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September 30, 2021

Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr. doesn't 'feel comfortable' with COVID vaccine, wouldn't support league mandate

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is the latest NBA player to express concern over getting the COVD-19 vaccine, adding that he would not support a league mandate.

September 30, 2021

Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID

This month, at age 105, Primetta Giacopini's life ended the way it began — in a pandemic.

September 30, 2021

Unvaccinated Denver police officer faces termination, says 'quite a few' colleagues departing

A Denver police officer facing termination for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is not giving up his legal battle after a judge dismissed officers' challenge to the city's mandate.

September 30, 2021

Virginia student takes on school board over mask mandate: 'You're making people go nuts'

Noah Rafalski, a student in Loudoun County, spoke out during a recent school board meeting to voice his opposition to the district's mask requirement. He told Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt that he doesn't understand why they're still being mandated in schools.

September 30, 2021

US COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down 30% over prior month

Daily COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have each declined by about 30% since late August, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

September 30, 2021

Border agent's wife blasts Biden plan to fire unvaccinated officers, says Border Patrol already undermanned

The wife of a Del Rio Border Patrol agent, Kelsey French, expressed her frustration over the likelihood her husband will be fired by November 1 for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine while the department remains “undermanned” and low on resources.

September 30, 2021

Reopening of 'Aladdin' on Broadway halted by COVID-19

The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened following some 18 months of being shuttered due to the pandemic. It was a worrying sign for Broadway's recovery.

September 30, 2021

Karol Markowicz: Parents fight school mask mandates for kids – just follow the science, they plead

It’s surprising that blue Palm Beach County is involved in such a passionate fight regarding the masking of children in schools.

September 30, 2021

Canadian pastor says Soviet-style tyranny is drawing eerily close after another arrest

Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski went on "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday to discuss his most recent arrest in Canada for violating the country's COVID mandates.

September 30, 2021

Psaki says Biden’s lagging poll numbers on COVID-19 mainly due to frustrations, not president's job

President Biden’s lagging poll numbers when it comes to his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak are the result of Americans being frustrated with the virus, not the job the president has done in navigating the pandemic, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary said Wednesday.