Aug 11 FDA recommends taking 3 home tests if exposed to COVID in order to boost accuracy By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Previously, the Food and Drug Administration had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. But the agency says new studies suggest that protocol can miss too many infections. Continue reading
Aug 08 2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By Ed White, Associated Press The announcement comes months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. while acquitting two others. The result in April was a blow to federal prosecutors. Continue reading
Aug 06 Biden tests negative for COVID, continues to isolate pending follow-up test By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said. Continue reading
Jul 31 Biden still testing positive for COVID, White House doctor says By Josh Boak, Associated Press In a letter noting the positive test, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the White House physician, said Sunday that the president “continues to feel well” and will keep on working from the executive residence while he isolates. Continue reading
Jul 30 Biden again tests positive for COVID-19 in rare ‘rebound’ case By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a letter that Biden “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.” O'Connor said “there is no reason to reinitiate treatment at this time.”… Continue reading
Jul 30 North Korea reports no new fever cases amid outside doubts over COVID data By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea on Saturday reported no new fever cases for the first time since it abruptly admitted to its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak and placed its 26 million people under more draconian restrictions in May. Continue reading
Jul 29 U.S. not considering second boosters for all until updated vaccine is ready By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:43 An epidemiologist answers viewers’ questions about COVID-19 More than two years into the pandemic, most Americans have returned to a sense of some normalcy. But the virus is still disrupting daily life in the U.S. with more than 130,000 per day and deaths on the rise. We… Continue watching
Jul 28 How to know when a recession has begun By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The U.S. economy has contracted for two straight quarters, intensifying fears that it is on the cusp of a recession, if not already in one, barely two years after the pandemic downturn officially ended. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:35 Compelling new evidence tracks COVID’s origin to Wuhan market From the start of the pandemic, scientists have tried to determine exactly where and how the novel coronavirus spread to humans. New studies conclude the virus first emerged from a live-animal market in Wuhan, China. One of the authors of… Continue watching