Coronavirus

Based on lab studies, scientists have said the Omicron strain should be given variant of concern status by health officials.

Eight in 10 superintendents say that navigating politically divisive conversations is the most challenging part of their job today.

At a time when so many doctors and nurses are burned out and leaving their professions, it's crucial to listen to them about what they need.

The progressive Democrat said media reporting about people who had given money to the Canadian truckers' protest could lead to harassment.

"Yellowstone's" Forrie J. Smith will be missing from this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where "Yellowstone" is up for Best Drama Ensemble.

Several current and former teachers told Newsweek that while teachers have long been overworked and underpaid, the pandemic exacerbated those issues.

The American truckers' protest, the "People's Convoy," is departing in late February heading toward Washington, D.C., to oppose government COVID-19 mandates.

"There's rabble-rousers, and there are just hardworking people that just don't believe in it, and that's their choice," Doug Ford said.

Actor Forrie J. Smith pledged to "never" take a vaccine while announcing that he would be skipping the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Scientists are analyzing the sequencing of the COVID-19 virus for variants like Delta and Omicron.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he didn't understand why the rule was in place for Irving, but not opposing players visiting New York.

The CEO of Alliance Towing in Ottawa, Canada, said the situation is a government-created problem.

The hospital opted to tighten its security after a local religious leader staged a protest demanding the facility offer a treatment not approved by the FDA.

Michigan's health department, which still recommends wearing masks in "high-risk congregate settings," made the change as the state enters a "post-surge" phase.

Viruses are "supremely adapted" to survive, so they could be around long after human beings.

"I don't think any parent wants their child to be unsafe, but all parents want a say in what that child's safety looks like," said one Maryland parent.

"Ordered 1/18. Hasn't even processed yet," said one Twitter user regarding her COVID-19 tests.

65 percent of the unruly passenger incidents were mask-related, but some acts were dangerous and lewd.

Maryland resident Brent Whalen spent over a month in hospital after catching COVID.

One TikTok user is bringing viewers along as she tries to meet people in a new city, all without the use of dating apps.

Police handed out leaflets to truckers that warned them to leave the area or potentially face arrest and "immediately cease further unlawful activity."

Epidemiologist Stephen Morse warned Newsweek against "prematurely declaring victory" against COVID, as states let mask mandates expire amid a drop in cases.

As Canada eases testing requirements for vaccinated travelers, unvaccinated foreign nationals will continue to face limited entry into the country.

Authorities said that Jasmine Martinez hired Javon Carter, an ex-con, to shoot Le'Shonte Jones, a TSA agent at Miami International Airport.

Voters ousted three progressive members of the city's school board in a recall effort promoted by anger over the board's decision-making during the pandemic.

Boomers, exiled from the workforce due to ageism or the pandemic—or both—could help fill the jobs left open by the Great Resignation

Consumer spending continued to surge in Year Two of the pandemic but there were some shifts in what Americans chose to buy.

The Omicron sub-type has yet to become dominant in the U.S. though cases are on the increase.

The COVID-19 experience may have hurt the world's ability to fight the next pandemic, largely because relations between the U.S. and China have tanked

San Francisco parents voted to recall San Francisco Unified School District board members for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.