CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., announced on Sunday that she’s tested positive for…
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DC makes more residents eligible for monkeypox vaccines
The District is allowing more people to be vaccinated against monkeypox. Read more…
Burn survivors gather for annual summer camp
KEEZLETOWN, Va. (AP) — Anwar Glasgow, 24, of Los Angeles, has returned to a local camp…
Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and…
Egypt appoints 13 new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt announced a Cabinet reshuffle Saturday to improve…
Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, prominent Afghan rights activist…
Biden ‘shocked and saddened’ by Salman Rushdie stabbing, condemns attack
President Biden expressed his condolences for author Salman Rushdie, saying he was “shocked and saddened” after…
Drug convicts could be first in line to open cannabis shops in Washington state
The state of Washington is mulling a “social equity license” that would give preference in cannabis…
Best Buy trims jobs after it cuts sales and profit outlook
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain, is trimming jobs in…
OSHA investigating deaths of three Amazon workers at N.J. warehouses
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating the deaths of three workers at Amazon warehouses…
WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
LONDON — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease…
More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two years after a pair of former players sued the NFL over the…
Study: Pregnancy complications rose during COVID as women missed visits
A new medical study has found that pregnancy complications and maternal deaths in childbirth rose during…
NYC officials detect polio in wastewater, urge vaccination
Health officials have detected polio in the wastewater in New York City, a development that portends…
In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction
The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket…
J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the…
Gallup poll: Most Americans support restricting vapes, nicotine
A growing majority of Americans want restrictions on vapes and nicotine in cigarettes, according to a…
Heathrow airport says passenger cap has eased travel chaos
LONDON — Heathrow Airport in London said Thursday that its limit on the number of passengers…
Experts see Canada’s euthanasia laws as threat to disabled
TORONTO — Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were…
CDC loosens virus guidance to deemphasize social distancing, routine screening of healthy people
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its COVID-19 advice Thursday to focus on vulnerable…