Coronavirus

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the use of Merck's molnupiravir pill for treating COVID-19, the second such emergency use authorization in two days.

The ship, which departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Dec. 18 for an eight-night, round-trip voyage, was forced to briefly return to port due to a positive COVID-19 case earlier this week.

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

Annual inflation is running at the hottest pace in nearly four decades as widespread supply disruptions, extraordinarily high consumer demand and worker shortages fuel rapidly rising price increases.

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

The Labor Department released new data on Thursday providing further insight into how the economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

More than 109 million Americans are expected to travel this holiday season according to AAA.

Delta Air Lines sent a letter to CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky this week requesting that the quarantine period for fully vaccinated individuals be cut in half, calling the current guidelines outdated.

President Biden said Wednesday that his vaccine mandate will not negatively impact supply chains, despite concerns from the trucking industry.

President Biden on Wednesday touted the steps his administration took to eliminate supply-chain bottlenecks ahead of the holiday season, saying the different actions helped to avert a Christmastime crisis.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19, Pfizer's Paxlovid drug.

Amazon, CVS Health and Walgreens have announced they will limit the amount of at-home COVID-19 tests customers can purchase following a recent uptick in cases amid the emergence of the omicron variant.

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.

After an online order didn’t show on time, Phyllis Pometta stopped at five different stores before she hit pay dirt. There it was on the shelf: beef stew-flavored dog food.

Consumer confidence marched higher even with the COVID chaos and rising inflation.

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

U.S. economic growth was revised slightly higher in the third quarter, but still slowed sharply from the spring amid a surge of COVID-19 infections nationwide that forced consumers to pull back on spending.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is entering 2022 with the American economy on shaky ground, teeing up a challenging year for the U.S. central bank as it accelerates its withdrawal of support, all while navigating the ever-changing landscape of the coronavirus pandemic.