Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for US federal workers

NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by…

White House plans to disband COVID-19 response team in May: Reports

The White House plans to disband its COVID-19 response team in May when the public health…

Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

BEIJING — Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003…

House passes bill to declassify COVID-19 origin report

WASHINGTON — The House on Friday unanimously passed its version of a Senate-approved bill to force the White…

California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19

The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday night. Newsom is experiencing…

US plans to lift COVID-19 test requirement for travelers from China: report

The US will relax COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers coming from China as soon as Friday,…

China warns Elon Musk after COVID lab leak comments

China is warning Twitter CEO Elon Musk against sharing posts that promote the lab leak theory of the…

China contends it has been ‘open’ on COVID origins

The Chinese government — which has defied efforts by international inspectors to​ examine labs in the…

China needs to be ‘more honest’ about COVID origins, US ambassador says

The top US envoy to China on Monday urged the East Asian country’s government to be…

Over 500,000 people left California in two years: report

Over 500,000 Californians left the state in the two years after the pandemic began due to…