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Travelers Rush to Take Advantage of China Reopening
First international travelers are arriving in China without the mandatory quarantine that had been imposed at the start of the pandemic three years ago. The easing of border restrictions comes even as the virus continues to spread in China amid what critics say is a lack of transparency from Beijing. More foreign governments are imposing testing requirements on travelers from...
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New Year's Revelers Flock to Parties After COVID Hiatus
With countdowns and fireworks, revelers in major city centers across the Asia-Pacific region are ushering in the first new year without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began in 2020. While COVID-19 continues to cause death and dismay, particularly in China, which is battling a nationwide surge in infections after suddenly easing anti-epidemic measures, countries had largely lifted quarantine requirements, restrictions...
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Congress Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for US Troops
U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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US to Release Medicine From National Stockpile as Flu Season Rages
The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile
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US Reaches 100 Million COVID Cases as Concern Mounts Over Respiratory ‘Tripledemic'
As the U.S. approaches the three-year mark of the arrival of the coronavirus, the country reached a new unpleasant milestone: 100 million COVID cases.
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Biden Administration Reopens Website for Free At-Home COVID Tests as Part of Winter Plan
The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all American households
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China Eases Some of Its Most Controversial ‘Zero-COVID' Policies After Mass Protests
In a sharp reversal, China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its most draconian anti-COVID-19 restrictions.
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China's COVID-19 Cases Hit Daily Record as Expanded Lockdowns Spark Protests
China is expanding pandemic lockdowns, including in a city where factory workers clashed with police this week, as its number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record.
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Protests Erupt at World's Largest iPhone Factory as China Tightens COVID-19 Controls
Videos and postings on Chinese social media say employees at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory have been beaten and detained in protests over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls.
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Death Caused by Excessive Drinking Spiked During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alcohol-related deaths among middle-aged Americans rose nearly 30% in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new CDC study found.
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Biden Administration Extends COVID Public Health Emergency
The Biden administration says the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter.
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Gap Between Democrat, Republican Deaths After COVID-19 Vaccine Release Highlighted in Study
Republicans in Florida and Ohio died at a higher rate than Democrats when accounting for the additional deaths that occurred during the coronavirus pandemic and after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, according to new research. ...
...What is known as the excess death rate was 76% higher for Republicans than for Democrats, according to from the National Bureau of Economic Research published...
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Feds Accuse 47 People of Stealing Cash Meant to Help Feed Needy Kids in ‘Staggering' Covid Scheme
“This was a brazen scheme of staggering proportions,” U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger said in a statement.
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WHO: ‘End is in Sight' for COVID as Deaths Drop to Lowest Since March 2020
The head of the World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths last week was the lowest reported number in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
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Two Top House Democrats Seek Review of Whether Airlines Used Covid Bailout Funds for Staff Buyouts
Two House Democrats asked the Treasury Department watchdog to review airlines’ use of the more than $50 billion in aid for staff buyouts.
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Covid Vaccines Will Likely Become Annual Like Flu Shots, White House Officials Say
Covid vaccinations will likely become an annual affair, White House officials said Tuesday, with a schedule resembling that of flu shots. “In the absence of a dramatically different variants, we likely are moving towards a path with a vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine, with annual updated Covid-19 shots matched to the currently circulating strains for…
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Reading, Math Scores for 9-Year-Olds Fell Drastically During Pandemic
Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, a new study shows. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Reading, Math Scores For 9-Year-Olds Fell Sharply During Pandemic
Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation’s children.
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Fall Preview: Is It, Maybe, Back to Normal at the Movies?
For the first time in three years, the fall movie industrial complex is lurching back into high gear. Festival red carpets are rolled out. Oscar campaigns are primed. Long-awaited blockbusters, like “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” are poised for big box office. But after the tumult of the pandemic, can the fall movie season just...
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First Lady Jill Biden Tests Negative for COVID After Rebound Case
First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and plans to return to Washington on Tuesday. The president’s wife came down with a “rebound” case of the coronavirus nearly a week ago. Jill Biden’s communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, announced the negative test Monday night in a statement. Jill Biden has been isolating at her family’s house in Rehoboth Beach,...