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CORONAVIRUS


Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

Read full article: Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change

Read full article: Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change
FILE - A nurse loads a syringe with a COVID-19 booster vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

Read full article: FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
A patient is hooked up to an IV for a hangover treatment in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

Read full article: Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

IV therapy clinics are springing up around the country, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

Read full article: RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F.

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Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison

Read full article: Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison

A federal judge has sentenced a Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies to 20 years in prison on federal fraud charges.

This September 2022 photo provided by the World Food Program shows internally displaced people at the ZamZam camp in El Fasher, North Darfur state, Sudan. (Leni Kinzli/WFP via AP)

World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier

Read full article: World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier

The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent.

FILE - Morehouse College students line up before the school's commencement ceremonies in Atlanta on May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate

Read full article: Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate

Young people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade.

FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

Read full article: FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

U.S. health officials have expanded warnings about a rare heart side effect associated with the two leading COVID-19 vaccines.

Dr. Martin Kulldorf speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices at the CDC, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Kennedy's new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions

Read full article: Kennedy's new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

FILE - A shopper selects a carton of 18 Large Grade A eggs from a cooler in a Costco Warehouse in Cranberry, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culprit

Read full article: Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culprit

Americans’ view of the economy worsened in June, wiping out much of the previous month’s gain which followed a string of declines that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.

FILE - Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, left, and teammate Matteo Jorgenson, of the U.S., wear face masks to protect themselves from the Corona virus prior to the start of the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 151.9 kilometers (94.4 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, France, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

Read full article: What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

A new COVID-19 variant may be causing “razor blade” sore throats in people who get it.

In this photo released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society rescuers work at the scene of an explosion after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (Iranian Red Crescent Society via AP)

Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some things

Read full article: Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some things

Israel’s attack on Iran has catapulted their long-running conflict into what could become a wider, more dangerous regional war and potentially drive prices higher for both businesses and households.

FILE - Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., asks questions during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP File)

Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish

Read full article: Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish

Former congressman Billy Long of Missouri has been confirmed to lead the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he once sought to abolish.

FILE - Dr. Robert Malone gestures as he stands in his barn on his horse farm July 22, 2020, in Madison, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

Read full article: Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

FILE - A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

Read full article: Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

Google has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.

A view shows the exterior of the Casa Pedro restaurant in Madrid, Spain, on May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older

Read full article: The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older

In the heart of Spain’s capital, the famous Sobrino de Botín restaurant proudly holds the title of being the world’s oldest restaurant.

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Read full article: RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary Robert F.

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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

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Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn't confirming that

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Trump tries to blame others as tensions rise around handling of Epstein case

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FILE - A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., on July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVID

Read full article: WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVID

The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.

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UVA Health studying ways to treat long COVID

Read full article: UVA Health studying ways to treat long COVID

New research into a mysterious condition.

This image provided by the Wolf Foundation shows Chinese architect Tiantian Xu, who won this year's prestigious Wolf Award for her work in rural China. (Wolf Foundation via AP)

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

Read full article: US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciences.

Susan Scarbro bowls while wearing a mask in Little River, S.C. on Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)

Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously

Read full article: Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

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Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

Read full article: Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

Thousands of workers are facing an unsettling reality heading into 2025.

FILE - People rest after receiving the vaccination against the new coronavirus in the 'Austria Center Vienna' in Vienna, Austria, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19

Read full article: Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19

A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.

This photo released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services shows Canadian Singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Olympic Broadcasting Services via AP)

Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

Read full article: Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade

Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower.

FILE - Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass, right, gives a COVID-19 vaccine to an unidentified person, Sept. 21, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. COVID-19 vaccines get updated each fall to match newer strains of the virus and government advisers on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, are urging that Americans' next shot target a strain called JN.1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall's COVID vaccines

Read full article: FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall's COVID vaccines

Government advisers say it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden pulls down his mask as he makes an unannounced stop at his childhood home on North Washington Avenue in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, Pa., to visit the current homeowner, Anne Kearns, Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico

Read full article: Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico

Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primary in Puerto Rico.

President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One Wednesday March 20, 2024, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated

Read full article: Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated

Both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are posing the time-tested question “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”.

