The baby formula supply problem is getting worse
For months stores nationwide have been struggling to stock enough baby…
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FDA puts strict limits on Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is limiting the emergency use authorization of the Johnson…
Continue Reading COVID-19’s full death toll is nearly three times higher than reported, WHO data suggests
About 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 in the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31,…
Continue Reading Dow plunges more than 1,000 points in Wall Street’s worst day of the year
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business So much for the good feelings on Wall Street. US markets fell sharply Thursday, marking their worst day of the year…
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CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on…
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Most Americans have now had COVID-19 — but experts are predicting the next surge
While it’s tempting to say much of life is getting back to normal, it’s probably more accurate to say it feels more comfortable and normal living…
Continue Reading Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Brad Lendon, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare…
Continue Reading The S&P is having its worst start to a year since 1939
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The S&P 500 fell more than 13% between January and April of this year. That’s the worst four-month…
Continue Reading Nasdaq wraps its worst month in nearly 14 years as recession fears grow stronger
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Nasdaq marking its worst month since October 2008 and the S&P notching…
Continue Reading CDC confirms case of bird flu in Colorado man but says the public health risk assessment remains low
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN A case of influenza A(H5), also known as H5 bird flu, has been confirmed in a man in Colorado who had direct exposure to…
Continue Reading James Corden leaving ‘The Late Late Show’ in 2023
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN James Corden’s days of carpooling in late night are almost over. The host of “The Late Late Show” is set to…
Continue Reading Moderna seeks emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years
Moderna is seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5…
Continue Reading Over 120,000 lbs of ground beef products recalled due to E. coli contamination fears
A US company is recalling more than 120,000 pounds of ground beef products over fears they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the US…
Continue Reading Kamila Valieva: Figure skater could not have achieved ‘perfection’ while doping, says Vladimir Putin
By Mitchell McCluskey and Issy Ronald, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended teenager figure skater Kamila Valieva, arguing it would be…
Continue Reading Nearly 60% of Americans now have antibodies from COVID-19 infection, CDC study finds
Nearly 60% of adults and 75% of children have antibodies indicating that they’ve been infected with COVID-19, according to new data from the US…
Continue Reading Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid
By Jasmine Wright, Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak and Ted Barrett, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on…
Continue Reading Task force’s updated guidelines do not recommend daily aspirin for heart health for most adults
By Jen Christensen, CNN After years of recommending regular aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke, scientists now see little benefit for most…
Continue Reading Twitter has been focused on ‘healthy conversations.’ Elon Musk could change that
By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Four years ago, Twitter cofounder and then-CEO Jack Dorsey laid out four key focus areas…
Continue Reading FDA approves remdesivir to treat young children with COVID-19
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has expanded approval of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir to treat patients as young as 28…
Continue Reading Judge holds former President Trump in civil contempt for failing to comply with document subpoenas from New York attorney general
By Sonia Moghe and Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge is holding Donald Trump in civil contempt after the state’s attorney general’s…
Continue Reading COVID-19 data reporting is becoming less frequent, making trends harder to track
Many states are scaling back on how often they report key COVID-19 statistics, a shift that some experts worry might hinder efforts to mitigate…
Continue Reading COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, CDC reports
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, for the second year in a row,…
Continue Reading Childhood vaccination rates fell in kindergartners last school year, CDC data shows
Data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that vaccination rates for three childhood vaccines fell in…
Continue Reading When to look up at the sky for the Lyrid meteor shower
By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland If you spot a shooting star in the night sky later this week, it might be from the Lyrid meteor…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates just hit a 12-year high
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, reaching their highest level in more than a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate…
Continue Reading Robert Morse, star of ‘Mad Men’ and Broadway, dies at 90
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Robert Morse, a Broadway star best known to TV viewers as “Mad Men” boss Bertram Cooper, has died. He was 90. His…
Continue Reading US unveils latest sanctions targeting Russia
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on…
Continue Reading DOJ says it will appeal to revive mask mandate — if the CDC determines it’s still needed
By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal a court ruling that struck down the federal…
Continue Reading Masks and flying: Everything you need to know about new US rules
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Air passengers in the US have been removing their Covid-19 face coverings after a federal judge ruled that the…
Continue Reading Rise in at-home testing means we could be undercounting COVID-19 cases even more than before
As the number of COVID-19 cases grows in the United States, experts wonder if the country fully understands the current threat from the…
Continue Reading Is herd immunity for COVID-19 still possible?
