Health

More than 17,000 cases of coronavirus were reported in Florida on Thursday, bringing more than a million cases of the virus to Florida and killing hundreds of thousands nationwide. It is the single largest increase in COVID-19 cases in Florida. The Florida Department of Health announced 17,192 cases Thursday, bringing …

Federal officials are assisting Wisconsin police in their investigation of a hospital employee who was fired for intentionally wasting 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. An employee of Ora Rora Medical Center in Grafton admitted that they deliberately removed 57 bottles of the Moderna vaccine from the refrigerator earlier this …

JIUAN VILAJ, CHINA – When the Chinese government offered free cows to farmers in Xi’an, villagers in remote mountain communities were skeptical. They were worried that the authorities would tell them to go back to the cattle ranch, as well as whatever calves they had raised. But the farmers sang, …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, a move that would reduce American firepower in the region amid intense tensions with Iran. The decision, announced Thursday by Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, comes a day after …

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health reported 4,672 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, killing 13 more people. The seven-day average number of positive cases currently stands at 2,288, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that period is now 25.6%. The total number …