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Today in history for Nov. 23

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The clock atop the Texas School Book Depository flashed 12:30 p.m., in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 23, 1964, when sniper's bullets fired by Lee Harvey Oswald mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy one year ago. Oswald fired the shots from the sixth floor window, just below top window at right. (AP Photo)

By The Associated Press

Today is Monday, Nov. 23, the 328th day of 2020. There are 38 days left in the year. Continue reading “Today in history for Nov. 23”

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AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine shown to be ‘highly effective’

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In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 file photo, a volunteer receives an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, as part of Africa's first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial developed at the University of Oxford in Britain in conjunction with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were "highly effective'' in preventing disease. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported Monday Nov. 23, 2020. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Pool via AP)

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals. Continue reading “AstraZeneca: COVID-19 vaccine shown to be ‘highly effective’”