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Dr. Fauci was hospitalized with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson says
A spokesperson says Dr. Anthony Fauci spent time in the hospital with a case of West Nile virus and is now recovering at home.
Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
Dr_ Anthony Fauci was back before Congress, calling Republican allegations that heād tried to cover up COVID-19's origins āsimply preposterous.ā.
Anthony Fauci will reflect on his long government career in 'On Call,' to be published in June
Dr. Anthony Fauci has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an infectious disease expert and the many outbreaks he contended with, from AIDS/HIV to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins and the US pandemic response
Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicansā yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease.
Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024
A majority of American adults think artificial intelligence tools will increase the spread of false and misleading information in the 2024 presidential election.
AI that alters voice and imagery in political ads will require disclosure on Google and YouTube
Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.
Fall books: Britney and Barbra's memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the most likely nominees for the 2024 presidential election, but you won't see many new books about either this fall.
Alabama researcher will succeed Fauci in infectious disease post
A research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nationās top infectious disease expert.
DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president looks ahead to the general election
In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right.
Loved or hated, Fauciās parting advice: Stick to the science
Dr. Anthony Fauci is excited by the prospect of next-generation coronavirus vaccines but worried about health misinformation as he prepares to step down at the end of the month.
Federal health order allowing rapid removal of migrants must end Wednesday, court rules
The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted.
German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci
A German official who won a defamation case against Twitter this week has dedicated his legal victory to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert recently targeted by Elon Musk.
China begins implementing relaxed anti-COVID-19 measures
China has begun implementing a more relaxed version of its strict āzero COVIDā policy amid steps to restore normal life, but also trepidation over a possible broader outbreak once controls are eased.
US targets Russia mercenary group over religious freedom
The Biden administration has put a well-known Russian paramilitary organization on a list of religious freedom violators alongside a number of notorious terrorist organizations.
Matthew McConaughey, Mila Kunis among People magazineās āPeople of the Yearā
Matthew McConaughey, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Hudson and āAbbott Elementaryā creator and star Quinta Brunson have been named People magazineās 2022 āPeople of the Year.ā.
McConaughey, Kunis among People mag's 'People of the Year'
Matthew McConaughey, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Hudson and āAbbott Elementaryā creator and star Quinta Brunson have been named People magazineās 2022 āPeople of the Year.ā.
China's 'zero-COVID' limits saved lives but no clear exit
Chinaās strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent against the ruling Communist Party in decades.
DeSantis drops provocations -- for now -- in response to Ian
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has whipsawed his way through the national conversation this month, first by putting migrants on planes or buses to Democratic strongholds and then shifting to a more traditional role of crisis manager as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. barreled into his state.
WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci one-on-one interview at Texas Tribune Festival
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nationās top infectious disease expert, will be headlining the first day of the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival during an one-on-one interview with Tribune CEO Evan Smith.
Biden names FEMA, CDC officials to head monkeypox response
President Joe Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the growing monkeypox outbreak.
White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots and wearing masks indoors.
US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fall
U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match the latest changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus.
Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?
QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform.
Fauci: 'Pandemic phase' over for US, but COVID-19 still here
Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the U.S., saying the country is āout of the pandemic phaseā on new infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
China weighs exit from 'zero COVID' and the risks involved
Even as authorities lock down cities in Chinaās worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been a successful but onerous COVID-19 prevention strategy.
Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nationās public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command, a stronger medical supply chain, and clearer crisis communications.
AP Was There: The surreal first day of the pandemic
On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud āKayā Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: āIf we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."
Trump talks Putin, grievances as GOP focuses on midterm wins
Leading Republicans spent much of the first three days at a conservative political gathering avoiding Donald Trumpās chief grievances or ignoring him altogether.
No notes, same logo: Dr. Oz's campaign is like his TV show
Dr. Oz is making his way around Pennsylvania as a candidate for U.S. Senate in town hall-style settings that seem very much like the TV studio where he once presided.
A year after Trump purge, 'alt-tech' offers far-right refuge
A decision by Twitter and Facebook to ban former President Donald Trump a year ago has prompted many conservative social media users to join new platforms that claim to offer a refuge from overzealous content moderation.
A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?
COVID-19 vaccines still are saving untold lives, but omicron's easy spread has many wondering if they will need boosters every few months or even a new kind of shot altogether.
China's Xi rejects 'Cold War mentality,' pushes cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and says his country would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other countries.
COVID, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themes
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forumās annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row.
GOP governors slam COVID limits while setting policy agendas
Republican governors are highlighting their opposition to restrictions that have marked the COVID-19 pandemic even as they seek to move past it and set their agendas for the year.
Senate hearing on pandemic gets testy: 'What a moron'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. governmentās top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false accusations that are leading to threats against him.
DeSantis: Freedom is good, COVID mandates, lockdowns are bad
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear in his State of the State speech that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesnāt like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration and Burmese pythons.
Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as COVID cases fueled by the omicron variant rise to record levels and every encounter seems risky.
Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus.
Live updates: 2,300 US flights canceled due to storms, virus
Wintry weather combined with the pandemic is frustrating air travelers again, whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.
Fauci says Fox's Watters should be fired for comments on him
Fox News defended Jesse Watters after he used the phrase ākill shotā in a speech urging young conservatives to conduct a hostile ambush interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
President Joe Biden is announcing plans to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 tests to Americans, increase support for hospitals and expand the availability of vaccines to confront a winter surge of coronavirus cases driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant.
US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, as it threatens to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.
Asia stocks follow Wall Street lower as rally cools
Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower as a rally cooled and investors waited for U.S. inflation data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back economic stimulus.
Asian markets rise as investors wait for U.S. inflation
Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors wait for U.S. inflation data that might influence the Federal Reserveās decision on when to roll back economic stimulus.
Asian shares advance as easing virus fears boost Wall St
Stocks have advanced in Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wagered that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus wonāt pose a big threat to the economy.
Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
U.S. health officials say that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations.
Dolly Parton, Sandra Oh, Simone Biles and teachers named āPeople of the Yearā
People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nationās teachers as its āPeople of the Year.ā.
Live updates: Greek lawmakers OK vaccine mandate for elderly
Greek lawmakers have approved legislation making vaccination for COVID-19 mandatory for all people aged over 60 living in the country on pain of a monthly fine, to deal with an infection surge and the emergence of the omicron variant.
US reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler
The U.S. identified its first known case of the omicron variant Wednesday ā in a vaccinated traveler returning to California from South Africa ā as scientists around the world raced to establish whether the new, mutant version of the coronavirus is more dangerous than the previous ones.
US moving to toughen testing requirement for travelers
The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.
US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start
The U.S. has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples since early this year.
Omicron was in Netherlands before South African alert on it
Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm.
New variant cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells US
President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant named omicron.
Fauci says new omicron COVID variant could already be in the U.S.
The new omicron variant of the coronavirus that is fueling a spike in cases internationally could already be in the United States, though if it is, it remains undetected, the nationās top infectious diseases expert said Saturday.