NEW YORK — New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers, firefighters and teachers. The vaccine mandate, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Federal appeals court judges closely questioned a Biden administration attorney Monday on the consequences military personnel might face for refusing COVID-19 vaccinations, even though Biden’s vaccine mandate for military personnel has been rescinded. Lawyers for a group of ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. The move to end the national emergency and ...

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s most common and contagious omicron ...

Starting this Saturday, people entering the Canadian border by plane, train or automobile will no longer face COVID-19 testing or vaccination requirements or restrictions. The Canadian government officially announced on Monday that it would drop all COVID-19-related border crossing ...

TUPPER LAKE — The COVID-19 outbreak at Mercy Living Center is ongoing, with the total number of infected staff and elderly residents increasing by seven over the weekend, but infections so far have not progressed into serious disease for residents or staff, according to Adirondack Health ...