Health

Updated 9:44 am About 100 cases of COVID-19 were reported in 20-year-old Minnesota residents who said they went to bars in the south-central part of the state on June 12 and 13, according to health officials. The state Department of Health did not say exactly where or which bars led …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Orders to U.S. factories for high-value products recovered last month from a disastrous April and March as the U.S. economy slowly reopened. The Commerce Department said orders for manufactured goods meant to last at least three years soared 15.8% in May after falling 18.1% in April and …

NAIROBI, Kenya – The second worst Ebola outbreak in history has ended, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after nearly two years and 2,280 deaths. Efforts to combat the outbreak in eastern Congo were hampered by mistrust of community members, disputes between government officials, attacks on health-care facilities and the …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits in the United States declined just last week, and the economy contracted in the first three months of the year, evidence of continued economic damage caused by the viral pandemic. The economy, which contracted 5% in the January-March quarter, …

Scottsdale City Councilman Guy Phillips organized the protest against the mask following an order issued last week by the city’s Republican Mayor for residents to cover their noses and mouths “in most public areas ” When Phillips, who put on a black mask, approached the microphone Wednesday morning to address …