White House resumes program sending free COVID tests to households
The White House announced its COVID-19 Winter Preparedness Plan and made free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households again to deal with an increase in cases.
Doctor warns 'tridemic' could get worse if masks mandated again
A New York City doctor is warning that bringing back mask mandates — especially for kids — could make the "tridemic" worse.
DeSantis calls for Florida grand jury to investigate coronavirus vaccine 'wrongdoing'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a panel about reported side effects of coronavirus vaccines, says he wants a statewide grand jury to investigate any "wrongdoing" surrounding them.
Elon Musk invites blacklisted Stanford professor to Twitter headquarters
Twitter CEO Elon Musk invited Stanford Professor Jay Bhattacharya to headquarters on Saturday, where the professor sought understanding of why he was blacklisted.
United States is short on bomb-sniffing dogs; relies on importing animals from overseas
Explosive detection dogs are a vital resource in national security. The issue is that with demand for them surging around the world, the U.S. is running on short supply.
Rapper sentenced for COVID fraud after music video flaunted stacks of unemployment assistance envelopes
Rapper Fontrell Antonio Baines, known by the alias "Nuke Bizzle" was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for defrauding the U.S. government for COVID-19 relief funds.
Airbus CEO details broad post-crisis industrial hurdles
Energy shortages weigh more heavily in Europe whereas the U.S. industry is more concerned about shortages of labor, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on Thursday.
North Carolina father and son sent to prison for embezzling $1.7 million COVID relief
A North Carolina man and his son were sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds through various PPP loan applications.
Nursing 'burnout': Nurses worry shortage will worsen if measures aren't taken
Nurses are feeling physically and mentally drained from being overworked as an ongoing nursing shortage continues. If things don't change, experts fear it could get even worse.
Foxconn’s November revenue fell 11% after Covid outbreak at iPhone factory
Foxconn Technology, a final assembler of Apple iPhones saw an 11% drop in it's revenue compared to this time last year as "zero-COVID" protests rock China.
US manufacturing orders in China drop 40% amid COVID-19 lockdowns: report
U.S. manufacturing orders are reportedly down 40% in China as the country grapples with the latest round of stringent COVID-19 lockdowns.
Fintech companies acted with 'inexcusable misconduct,' failed to stop COVID fraud, top Dem alleges
Financial technology services companies received billions of dollars through taxpayer-funded PPP loan processing fees with little oversight of who was getting the loans, House lawmakers allege.
FDA pauses US authorization for Eli Lilly's COVID treatment drug
The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that the Eli Lilly COVID-19 treatment bebtelovimab is not currently authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
China's factory activity drops amid renewed COVID-19 restrictions
As China's economy struggles with new COVID-19 restrictions, the country's factory activity has fallen to its lowest level since April.
Shanghai Disneyland closes again over China COVID restrictions
Disneyland Shanghai is temporarily closing for the third time this year as the country continues to battle the rise of coronavirus cases. There is no date for reopening as of yet.
Twitter ends COVID-19 misinformation policy after Musk promises 'general amnesty' for suspended accounts
Twitter is no longer enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy after CEO Elon Musk has promised transparency regarding account suspensions.
Inflation replaces pandemic as biggest holiday spending stressor, survey says
Ninety percent of respondents said they are concerned about inflation and 34% said that this holiday season's gift-giving would strain their finances.
Apple production shortfalls at China plant expected to result in loss of 6 million iPhone Pros
Turmoil at Apple's Zhengzhou, China, manufacturing plant is likely to result in a production shortfall of about 6 million iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices.
Apple restricts AirDrop file-sharing in China that protesters have used
Apple reportedly implemented restrictions on the iPhone's AirDrop file sharing feature in China, which has frequently been used by protesters to avoid censorship.
WATCH: Violent protests at Apple's main iPhone factory in China over COVID policy, alleged lack of payment
Workers at the Zhengzhou plant claimed that management forced them to live with COVID-positive employees and planned to cut payments in a breech of contract.



















