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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency for polio in a bid to boost immunization rates in the state amid more evidence the virus is spreading in communities. The poliovirus has now been detected in sewage samples…

An infection control nurse accompanies a patient who was born on Jan.Karen Ducey | Getty ImagesCovid-19 transmissions and hospitalizations in Washington state are at all-time highs, according to the state's Department of Health.On July 8,…

Phil Murphy, New Jersey's governor, speaks at a news conference after touring the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center Covid-19 vaccination site in Edison, New Jersey, Jan. 15, 2021.Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNew…

Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesCalifornia will require government employees and some health care workers to provide evidence of Covid-19 or undergo mandatory weekly tests, senior state officials said Monday.According to a press…

Medical staff from the Delta Health Center will be waiting on Jan.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesMississippi state health officials issued new guidelines Friday urging state residents over 65 and immunocompromised residents, vaccinated or…

UKRAINE - 07/05/2021: In this photo illustration, the Newport Wafer Fab (NWF) logo can be seen on a smartphone screen with the Nexperia logo in the background. (Photo illustration by Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty…

A federal court on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against Facebook, as well as a parallel case brought by 48 state attorneys general, dealing a major setback to the agency's complaint, which could have…

Attorneys-general for 44 states and jurisdictions urged Facebook to end plans to create a version of Instagram for young children, citing concerns about mental and emotional well-being, exposure to online predators, and cyberbullying.In a…

urbazon | E + | Getty ImagesYou may want to reconsider plans to travel abroad.This is the recommendation from the U.S. Department of State, which this week updated its list of travel advice warnings Americans not to travel overseas to…

The job market remains challenging. The government reported Thursday that the first state unemployment benefits rose last week.A total of 741,000 workers filed applications for state unemployment benefits for the first time last week, an…