This time last year, the brand new, stunningly effective COVID-19 vaccines were rolling out across the country, injecting a strong note of optimism…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates hit 5% for the first time in over a decade
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week, reaching 5% for the first time in over a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage…
Continue Reading Mask mandate aboard planes, trains and buses in the US extended until May 3
The federal transportation mask mandate is being extended for another 15 days, meaning individuals traveling aboard airplanes, trains and on public…
Continue Reading Suspect in Brooklyn subway train shooting has been arrested, officials say
Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was arrested by patrol cops in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, three law…
Continue Reading Drug overdose deaths in the US tick up again to another record high, according to CDC data
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The unprecedented rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States continues, reaching another record high, according to…
Continue Reading A quiet morning commute on a Brooklyn subway quickly became a ‘war zone’ leaving more than 20 people injured, NYC mayor says
By Brynn Gingras, Pervaiz Shallwani, Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Passengers on a…
Continue Reading Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor, has died
By Scottie Andrew Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian and film and television actor with a distinctly memorable voice, has died after a long illness, his…
Continue Reading Deadly avian flu sends egg prices soaring
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A deadly and highly infectious avian flu is forcing US farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, reducing…
Continue Reading Actor Will Smith banned from attending Oscars for 10 years
By Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years, as a result of his…
Continue Reading What does the future of COVID-19 boosters look like? FDA advisers to discuss this week
Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet Wednesday to get a clearer picture of what the future of COVID-19 booster shots…
Continue Reading Disney-branded hand sanitizers recalled after FDA detected carcinogen benzene and methanol
Two lots of Disney-branded hand sanitizer featuring Mickey Mouse and baby Yoda from The Mandalorian have been voluntarily recalled by Best Brands…
Continue Reading Will Smith resigns from the Academy
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a…
Continue Reading Man who brought Molotov cocktails near Capitol on January 6 sentenced to nearly 4 years
By Holmes Lybrand Concluding one of the more unnerving cases surrounding January 6, a man who brought multiple firearms, Molotov cocktails and other…
Continue Reading Skippy is recalling 161,692 pounds of peanut butter
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Skippy Foods, LLC, is recalling thousands of pounds of Skippy peanut butter because of stainless steel fragments possibly…
Continue Reading The body of Naomi Irion, reported missing in Nevada more than 2 weeks ago, has been found, police say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of Naomi Irion, a Nevada woman missing for more than two weeks, has been discovered, authorities said Wednesday.…
Continue Reading Trump brazenly asks Putin to release dirt about Biden’s family
By Marshall Cohen, CNN In a new interview published Tuesday, former President Donald Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release any…
Continue Reading FDA expected to OK additional COVID-19 booster shots for adults over 50 this week
The Biden administration is expected to give older adults the option of getting a second COVID-19 vaccine booster as early as this…
Continue Reading Russia says first phase of war is over as its advances in Ukraine appear to have stalled
By Nathan Hodge, CNN A top Russian general gave some of the most detailed public remarks to date on Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading As COVID-19 cases fall and masks come off, flu cases are rising
After circulating at nearly nonexistent levels last year, influenza is increasing in most of the United…
Continue Reading Mariupol evacuation corridors ‘in the hands of the occupiers’ as mayor tells everyone to leave
By Nathan Hodge, CNN and Julia Presniakova in Lviv Ukrainian forces “continue to maintain circular defense” in the besieged Ukrainian…
Continue Reading White House and EU reach agreement on trans-Atlantic data sharing
By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal…
Continue Reading Blood pressure medication recalled over cancer risk concerns
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Pfizer has issued a recall for a high blood pressure medication distributed under three names, according to the company.…
Continue Reading US warns businesses to prepare for Russian cyberattacks. Here’s how they can do that
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the…
Continue Reading Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine performs as well in children as it does in adults
Moderna announced interim results of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 on…
Continue Reading As BA.2 grows in the US, experts look to other countries to predict its impact here
After weeks in free fall, new COVID-19 cases are starting to level off in the US, as the BA.2 subvariant continues its…
Continue Reading Could the new BA.2 variant cause another surge? A medical expert explains
A subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, is leading to a new wave of COVID-19 infections across Europe. Cases in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands…
Continue Reading Harris tests negative for Covid-19 days after her husband tested positive
By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris has tested negative again for Covid-19 after Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tested…
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Biden designates Amache National Historic Site as America’s newest national park
President Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act Friday, designating the Amache site in Granada, Colorado as part of the National Park…
Continue Reading Omicron survives longer on some surfaces, studies find. That may help explain why it’s more contagious, but it’s no reason to panic
Under experimental conditions, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus survives at least twice as long on surfaces like plastic, paper and skin than…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for the first time since 2018
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates for the first time since 2018, the central bank announced Wednesday at…
Continue Reading They thought they would be safe in the theater. Then it was bombed
By Eliza Mackintosh and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — When Serhii woke up to news reports that a bomb had flattened Mariupol’s…
Continue Reading 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture
By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at…
Continue Reading Russia issues sanctions against Biden and a long list of US officials and political figures
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Russia on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a wide range of American officials, including President Joe Biden, marking another…
Continue Reading ‘Mariupol is now just hell’: Survivors and drone footage reveal the scale of destruction
By Olga Voitovich, Ivana Kottasová, Jack Guy and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Conditions in Mariupol are “unbearable” and “just…
Continue Reading Five important things that happened in Ukraine over the weekend
By Jack Guy, CNN Almost three weeks after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, its forces are expanding their offensive to the west of the…
