The Latest Breaking News from CDC

‘The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have the legal authority to force people traveling on commercial airlines to wear masks,’ the lawsuit claims

Potassium iodide has become a hot commodity as the war in Ukraine raises fears of global nuclear conflict

LOS ANGELES — As the latest coronavirus surge fades, health officials are keeping watch on a new mishmash of the delta and omicron variants.

The court ruled the CDC can continue to use its public health power to expel migrants, but not to countries where they are likely to face persecution or torture.

Children seem to be facing increasing risks as mask mandates are abandoned and vaccination rates stall

The agency ignores downward trends in both kinds of nicotine use and obscures the huge difference in the hazards they pose.

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers upped pressure on the White House to scrap Title 42, a public health directive used to expel migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, noting a rollback of other pandemic restrictions along with a court decision last week limiting the policy.

The White House on Thursday announced it would extend the current federal mask mandate for passengers on airplanes and public transit for another month — the third extension of the mandate since it was imposed in January 2021.

The Biden administration is under increasing pressure by immigration advocates and Democratic leaders to scrap Title 42.