U.S. says airlines to refund more than $600M to flyers
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it also fined the same airlines more than $7 million for delaying refunds so long that they violated consumer-protection rules. Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it also fined the same airlines more than $7 million for delaying refunds so long that they violated consumer-protection rules. Read more
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky spoke in advance of the release of an agency report that examines an increase in the rate of hospitalizations among infants. Read more
The study, which was published online without undergoing peer review, does not indicate whether antivirals might be beneficial for other patients. Read more
Federal officials are hoping that the encouraging results will improve what has so far been a dismal public response to the retooled shots. Read more
Court spokesperson Lucian Chalfen said the trial, in state court in Manhattan, is slated to resume on Thursday — not Monday, as the judge had previously hoped. Read more
Hawaii’s average daily COVID-19 cases appear to be in a holding pattern as health officials continue to urge residents to get the updated bivalent boosters ahead of the holidays. Read more
He tested positive the morning after he attended Halloween festivities at the White House. Read more
Those searching for coverage will largely be shielded from an increase in costs because of the extension of the generous subsidies that began last year as part of Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law and drove a big increase in enrollment. Read more
Walensky, 53, first tested positive on Oct. 21. She took a course of the antiviral pill Paxlovid, and later tested negative. Read more
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Over 20 million people, including nearly 1 in 5 older adults, have already gotten the updated COVID-19 booster, the White House said. Read more
Jurors were supposed to begin hearing the fourth week of testimony in the case against Stewart Rhodes and four others accused of plotting to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden. Read more
Four out of five top COVID-19 symptoms were the same for participants who received two vaccine doses, one vaccine dose and those unvaccinated. Read more
The pandemic upended every facet of life and left millions learning from home for months or more Read more
The uproar highlighted shortcomings in how the U.S. government regulates research on pathogens that pose a risk, however small, of setting off a pandemic. Read more
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who is up to date on her vaccinations, tested positive Friday night and had mild symptoms. Read more
Nursing home residents have been significantly more likely to die from COVID-19; as of February, more than 200,000 nursing home staffers or residents had died from the virus. Read more
Pfizer executives said the commercial pricing for adult doses could start early next year, depending on when the government phases out its program of buying and distributing the shots. Read more
American Airlines said Thursday that it earned $483 million on record-breaking revenue that more than offset higher fuel costs in the third quarter. Read more
It’s a prime example of the way germs shape us over time, scientists say in a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Read more
The report lays out grim trends across the country for expectant mothers and their newborn babies. Read more
Total sales of $10.4 billion were down 4.7% from a year ago, with the most acute decline in Abbott’s U.S. nutrition business, where sales dropped 25%. Read more