Coronavirus

USPS worker helps save woman’s life after seeing mail pileup

U.S. Postal Service employee Kayla Berridge noticed her customer’s mail was piling up. Officers later found the elderly woman trapped inside her home for at least three days.

January 29, 2022 8:34pm CST

Companies allow people to opt-out of Valentine’s Day emails

As interest in celebrating Valentine’s Day gradually declines, companies are giving consumers a chance to opt-out of those marketing emails that seem to bombard your inbox any time a holiday approaches.

January 28, 2022 7:20pm CST

US economy showed 5.7% growth last year, rebounding from 2020 recession

The American economy bounced back last year with resilience from 2020′s brief but devastating coronavirus recession.

January 27, 2022 10:51am CST

Unemployment claims drop for the first time in a month

The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims fell by 30,000 to 260,000 last week, slightly less than the 265,000 analysts were expecting.

January 27, 2022 8:13am CST

Denmark ends most virus restrictions, ready to 'welcome the life we knew before'

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that while the omicron variant is surging in Denmark, it is not placing a heavy burden on the health system and the country has a high vaccination rate. "As of Feb. 1, Denmark will be open."

January 27, 2022 7:56am CST

Navy discharges 1st active-duty sailors for vaccine refusal

The Navy said Tuesday that it has discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.

January 26, 2022 4:54pm CST

Red wine could reduce chances of COVID-19 infection, U.K. study suggests

A recent study out of the U.K. suggested consuming up to two glasses of red wine a week could lower a person’s chance of getting infected with COVID-19.

January 25, 2022 4:18pm CST

Biden administration officially withdraws COVID-19 vaccine rule

The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements.

January 25, 2022 4:08pm CST

Boston patient removed from heart-transplant list because he’s not vaccinated against COVID: report

The parents of a 31-year-old in need of a heart transplant at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said their son has been removed from the transplant list because he has not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a report.

January 25, 2022 10:17am CST

Pfizer omicron vaccine: Company begins studying updated shot to match variant

Pfizer has begun a study comparing its original COVID-19 vaccine with doses specially tweaked to match the omicron variant.

January 25, 2022 6:32am CST

Texas schools closing, incentivizing substitutes to help

PfISD is one of many school districts in Central Texas that have temporarily closed or are taking other measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

January 24, 2022 7:28pm CST

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 ‘under investigation,’ detected in US

The UK Health Security Agency said early analysis suggests BA.2 is more infectious than the first omicron strain but scientists haven't spotted any meaningful differences between the strains.

January 24, 2022 7:09pm CST

US COVID-19 cases dropping despite spikes in some regions, CDC data shows

CDC data shows overall COVID-19 cases are dropping in the U.S., but some cases are still rising in some states.

January 24, 2022 1:44pm CST

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID, NY Times defamation trial delayed

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tested positive for coronavirus, again, as her courtroom battle with the New York Times over claims of defamation was set to begin.

January 24, 2022 11:01am CST