Continue Reading A 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be needed, Pfizer’s CEO says, but the company is working on a shot to handle all variants
By Jen Christensen and Holly Yan, CNN
To help fend off another wave of COVID-19, people will need a fourth dose of vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla…
Continue Reading Former President Barack Obama tests positive for Covid-19
By Arlette Saenz, CNN Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. “I’ve had a scratchy…
Continue Reading MLB cancels more games with labor talks not able to reach a deal
By Travis Caldwell and Jacob Lev, CNN Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Opening Day has been pushed back until at least April 14 as the…
Continue Reading Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 6 million
The global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to revive Bill Cosby prosecution
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court left in place Monday an opinion by Pennsylvania’s highest court that overturned…
Continue Reading Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers…
Continue Reading MLB is postponing Opening Day after owners and players cannot agree on labor deal
Major League Baseball (MLB) is postponing its March 31 Opening Day and canceling the first two series of regular season games, Commissioner Rob…
Continue Reading Battle for Ukrainian capital underway as Russian troops seek to encircle Kyiv
Ukrainian forces fought Friday to hold back a Russian advance on the capital, Kyiv, amid warnings the city could fall within hours or days and as…
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Ford recalls 330,000 Mustangs to fix rear camera problem
Ford is recalling more than 330,000 Mustangs in the U.S. to fix backup camera displays that go blank or become…
Continue Reading Time between Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines can be up to 8 weeks for some people, updated CDC guidance says
The interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be as long as eight weeks for certain people, the US…
Continue Reading Russian Kamila Valieva cleared to skate, but reprieve could be short-lived
A drugs test controversy that has overshadowed Beijing 2022 is set to rumble on after the Winter Olympics…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody that works against Omicron variant
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment that seems to work against the Omicron variant of the virus…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccine for younger children will face an ‘odd’ authorization process
About 18 million children under the age of 5 in the United States could soon be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine — but first, the child-sized shot…
Continue Reading Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady officially announces retirement from NFL
By Ben Morse, CNN Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. The 44-year-old, arguably the…
Continue Reading A rocket booster could crash into the moon in the next few weeks
By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN A rogue rocket booster could collide with the moon in the next few weeks, according to space experts, an…
Continue Reading Pfizer and BioNTech begin clinical trial for Omicron-specific vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial for their Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate, they announced in a news release on…
Continue Reading Boosters provide the best protection against Omicron variant, CDC studies show, raising new questions about what it means to be fully vaccinated
Three large new studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the importance of getting a booster shot to provide the best…
Continue Reading Oldest person in the US has died at age 115
By Mallika Kallingal and Joe Sutton, CNN Thelma Sutcliffe, who was the oldest person in the US, died on Monday at age 115, according to a family…
Continue Reading Vaccination protects against COVID-19 hospitalization significantly more than prior infection, according to CDC study
Both vaccination and prior infection help protect against new COVID-19 infections, but vaccination protects against hospitalization significantly…
Continue Reading The highly contagious Omicron variant will ‘find just about everybody,’ Fauci says, but vaccinated people will still fare better
As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States, it’s likely just about everybody will be exposed to the strain, but vaccinated…
Continue Reading Betty White died of a stroke
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Actress Betty White died after suffering a stroke six days prior, according to her death certificate. The official cause of…
Continue Reading Bob Saget’s cause of death being investigated
An autopsy was completed on Bob Saget Monday, according to the Orange County Medical Examiner in…
Continue Reading Canada deemed ‘very high’ risk for travel
Canada was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s highest-risk category for travel on…
Continue Reading US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
The current COVID-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next couple of weeks are critical, a…
Continue Reading Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood’s first Black movie star, dies at 94
By Brandon Griggs, CNN Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and…
Continue Reading If you caught COVID-19 over the holidays, here’s what you need to know
If you caught COVID-19 over the holidays — and with the highly contagious Omicron variant in circulation, record numbers of people did — you may be…
Continue Reading An ‘awful’ month of COVID-19 lies ahead, doctor says, but preventative measures will still be key
While the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to drive up COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations — and the numbers are likely to get worse…
Continue Reading The oldest known US WWII veteran dies at 112
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The oldest known living US World War II veteran died Wednesday at 112, the National WWII Museum said. Lawrence Brooks was…
Continue Reading More than 100,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in US for first time in nearly four months
More than 103,000 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the first time the total has reached six figures in nearly four months, according…
Continue Reading Daily COVID-19 case numbers with Omicron ‘could exceed previous peaks,’ CDC warns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns the Omicron coronavirus variant could drive COVID-19 cases higher than ever before, according…
Continue Reading Flu and COVID-19 cases rising in much of the US
US health officials are bracing for a trio of public health concerns this winter: more infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus,…
Continue Reading Cornell University reports more than 900 COVID-19 cases this week. Many are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated students
Cornell University reported 903 cases of COVID-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very high percentage” of them are Omicron variant…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccinations began a year ago. These numbers show how it’s going
On December 14, 2020, nurse Sandra Lindsay rolled up her left sleeve at a New York City hospital and became one of the first people in the US to get…
Continue Reading Omicron is spreading fast. That’s alarming even if it’s mild
The Omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading quickly in several countries where it has been…
Continue Reading COVID-19 patients at this hospital are dying ‘at a rate we’ve never seen die before’ — and it’s taking a toll on health care workers
Nurse Katie Sefton never thought COVID-19 could get this bad — and certainly not this late in the…
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