Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans coronavirus vaccine mandates, including for private businesses
Abbott's move puts him at odds with the Biden administration, which announced plans to require all employers with 100 or more workers to adopt vaccine...
South Korea considers ban on eating dog meat, as pet ownership grows in the country
The news comes after years of public outcries against the roughly 3,000 dog farms still operating in South Korea. Animal-rights activists have accused the farmers...
U.S. had its slowest week of first-dose vaccinations since July, worrying health experts ahead of flu season
The number of Americans receiving their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine has dropped significantly in recent days, says the CDC, worrying health officials as...
India’s COVID wave is receding. Now the world wants it to get back to exporting vaccines.
India, the world's second most populous country — and also one of its biggest vaccine manufacturers — stopped exporting vaccine as it raced to raise...
State troopers accused of making fake vaccination cards resign after colleagues turn them in
More counterfeit vaccination cards are popping up across the United States in what has become a "cottage industry," as some unvaccinated people try to evade...
More than 600 Afghans cram into one U.S. transport flight, as thousands flee the Taliban
Hundreds of Afghan civilians managed to get on a U.S. Air Force cargo plane departing Afghanistan for Qatar on Sunday, some of them jumping onto...
After a decades-long ban, Massachusetts’s bid to bring back happy hour is gathering steam
The state banned free or discounted alcoholic drinks after a high-profile drunken-driving fatality. Proponents of a change say drunken driving has declined dramatically and that...