Aug 31 U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020. Continue reading
Aug 26 Secret Service recovers $286 million in stolen pandemic loans By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press An investigation initiated by the Secret Service's Orlando office found that alleged conspirators submitted Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications by using fake or stolen employment and personal information. Continue reading
Aug 24 House panel says Trump staffers pressured FDA to authorize unproven COVID-19 treatment By Matthew Perrone, Kevin Freking, Associated Press A special House panel looking into the government's coronavirus response says the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing the drug hydroxychloroquine that had been discredited as a COVID-19 treatment. Continue reading
Aug 24 First Lady Jill Biden has ‘rebound’ COVID-19 case, President Joe Biden still testing negative By Associated Press First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent "rebound" case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 23 Pfizer says its COVID shots are 73 percent effective in children under 5 By Associated Press Pfizer's says its COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring. Continue reading
Aug 22 Fauci to leave government position in December, will ‘pursue next chapter’ By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December. Continue reading
Aug 21 Jill Biden headed for Delaware after negative COVID-19 test By Associated Press First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Joe Biden, and rejoin him at their Delaware beach home, her office said Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 17 CDC director announces agency shake-up aimed at making responses faster and guidelines clearer By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The head of the nation's top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble. Continue reading
Aug 16 Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing ‘mild symptoms’ By Zeke Miller, Associated Press She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:32 Why the CDC is loosening some of its COVID-19 guidelines By Stephanie Sy As students and teachers across the U.S. prepare to head back to school, the CDC is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. It marks a significant shift in how the nation approaches the pandemic as the new guidance prioritizes keeping kids in… Continue watching