FILE - A Walgreens Pharmacy sign is seen, June 25, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Walgreens has been fined $275,000 by the state of Vermont as part of a settlement of complaints that some of national pharmacy chain's Vermont stores unexpectedly closed, had untenable working conditions for pharmacists, and made medication and vaccination errors during the coronavirus pandemic, the secretary of state announced Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Walgreens to pay $275,000 to settle allegations in Vermont about service during pandemic

Read full article: Walgreens to pay $275,000 to settle allegations in Vermont about service during pandemic

Walgreens has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle allegations about service in some of the national pharmacy chain's Vermont stores during the coronavirus pandemic.

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COVID-19, RSV and Flu declining in Roanoke, health experts say

Read full article: COVID-19, RSV and Flu declining in Roanoke, health experts say

The number of COVID-19, flu and RSV cases has decreased in Roanoke.

FILE - A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to accelerate in the coming weeks, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, fueled by holiday travel and gatherings, low vaccination rates, and a new COVID variant that seems to spread more easily. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

Read full article: Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says

U.S. health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks.

FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. The National Institutes of Health is opening a handful of studies to start testing possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition. The announcement, Monday, July 31, 2023 comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or years with sometimes disabling health problems. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)

Virginia Department of Health to conduct long COVID study

Read full article: Virginia Department of Health to conduct long COVID study

The Central Virginia Health District will conduct the study about long COVID and its local impact

Bereaved families hold pictures of their loved ones as they stand outside the opening hearing of Module 2 of the UK Covid 19 Inquiry, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Bereaved families are coming together to protest the fact that in the module investigating core government decision making during the pandemic, only 1 bereaved family witness has been called to give evidence, out of the over 230,115 families bereaved by Covid 19. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight

Read full article: Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight

Britain's inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has entered the second phase with political decision-making taking center stage.

President Joe Biden arrives with Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, to award him the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19

Read full article: To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

There are now 23,766 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 243 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,362 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 243 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,362 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,321,785 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the Evelina Children's ward at St Thomas' hospital to take part in a NHS Big Tea celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, in central London, Tuesday July 4, 2023.. (Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75

Read full article: Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75

The U.K. is celebrating the 75th birthday of its beloved but increasingly creaky National Health Service.

There are now 23,754 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 171 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,231 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 171 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,231 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,319,341 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

Loreli King holds up the pictures of her husband Vincent Marzello during a demonstrates as former Minister for Health, Matt Hancock arrives the Dorland House to give evidence at the Covid Inquiry in London, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

UK was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief says

Read full article: UK was ill-prepared for pandemic because resources were diverted to Brexit, ex-health chief says

Britain's former health secretary has told an official inquiry that the U.K. was ill-prepared for a pandemic partly because government resources had been diverted away from pandemic planning to brace for a possibly chaotic no-deal Brexit.

There are now 23,755 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 120 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,069 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 120 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,069 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,317,062 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,764 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 95 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,069 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 95 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,069 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,317,062 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

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Italy's Cristiana Girelli celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinals soccer match between Norway and Italy at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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FILE - Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) dribbles against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
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Bradley Beal, 3-time All-Star, agrees to buyout with the Phoenix Suns, AP source says

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FILE - Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer watches during Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football practice and autograph session, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
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Kalen DeBoer is looking to escape Nick Saban's shadow and lead Tide back to playoffs in 2nd season

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Justin Thomas of the United States walks off the 12th green during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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The British Open, golf's oldest major, is always a new experience

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There are now 23,757 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 238 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,472 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 238 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,472 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,315,993 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,746 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 125 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,157 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 125 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,157 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,314,521 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,746 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 102 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,128 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 102 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,128 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,313,364 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

Tell us how the COVID-19 pandemic changed your life!

Now that the pandemic is ‘over,’ we want to know how it changed your life

Read full article: Now that the pandemic is ‘over,’ we want to know how it changed your life

The World Health organization declared earlier this month that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer an emergency, putting a three-year end to the virus that killed at least 7 million people and turned the world upside down.

There are now 23,745 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 149 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,390 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 149 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,390 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,312,236 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,743 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 193 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,441 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 193 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,441 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,310,846 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

FILE - A man walks through the snow covered Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. U.S. deaths fell in 2022, as COVID-19 fatalities dropped by half from 2021 and the coronavirus dropped from being the nation's third leading cause of death to the fourth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the 2022 numbers on Thursday, May 4, 2023, cautioning that they are preliminary and may change a little after further analysis. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year

Read full article: COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause.

