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USA TODAY Parts of Texas and Oklahoma were battered by softball-sized chunks of hail Wednesday night causing "billion-dollar" damage. Also, the CDC has signaled to the cruise industry when cruises could expect to begin passenger voyages.  It's Julius with the news everyone's talking about.  But first, wild animals hate morning commutes, too: A cow and alligator held up traffic Wednesday when they strolled onto a highway and bridge.  Biden's speech offers insight on administration's efforts on police reform, gun violence During his first speech to a joint session of Congress, President Joe ...

The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 16.5 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 1.3 % LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include: U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 54,520 U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 950 U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 69 doses per 100 people. The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases were little changed and deaths worsened How Molnupiravir Moved to the Head of the 'COVID Pill' Pack US cruises could restart soon with 'passenger voyag...

CDC Is ‘Committed’ to Resuming U.S. Cruises by Midsummer Alison Fox © Provided by Travel + Leisure DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images Cruises in the United States could return by mid-July, according to a letter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared with the cruise industry. The agency, "committed" to getting ships out by the summer, and will additionally waive the need for test sailings if 98% of crew and 95% of passengers are fully vaccinated. The simulated sailings were initially part of the CDC's 'Conditional Sail' Order, and the agency had said ea...

USA TODAY Cruising could restart in mid-summer in American waters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Wednesday in a letter to the cruise industry that USA TODAY obtained.  "We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSO’s phased approach is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 transmission onboard cruise ships and across port communities," Aimee Treffiletti, head of the Maritime Unit for CDC’s COVID-19 response within its Global Mitigation Task Force for COVID-19, said in the let...

US cruises could resume in mid-July, CDC says Cruise industry has been on pause due to coronavirus pandemic Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Cruises could restart as soon as this summer in American waters, according to published reports. [TRENDING: ] USA Today reported late Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent a letter to the cruise industry about the potential restart. “We acknowledge that cruising will never be a zero-risk activity and that the goal of the CSO’s phased approach is to resume passenger operations in a way that mitigates the risk of COVID-19 ...