COVID-19 victims to be honored with art exhibit in Tranquility Park
The Greater Houston Rose River Memorial is a grassroots art installation set up with nearly 12,000 handmade red felt roses, each representing a resident from the Houston area who died from COVID-19.
How the coronavirus pandemic encouraged a small business boom
The numbers are showing that the pandemic really provided people an opportunity to try something new. People who were laid off went out on their own. Others with side hustles turned those into full-time jobs.
How inflation could lead to higher interest rates, additional struggle for credit card users
A new report on inflation is out and FOX 26 Business Reporter Tom Zizka breaks explains how inflation slowed slightly in January, but not as much as was expected.
Nationwide recall issued for 56,000 Skippack Medical Lab COVID-19 Antigen Tests
Manufacturer Universal Meditech says its Skippack Medical Lab COVID-19 Rapid Antigen tests were distributed without appropriate pre-market clearance or approval.
517,000 jobs created in January 2023
Just days after the Fed raised interest rates again, a new government report revealed employers are still hiring more people than expected. FOX 26 Business Reporter Tom Zizka is looking at the numbers and what they mean.
President Biden to end country's COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies' normal authorities.
Lawsuit filed by Houston doctor accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 dismissed
A lawsuit filed by a Houston doctor, who was in the spotlight after being suspended by Houston Methodist Hospital for spreading information related to COVID-19, had her case dismissed by a judge.
What will ending the COVID-19 emergency look like in the US?
Many Americans will see changes to their insurance and other measures once the emergency comes to an end.
President Biden to end country's COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
President Joe Biden informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.
COVID remains a global health emergency, but nearing 'inflection' point: WHO
Three years ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 -- and the virus still remains a global health emergency.
US health officials propose once-a-year COVID-19 vaccines for most Americans
The proposal comes as boosters have become a hard sell.
US reached it's debt limit
The Treasury Department says it has started taking “extraordinary measures” as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion.
GOP lawmakers propose balanced budget amendment as US nears debt ceiling
The U.S. will hit its statutory debt limit of roughly $31.4 trillion this week.
China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December
The deaths were reported after complaints that China was failing to release data from its latest COVID-19 emergency.
COVID-19 cases increasing in Houston, positivity rate at 19%
New cases of COVID-19 are increasing in the Houston area.The positivity rate sits at 19%, which is up from nearly 16% last week.
Pentagon: COVID-19 vaccine no longer mandated for troops
The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.
Secure 2.0 Act: Changes to your retirement savings
The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill, Secure 2.0 Act, passed before Christmas includes 90 changes to retirement savings that are aimed at helping you to be better prepared for retirement. FOX Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan speaks to Robert Gilliland, managing director and senior wealth advisor with Concenture Wealth Management, about what people can expect to change.
Houston COVID-19 'community level' at 'medium'
Houston's COVID-19 “community level" is now at “medium.” So what does that mean?
COVID-19: What to know about the new XBB1.5 Variant
As people return home and back to work following the holidays, a new COVID-19 variant is causing some concerns so how bad could this get? FOX 26's Chelsea Edwards went to doctors and medical experts for answers.
The new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5: What you must know now
The strain, known as XBB.1.5, accounts for almost 41% of confirmed COVID-19 cases right now nationwide, according to data from the CDC.