COVID-19 health emergency ends May 11

Roanoke-area health department addresses COVID-19 emergency ending

Read full article: Roanoke-area health department addresses COVID-19 emergency ending

The COVID-19 public health emergency is coming to an end.On May 11, the federal government will lift the health emergency order.

There are now 23,739 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 242 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,398 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 242 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,398 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,309,405 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

FILE - A passenger arrives from overseas at the arrivals hall of Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Nov. 8, 2021. Japan will lift its coronavirus border controls and no longer require entrants to show pre-departure negative tests and records of triple vaccinations beginning Saturday, April 28, 2023, as the countrys Golden Week holiday season begins and a large influx of foreign tourists are expected. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week

Read full article: Japan to lift COVID-19 border controls before holiday week

Japan will lift most of its coronavirus border controls, including a requirement that entrants show proof of three vaccinations or a pre-departure negative test, beginning Saturday as the country’s Golden Week holiday season begins and a large influx of foreign tourists is expected.

There are now 23,736 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 247 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,499 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 247 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,499 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,308,007 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,728 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 337 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,773 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 337 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 1,773 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,306,508 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,718 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 309 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,139 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 309 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,139 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,304,735 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,710 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 378 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,428 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 378 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,428 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,302,596 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,689 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 392 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,762 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 392 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,762 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,300,168 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,682 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 410 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,738 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 410 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,738 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,297,406 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

FILE - This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory. In a CDC paper published by the Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday, March 20, 2023, U.S. cases of the dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it. (Shawn Lockhart/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic

Read full article: Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic

U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it.

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Centra makes masks optional at all of its facilities

Read full article: Centra makes masks optional at all of its facilities

After nearly three years since the coronavirus pandemic was declared, Centra has made it so that masks are optional at all of its facilities, effective March 17.

FILE - Raccoon dogs are seen at a cage in Tokyo's Ueno zoo Saturday, May 24, 2003. International scientists who examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market close to where the first human cases of COVID-19 were detected in China said they found suggestions the pandemic originated from animals, not a lab. Other experts have not yet verified their analysis, which also has not appeared so far in a peer-reviewed journal. (AP Photo/Chika Tsukumo, File)

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

Read full article: New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

The mystery to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic now has some new clues.

There are now 23,675 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 323 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,717 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 323 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 2,717 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,294,668 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact, the Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

Read full article: Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year.

There are now 23,666 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 587 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 4,511 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 587 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 4,511 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,291,951 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

An ironworker guides a beam during construction of a municipal building in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. The strength of the American job market has consistently defied expectations throughout the economic tumult of the COVID years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US economy sending mixed signals: Here's what it all means

Read full article: US economy sending mixed signals: Here's what it all means

For a few weeks in late January and early February, the U.S. economy seemed to have reached a rare sweet spot.

FILE - Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street in London, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Britains former health minister Hancock denied wrongdoing on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

UK health chief's leaked messages revive raw pandemic debate

Read full article: UK health chief's leaked messages revive raw pandemic debate

COVID-19 has shot back into the headlines in Britain through the leak of more than 100,000 private messages sent or received by the health minister as the government scrambled to respond to the new respiratory virus.

FILE - Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street in London, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Britains former health minister Hancock denied wrongdoing on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

Ex-UK health chief defends record after COVID messages leak

Read full article: Ex-UK health chief defends record after COVID messages leak

Britain’s former health minister is denying wrongdoing after a newspaper published extracts of private messages he sent in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

There are now 23,649 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 745 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 5,234 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 745 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 5,234 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,287,440 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

FILE - Two nurses put a ventilator on a patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. California's COVID-19 emergency declaration ends on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom first issued the emergency declaration on March 4, 2020. The emergency ends just as California officially passed 100,000 COVID-related deaths during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

Read full article: Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

California's coronavirus emergency declaration has ended.

FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with low confidence that it began with a lab leak although others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP, File)

Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic

Read full article: Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic

Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab.

There are now 23,630 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 613 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 5,850 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 613 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 5,850 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,282,206 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,599 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 992 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 7,350 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 992 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 7,350 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,276,356 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. House Republicans kicked off an investigation Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony, including Fauci who until December served as Bidens chief medical adviser. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

Read full article: GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

House Republicans have kicked off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony.

