The Supreme Court has handed President Biden loss after loss in a series of tense legal battles. His most recent defeat — a COVID-19 vaccination mandate that would affect a sweeping number of ...

A chemical tank emergency in Garden Grove is triggering questions about the effectiveness of state and regional regulatory agencies.

Former Ohio Solicitor General Benjamin Flowers faced pointed questions about his record as Ohio’s top courtroom advocate as the Senate Judiciary Committee weighed whether to elevate him to a federal ...

A conservative kingmaker appears to be sitting idly by as Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) continues to battle MAGA firebrand Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, in the state's heated primary runoff, a ...

Unusually for a race of this size, Paxton allies are pointing the finger at a single donor: Leonard Leo, the conservative ...

BOSTON — A former Dracut resident who worked for the U.S. Department of Labor has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently obtaining more than $45,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits while ...

Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid’s early days. By Neil Vigdor ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Coulter Jones was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal specializing in using data analysis, programming and open records to report compelling stories. Before joining The Wall Street Journal, Coulter ...

On March 31, 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a memorandum updating its enforcement policy for COVID-19 recording and reporting obligations. Specifically, the ...

A new, "highly mutated" COVID strain is quickly gaining ground in the United States, according to new data. Variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," first drew the attention of health officials earlier ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...