New sub-variants of COVID-19 are spreading, at worst — sending people to emergency rooms, at the least -- forcing people to stay inside or wear masks outside.

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

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

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?”.

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.

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

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

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.

The number of people working from home tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the Census Bureau.

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

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

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

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic holds a hearing Wednesday titled “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19.”

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

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.

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.

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.

How often should Americans get their booster shot against COVID-19, and how important is the booster to you if you’ve already been infected with COVID-19? Those are questions a panel of experts set out to answer during an FDA meeting, the information will be passed on to the CDC.

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on state lawmakers to permanently ban COVID-19 mandates on masks and vaccines.

Although still relatively rare, MIS-C after COVID-19 has become more common and more severe than previously thought. A new study is raising critical questions.

Emergency Room overcrowding has been a health care problem for years, but now, health experts say it is reaching crisis levels.

Across the country, doctors are expecting a surge in illnesses like COVID-19, the flu and RSV in the next few weeks following the holidays.

Their story captured the hearts of many people during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it inspired Gov. Ron DeSantis to find a solution for long-term care visitation in Florida.

Georgia’s Supreme Court says a state pledge to not execute some inmates until certain conditions are met following the COVID-19 pandemic met is a binding contract that the state can’t ignore.

As Northeast Florida sees colder temperatures this holiday season, COVID-19 cases are up across 90% of the country, according to the White House COVID-19 coordinator.

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.

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.

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

About 5% of COVID patients worldwide have reported a loss of smell that lasts longer than six months. While this side effect of the virus can be annoying, researchers are finding it might also be a predictor for cognitive decline in some people.

An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons.

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street sagged under weakness in tech stocks.

The supply backlogs of the past two years — and the delays, shortages and outrageous prices that came with them — have improved dramatically since summer.

As coronavirus cases rose in Shanghai earlier this year and the city’s lockdown stretched from weeks to months, Leah Zhang’s feeling of suffocation grew.

Could trawler cams help save the world’s fish.

Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent public protests in China over the authorities’ strict COVID-19 policy.

A New Zealand court has temporarily taken away medical custody of a baby from his parents after they refused blood transfusions for him unless the blood comes from donors who are unvaccinated against COVID-19.

Wall Street futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of new employment and wholesale price data with the Federal Reserve gauging its next step in its fight to cool inflation.

China has rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his country’s energy supplies as Beijing tries to revive an economy battered by strict coronavirus measures.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress.

Doctors say Brazilian soccer great Pelé is improving.

The deadline for obtaining the Real ID needed to board a domestic flight has been pushed back again, with the Department of Homeland Security citing the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the slower-than-expected rollout.

As more nurses leave their jobs in hospitals and health-care centers, foundations are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to ensure that more stay in the profession and get more out of the job than just the applause and pats on the back they got during the bleakest days of the pandemic.

Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is to blame.

China's leaders have eulogized the late Jiang Zemin as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country's rapid economic rise while maintaining rigid Communist Party control over society.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has filed for reelection next year.

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the county, there’s concern among health officials about how to accurately determine how fast the latest variant is spreading.

The World Cup stadium was designed to leave a minimal footprint in the Qatari sand.

George Balanchine's “Nutcracker” is back in full swing at New York City Ballet, a year after a number of performances were canceled due to COVID-19, and two years after being sidelined entirely due to the pandemic.

Brazilian soccer great Pelé says he will be cheering for the country's national team in its World Cup game against South Korea from the hospital.

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5.

The image of a young Pelé celebrating goals and lifting trophies with Brazil’s national team appeared brightly on the shirts, flags and banners of Brazilian fans gathering before the Seleçao’s World Cup match against South Korea.

As families prepare for more holiday time togetherness, the threat of a tripledemic remains, which is three viruses circulating that can make kids seriously sick.