MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who…
Category: Health
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 shutdown ‘hypocrisy’ energizes GOP challengers for 2022
Tudor Dixon missed out on a final face-to-face goodbye with her grandmother amid the coronavirus pandemic…
Biden VA to offer taxpayer-funded gender transition surgery for veterans
The Biden administration has rolled out a plan to use taxpayer funds to pay for gender…
‘Protected them to death’: Elder-care COVID rules under fire
Barbara and Christine Colucci long to remove their masks and kiss their 102-year-old mother, who has…
Vaccination rate for LA public safety workers below average
LOS ANGELES (AP) – COVID-19 vaccination rates for police, fire and corrections employees in Los Angeles…
U.S.-Canada border restrictions imposed because of COVID-19 pandemic extended until July 21
Canadian officials announced Friday the border with the U.S. will remain closed to non-essential travel for…
Cole Beasley, Bills WR, rejects NFL COVID rules: ‘If I’m forced into retirement, so be it’
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley does not plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19…
UK’s Conservatives suffer defeat in ‘blue wall’ seat
LONDON (AP) — In a surprising result, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s Conservative Party has been…
Alina Chan: Wuhan lab leak downplayed because of fear of being ‘associated with Trump’
Fears of being “associated with Trump” kept scientists from speaking out about a possible lab leak…
California drops workplace mask rule for vaccinated workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California regulators have approved revised worksite pandemic rules that allow fully vaccinated…
Ronny Jackson, House Republicans push for Joe Biden cognitive test
Rep. Ronny Jackson, a former White House doctor, sent a letter to President Biden on Thursday…
Exeter School District probes use of markers to ID unvaccinated students
EXETER, N.H. — Exeter School District has opened an investigation into the reported use of markers…
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan ordered a near-complete lockdown Thursday because of a…
Researchers probe nail abnormalities for COVID-19 clues
Fever? Cough? Loss of sense of taste and smell? These are all common symptoms of COVID-19…
Arizona reports 332 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona reported 332 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, as the state…
Transgender athlete selected as reserve for U.S. women’s Olympic cycling team
No openly male-to-female transgender athlete has ever competed on the women’s side in the Olympics, but…
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obama health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era health care law,…
Japan announces easing of coronavirus state of emergency ahead of Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in…
First-of-its-kind experimental Alzheimer’s disease vaccine passes human safety trials
Scientists this week announced that a first-of-its-kind experimental vaccine to protect against Alzheimer’s disease has passed…
Chris Paul’s status for Western Conference finals in jeopardy after entering COVID-19 protocols
Chris Paul’s previous — and only — trip to the conference finals resulted in the star…