The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Pregnant moms on Medicaid will get health care coverage for a year, patients will get more detailed billing and nurses will get help with school loans. But efforts failed to gain steam for legalizing fentanyl test strips, increasing the pool of mental health professionals who accept Medicaid and expanding Medicaid…

Houston has seen eviction rates soar since pandemic protections for renters lapsed. At one apartment complex, ejecting people from their homes is a ritual part of the business model.

'We actually think they must have evolved some form of resistance.'

More than 180,000 people are expected to attend the largest free blues festival in the world, opening Thursday evening at Millennium Park.

Schools CEO Pedro Martinez says “the pandemic caused a lot of challenges for our city and our district,” particularly for this year’s graduating seniors, who were high school freshmen when schools shut down.

Republicans criticized the CDC for not providing enough information on how it plans to overhaul itself in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The bill, recently signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and set to take effect Sept. 1, does not restrict pandemic rules by private entities.

The Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launched an urgent emergency appeal today called “Stop the Pain” following a sharp rise in cruelty cases across Ireland.

Cashless societies, where transactions are entirely digital, are gaining traction in many parts of the world, particularly after a pandemic-era boom in demand for online banking.