Biden expected to end Title 42 border expulsion policy in late May
U.S. immigration officials have carried out over 1.7 million expulsions of migrants in the past two years under the policy.
Coronavirus Pandemic
Questions remain over who will pay for COVID-19 boosters
Democrats are trying to pass more COVID-19 funding after Republicans demanded it be cut out of a larger spending bill.
COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling globally, WHO says
About 10 million new COVID infections and more than 45,000 deaths were reported worldwide over the past week, the U.N. health agency said.
Second booster of COVID vaccine OK'd for ages 50 and over
Immunocompromised Americans are also now eligible for an extra dose, as well as all those first vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson's vaccine.
Home prices in major U.S. cities continue to soar
Housing prices are climbing sharply in 20 cities, while places like Phoenix have seen costs soar 33% in a year.
Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now dominant in U.S., CDC says
BA.2's prevalence remains highest in the Northeast, where the agency estimates that the variant made up close to three-quarters of new infections.
U.K. police recommend 20 fines be issued over government "partygate" scandal
Authorities have been investigating 12 parties and gatherings, some of which Boris Johnson attended, during the height of England's coronavirus lockdown in 2020.
U.S. expands COVID vaccinations of migrants in border custody
The policy change comes as officials wait for a CDC announcement on the future of Title 42, which has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants during the pandemic.
Cruise ship docks in San Francisco with COVID-19 cases on board
The same Princess Cruise ship has seen infections arise despite passengers and crew being vaccinated.
China locks down Shanghai as Omicron fuels record surge in COVID cases
Locking down the entire global financial hub's population of 25 million all at once was deemed too big a risk, so it has been split in half for a phased shutdown.
Elon Musk says he "supposedly" has COVID again, but few symptoms
Apparently referring to COVID-19 variants, Musk said, "Covid-19 is the virus of Theseus. How many gene changes before it's not Covid-19 anymore?"
Florida man tries to use COVID-19 as a cover for murder
Digital evidence stored in the cloud was critical to solving the case.
NYC mayor allows unvaccinated athletes to play home games
The exemption paves the way for Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to begin playing home games again.
Omicron deaths of J&J recipients higher than other vaccinated Americans
Rates of breakthrough COVID-19 cases were largely similar among all three vaccines in the CDC's data.
How the pandemic rewrote rules of commercial real estate
"It is absolutely what we would call a tenant's market in most markets around the U.S.," one expert said.
Airlines ask Biden to drop mask mandate and testing requirements for travelers
The CEOs of 10 U.S.-based airlines signed a letter urging President Biden to drop the requirements, as the U.K., Canada, and the European Union have already done.
Moderna says its low-dose COVID vaccines work for kids under 6
The nation's 18 million children under 5 are the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination.
Was COVID-19 the perfect cover for murder?
When a Florida mother goes missing after friends receive texts she has an acute case of COVID-19, digital clues lead police on a cross-country manhunt for her possible killer.
How the pandemic killed the five-day office work week
Even workers who are going back to the office will be telecommuting some of the time, and that will change downtown areas.
Hillary Clinton says she has tested positive for COVID-19
Clinton said former President Bill Clinton has tested negative and that he will quarantine "until our household is fully in the clear."
White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19 again
Psaki said she had two "socially-distanced" meetings with President Biden on Monday and said he is not considered a close contact.
Addressing the pandemic's mental health fallout
Unresolved grief is just one aspect of how COVID-19 has created widespread mental health suffering – a second pandemic, as it were. Particularly affected are children, more than 140,000 of whom have lost a parent or a caregiver.
China reports its first coronavirus-related deaths in over a year
The deaths come sharp contrasts emerge in the global battle with the virus.
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID vaccine
U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.
Jeff Zients, White House COVID response coordinator, to leave post
Zients will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and a general internist.
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