FILE - A help wanted sign is displayed at a restaurant in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

Read full article: More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

More Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate policy intended to cool the economy and bring down inflation.

There are now 23,462 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,216 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 8,210 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,216 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 8,210 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,269,006 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 23,135 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,304 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 9,754 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,304 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 9,754 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,260,796 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

Read full article: WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

The World Health Organization chief says the coronavirus remains a global health emergency.

A worker guides a bin into position at a construction site, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Miami. The Commerce Department issues its first of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter of 2022. On Thursday, the Commerce Department issues its first of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter of 2022.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

EXPLAINER: How will we know if the U.S. is in recession?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: How will we know if the U.S. is in recession?

A second consecutive quarter of economic growth underscored Thursday that the nation isn’t in a recession despite high inflation and the Federal Reserve’s fastest pace of interest rate hikes in four decades.

There are now 23,088 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,589 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 10,611 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,589 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 10,611 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,251,042 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,962 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,092 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 10,554 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,092 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 10,554 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,240,431 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,822 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,135 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 16,009 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,135 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 16,009 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,229,877 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

COVID cases on the rise in Roanoke area

Coronavirus cases on the rise in Roanoke City Alleghany Health Districts

Read full article: Coronavirus cases on the rise in Roanoke City Alleghany Health Districts

While health experts say influenza and RSV activity are significantly down from where they were, cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.

There are now 22,670 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,435 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 14,037 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,435 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 14,037 new cases in the last week

As of Friday, Virginia is reporting 2,190,699 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,664 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,233 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 14,347 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,233 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 14,347 new cases in the last week

As of Friday, Virginia is reporting 2,190,699 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,659 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,252 new coronavirus cases Monday, 15,247 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,252 new coronavirus cases Monday, 15,247 new cases in the last week

As of Friday, Virginia is reporting 2,190,699 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,649 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,650 new coronavirus cases Friday, 14,950 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,650 new coronavirus cases Friday, 14,950 new cases in the last week

As of Friday, Virginia is reporting 2,190,699 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,637 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,784 new coronavirus cases Thursday, 14,502 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,784 new coronavirus cases Thursday, 14,502 new cases in the last week

As of Thursday, Virginia is reporting 2,188,049 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,626 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,745 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 13,860 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,745 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 13,860 new cases in the last week

As of Wednesday, Virginia is reporting 2,185,265 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,610 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,133 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 13,402 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,133 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 13,402 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,182,520 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,602 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,254 new coronavirus cases Monday, 12,991 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,254 new coronavirus cases Monday, 12,991 new cases in the last week

As of Monday, Virginia is reporting 2,180,387 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,592 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,202 new coronavirus cases Friday, 12,379 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,202 new coronavirus cases Friday, 12,379 new cases in the last week

As of Friday, Virginia is reporting 2,175,749 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,580 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,133 new coronavirus cases Thursday, 12,054 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,133 new coronavirus cases Thursday, 12,054 new cases in the last week

As of Thursday, Virginia is reporting 2,173,547 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

A hiring sign is displayed at a kitchen supply store in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. The Labor Department releases weekly report on unemployment benefits on Friday, Dec. 15. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

Read full article: Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign that the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in an effort to cool the economy and slow inflation.

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

Read full article: White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.

FILE - A visitor sits on a bench to look artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's "In America: Remember," a temporary art installation made up of white flags to commemorate Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 2, 2021. The number of U.S. deaths has dropped in 2022 after soaring for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still is much higher than the levels before the coronavirus hit. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels

Read full article: US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels

The number of U.S. deaths has dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit.

There are now 22,568 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 2,296 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 11,766 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 2,296 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, 11,766 new cases in the last week

As of Wednesday, Virginia is reporting 2,171,414 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,559 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,722 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 11,188 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,722 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, 11,188 new cases in the last week

As of Tuesday, Virginia is reporting 2,169,118 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

There are now 22,548 deaths from the coronavirus in Virginia

Virginia sees 1,246 new coronavirus cases Monday, 11,037 new cases in the last week

Read full article: Virginia sees 1,246 new coronavirus cases Monday, 11,037 new cases in the last week

As of Monday, Virginia is reporting 2,167,396 cases of the coronavirus across the Commonwealth since March 2020.

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