an actor who appears in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” stands in front of The New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2020. The theater, owned by Quentin Tarantino, is riding a boom in art house theaters. (Michelle Groskopf/The New York Times)

August 7, 2022 at 1:50 pm

Clu Gulager, rugged character actor of film and TV, dies at 93

Clu Gulager, a rugged character actor who appeared in critically acclaimed films such as “The Last Picture Show” as well as low-budget horror movies, and...

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March 12, 2022 at 2:06 pm

The FDA extended shelf life of J&J’s COVID-19 shot by 3 months

Ease of storage is a major selling point for the vaccine, which retains its potency when refrigerated at temperatures of 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit.

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FILE – People wait in line for a third, or booster shot, of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Northgate Mall in San Rafael, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021. Some American adults with weakened immune systems who received a third dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccine authorized just for them will become eligible for a fourth shot as a booster next year, according to updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) XNYT209

October 27, 2021 at 9:36 pm

Some immunocompromised people may get 4th COVID vaccine dose

Some U.S. adults with weakened immune systems who received a third dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccine authorized just for them will...

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October 18, 2021 at 12:27 pm

Coronavirus cases rise in the northern U.S. amid lower temperatures

Even as the coronavirus wave driven by the delta variant is receding in much of the United States, many counties across the country’s northernmost regions...

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September 24, 2021 at 7:52 pm

Alaska’s hospitals struggle amid a worsening outbreak

As of Thursday, the state was averaging 125 new cases a day for every 100,000 people, more than any other state, according to The New...

September 23, 2021 at 5:07 am

Alaska hospitals struggle with nation’s highest COVID case rate

Alaska, once a leader in vaccinating its citizens, is now in the throes of its worst coronavirus surge of the pandemic, as the delta variant...

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Workers from USA Health test a person for COVID-19 during a drive-up clinic in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. Alabama’s coastal counties lead the state in new COVID-19 cases, and some events have been canceled in Florida and Louisiana because of the latest surge. Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of some of the nationâ€™s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the regionâ€™s carefree lifestyle. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) ALJR102 ALJR102

August 22, 2021 at 6:50 pm

COVID Cases Overwhelm Gulf Coast, Leaving Region With No ICU Beds

The Gulf Coast, a tourist haven that draws throngs of revelers to beaches across several Southern states, has been sorely afflicted as the delta variant...

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FILE – In this June 16, 2021 file photo, travelers queue up in long lines to pass through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport in Denver. A seemingly offhand remark by President Joe Biden is raising hopes in the airline industry that the U.S. might soon open up to European visitors. If it happens soon, it might salvage some last-minute, late-summer vacation-travel business for the airlines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NYBZ504 NYBZ504

July 19, 2021 at 3:53 pm

Summer travelers crowd U.S. airports despite coronavirus concerns

More travelers passed through U.S. airports Sunday than at any time since the start of the pandemic, federal data show, suggesting that the desire to...

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FILE – In this July 2, 2021, file photo, a woman breaks down as she prays before the cremation of a relative who died of COVID-19 in Gauhati, India. The global death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 4 million as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File) VOM301 VOM301

July 8, 2021 at 6:26 am

World’s Reported COVID Death Toll Passes 4 Million

It took nine months for the virus to claim 1 million lives, and the pace has quickened since then. The second million were lost in...

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FILE – Vanessa Anonuevo, 12, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Newark, N.J., on June 19, 2021. For many students who are eligible, time may be running out for a back-to-school necessity: getting fully vaccinated against the coronavirus before classes resume. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times) XNYT110 XNYT110

July 7, 2021 at 12:47 pm

Time is short for students 12 and up to get COVID vaccines before schools reopen

School may still seem blissfully far off for U.S. elementary and secondary students in the midst of summer. But for many who are eligible, time...