Search

WHO's new team will investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization is setting up a new committee to investigate the origins of the current pandemic and potential outbreaks in the future.

"The Fabulous Filipino Brothers," the feature directing debut of Dante Basco, has its San Diego premiere at the first annual San Diego Filipino Film Festival.

San Diego Filipino Film Festival kicks off inaugural event

New festival showcases 40 films in person and more online

Most Tunisians support the president, despite his power grab

Tunisia's president has made a power grab that has people worried about the country's young democracy. But most Tunisians support him.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Geneva, in March 2020.

WHO launches a new group to study the origins of the coronavirus

The World Health Organization advisory group will include scientists from the U.S., China and two dozen other countries and will study various hypotheses, including the possibility of a lab leak.

An Air New Zealand plane arrives at Auckland Airport on Aug. 9, 2021. Some Aucklanders will be able to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine aboard a 787 on Saturday.

Air New Zealand will give travel-hungry Kiwis the chance to get vaccinated on a plane

Air New Zealand will turn one of its 787s into a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Auckland Airport on Saturday. It's part of a broader day of action aimed at boosting the country's vaccination rate.

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are the two holdouts as Democrats and the White House try to reach a deal on a sweeping spending bill. But their policy demands may put them at odds.

United against higher spending, centrist Democrats don't agree on what to cut or keep

Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are the two holdouts as Democrats and the White House try to reach a deal on a sweeping spending bill. But their policy demands may put them at odds.

A laboratory in New York City's Bellevue Medical Center on May 17, 1949.

Why a literary magazine at the nation's oldest public hospital matters more than ever

One of the world's most famous hospitals also houses a respected literary magazine focused on health and healing. The Bellevue Literary Review has seen an uptick of submissions during the pandemic.

In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, United Airlines employees work at ticket counters in Terminal 1 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

United Airlines must delay its vaccine mandate for workers seeking an exemption

A federal judge ordered United Airlines to temporarily halt its plan to remove unvaccinated employees seeking a religious or medical exemption from the company payroll.

A child-size Minnetonka suede and leather moccasin, pictured in 2011. The company has apologized for appropriating Native American culture and promised to do more to support Indigenous communities.

Moccasin maker Minnetonka has apologized for appropriating Native American culture

The shoe company started in 1946 as one of many that sold Native-inspired moccasins to roadside gift shops. Its CEO apologized for profiting off Indigenous culture and outlined a plan for giving back.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.

Democrats weigh how to shrink their social spending plan and still make big change

Shorten the shelf life of programs or cut programs altogether? Those are a couple of the choices facing Democrats as they try to shrink the overall cost of the package.

Search results for