The mayor of Belleville is making a startling yet uncorroborated claim that he contracted the coronavirus in New Jersey in November, two months before the first confirmed U.S. case in Washington State.Mayor Michael Melham said he recently asked his doctor, days after a routine physical, to test his blood for COVID-19 antibodies — and got…
A California mayor who recently said he would resign over social media posts comparing Trump supporters to members of the Ku Klux Klan was killed in a plane crash Saturday, according to a report.Auburn Mayor Bill Kirby was identified as the person killed when a small plane went down near Auburn Airport just after 11…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman called the closing of nonessential businesses in Nevada "total insanity" during a city council meeting on Wednesday, and pushed for state officials to speed up the recovery process before it's too late."This shutdown has become one…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The mayor of a Northern California city said this week that he'll step down after posting social media messages comparing supporters of President Trump to members of the Ku Klux Klan, a report said.Angry residents in Auburn, about 33 miles…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The mayor of a Northern California city said this week that he'll step down after posting social media messages comparing supporters of President Trump to members of the Ku Klux Klan, a report said.Angry residents in Auburn, about 33 miles…
3 min read This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. ANTONIO TORRES, A 24-year-old from Denver, used to spend six hours each day bathing and meticulously wrapping the red, raw skin along his shoulders and spine. “My wounds take up a large percentage of
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended granting marketing authorization for Moderna’s new RNA-based vaccine, mNexspike, for preventing COVID-19 in people aged 12 years or older. The vaccine was approved in May 2025 by the US FDA for individuals aged 65 years or older or aged 12-64 years
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Affordable Care Act subsidies on Crooked Media’s What a Day on Dec. 10 and on Slate’s What Next on Dec. 9. Click here to hear Rovner on What a Day. Click here to hear Rovner on What Next. KFF Health News Washington health policy reporter Amanda