HealthSeptember 30, 2021More than two-thirds of African nations fall short of 10% COVID vaccination goal: WHOFollowing a World Health Assembly goal to fully vaccinate 10% of every country's population by Sept. 30, findings issued Wednesday saw 15 out of Africa's 54 nations reach the target, according to the World Health Organization.
U.S.September 24, 2021Ohio man wielding ax in critical condition after police try subduing him three different waysAn ax wielding man was spotted in Cleveland, Ohio.
U.S.September 24, 2021Miami-Dade man connected to mass shooting outside banquet hall arrested22-year-old Devonta Barnes was arrested for allegedly acting as a lookout for a May 30 mass shooting that killed three people and injured 20.
U.S.September 18, 2021Police and media outnumber 'Justice for J6' protesters at Capitol Hill rallyIn a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. It didn’t.
HealthSeptember 2, 2021Pfizer's RSV vaccine enters late-stage trial, company saysPharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Thursday that its vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has begun the third phase of its clinical trials among adults, which comes almost two weeks after the Food Drug Administration (FDA) has fully authorized Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 vaccine.
HealthAugust 25, 2021Start screening for Type 2 diabetes earlier, at age 35, task force recommendsThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended lowering the age to start screening for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes among obese or overweight adults by five years, to age 35.
HealthAugust 24, 2021Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19, CDC saysUnvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control.
HealthAugust 24, 2021Texas town shuts down after seeing spike in COVID casesAn entire town in Texas was forced to shut down after half of the residents tested positive for COVID-19.
HealthAugust 24, 2021When could Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccines win full FDA approval?The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, now marketed as Comirnaty, was granted full FDA approval on Monday, but when could vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Moderna win full approval?
WorldAugust 14, 2021Haiti earthquake leaves over 200 dead, hundreds injured or missing, officials sayAt least 227 people were killed according to Civil Protection when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, just days before a tropical storm is expected to make landfall, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was mobilizing all available government resources to help victims in the affected areas.
HealthAugust 13, 2021Babies born during COVID-19 pandemic tied with lower IQ, study suggestsPreliminary findings by U.S. researchers suggest children born during the COVID-19 pandemic show lower IQ scores than those who were born before January 2020, but the underlying causes are still unknown.
HealthAugust 13, 2021Delta variant: How do I get tested for it?With the highly contagious delta strain of COVID-19 now accounting for a majority of cases in the United States, many are wondering how to determine which variant of COVID-19 they have been infected with.
HealthAugust 12, 2021Excessive heat warnings in Northeast, Northwest: Tips to stay safeDangerous triple-digit temperatures can be deadly, but you can avoid heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and death with certain safety precautions.
HealthAugust 5, 2021COVID-19 or RSV? Symptoms to watch forAn unusual summertime uptick in respiratory syncytial viral infections, or RSV, coinciding with increasing spread of the delta variant, may create difficulty in differentiating between the two.
HealthAugust 4, 2021What is the new delta plus variant?A sub strain of the delta variant with the potential to be more resistant to vaccines and contagious has been found in the United States, the United Kingdom India and South Korea.
HealthJuly 22, 2021These 3 states tied to 40% of COVID-19 cases nationwide this week: White HouseWhite House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said 40% of this week’s coronavirus cases came from the states of Florida, Texas and Missouri. Florida contributed the most amount of cases with one in five infections coming out of the state alone.
EntertainmentJuly 17, 2021Who is Jamie Spears, Britney Spears' little sister who the singer just called out in conservatorship battleJamie Lynn Spears, sister to the "Toxic" singer, Britney Spears, rose to the limelight when she landed the role of "Zoey Brooks" from Nickelodeon’s hit show, "Zoey 101," in 2004.