In the days leading up to Christmas, the Food and Drug Administration has further raised the red flag on some eggs distributed to Costco locations linked to possible salmonella exposure. The agency reclassified the affected eggs to the highest Class...
In his first comments since Luigi Mangione was charged with second-degree murder on Monday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said he was confident that the 26-year-old would quickly be extradited to New York where he will be held accountable f...
LONDON and HONG KONG --One person died and dozens of others were left injured after a Singapore Airlines flight encountered \\\\"severe\\\\" turbulence, the airline said in a social media post. The Boeing 777-300ER departed London's Heathrow...
Former President Trump has surrendered to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia as part of the district attorney’s investigation into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. We have reporting from NBC News’ Blayne Alexander...
Brazil has declared a six-month animal health emergency after several cases of avian flu were found in wild birds. Seven cases have been reported in Espirito Santo state, with another discovered in Rio de Janeiro state. The emerg...
The UK is set to enter recession this year but it will be shorter and less severe than previously thought, according to the Bank of England. The slump is now expected to last just over a year rather than almost two as energy bills fall an...
Millions of Americans are under severe weather warnings as a major winter storm moves across the US. Freezing Arctic air is bringing blizzards and icy winds to much of the country as it pushes south-east. Forecasters are warning that temperatures c...
US influenza hospital admissions have hit the highest rate in a decade as vaccinations sag, US officials say. They said adults have received five million fewer influenza jabs this year compared with the same time last year. Healt...
North Korea has ordered a strict national lockdown after confirming its first official Covid infections. State media have reported an Omicron outbreak in the capital, Pyongyang, but did not state the number of cases. KCN...
Hospitalizations related to the virus are on the rise around the nation....
The positive COVID tests of at least a half-dozen U.S. officials this week, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Attorney General Merrick Garland, come amid a rise in BA.2 Omicron cases....
Chile has started administering fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the first Latin American country to do so, as the Omicron variant fuels a surge in cases. People with weakened immune systems will be the first to receive the sho...
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Health officials defended their pandemic response on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, while with so many teachers out sick parents are being asked to teach classes....
By 2050, more than 153 million people could have dementia, up from 57 million in 2019, experts are warning. The predicted rise is largely down to ageing and growing populations. But unhealthy lifestyles contribute too, t...
The US and France have reported their highest daily rises in new Covid cases since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant continues to spread. According to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) the country reported ...
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The first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant was confirmed in California in a fully-vaccinated traveler who had returned from South Africa. The person developed mild symptoms....
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