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New York City restaurant owner Thomas Makkos said that business has dropped by about 70% over the past two weeks due to worries related to the omicron strain.

The vaccine mandate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced for private employers earlier this month is not in effect in the city, with $1,000 fines looming for employers with unvaccinated workers.

With the U.S. past the peak of consumer demand and the winter holidays nearly over, experts say the next couple of months will be critical to determine whether the supply chain crisis brought on by the pandemic will extend into 2023.

Two servers at an Albuquerque restaurant recently got a big surprise when a group of business owners left a $5,555 tip.

Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend as Hollywood prepares to close the books on a turbulent 2021. Even with some mighty competition from new “Matrix” and “Sing” movie.

United Airlines has been forced to cancel 170 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the omicron variant.

Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick.

The Food and Drug Administration has now granted emergency use authorizations for two oral antiviral treatment drugs against COVID-19, Pfizer's Paxlovid and Merck's molnupiravir.

Britain will not be introducing new COVID-19 restrictions until after Christmas, amid early studies about the omicron variant.

Universal Orlando is reinstating its mask requirements beginning Christmas Eve as COVID-19 cases are surging due to the omicron variant.

Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the togetherness they’ve longed for during the lonely days of the pandemic. They were also looking forward to a holiday sightseeing trip to New York City.

The Beatles alum Ringo Starr has announced that he will create a coffee table book with images and memories from his time with the band.

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has reached yet another milestone in its holiday popularity.

A recent rise in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant is prompting more vaccinated Americans to consider getting booster shots, but it doesn’t appear to be persuading large numbers of the unvaccinated, survey data shows.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt believes a federal vaccine mandate on small businesses would worsen the national supply chain crisis.

Since the pandemic began, the best bet in real estate has been that Americans need to store their extra stuff.

A look at rapper-producer Sean "Diddy" Combs' net worth.

Fox took an inside look at a USPS processing and distribution hub in Dulles, Virginia, as Americans rush to get last-minute gifts in the mail.

NatWest Markets PLC pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire and securities fraud, admitting that its traders in London, Singapore and Connecticut engaged in a number of schemes between 2008 and 2018 to manipulate U.S. Treasury markets.

Moderate Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin outlined some major changes to President Biden's massive spending bill that could elicit his support, one day after he abruptly torpedoed the $1.7 trillion social spending and climate package.