COVID Warnings From Washington Rise With The Uptick In Cases Around The Country While the push to vaccinate and protect people from severe illness continues, the White House and Congress are seeing mild cases among vaccinated people. Alana Wise
India's COVID-19 Death Toll May Be 10 Times The Official Figure, Study Suggests A new epidemiological study suggests the death toll in India from COVID-19 could be as much as 10 times the official figure — making the count closer to 5 million people. Sushmita Pathak
'I Believe In The Science Of Vaccination': Fox Hosts Like Sean Hannity Change Tune Fox News anchor Sean Hannity urged viewers Monday to "take Covid seriously," and to believe in the science. It contradicts what he and other top anchors at Fox have said over and over again. David Folkenflik
Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2. Clare Lombardo
Americans Will Soon Be Able To Go To Their 2nd Most Popular Travel Destination After 16 months of closure, the Canadian government announced that vaccinated Americans will be able to travel north of the border, starting Aug. 9. Deepa Shivaram
States Are Near A $26 Billion Opioid Settlement With Drug Distributors Four big drug companies would pay out $26 billion to dozens of states over the next 17 years. Brian Mann
The Untamed Rise Of Hospital Monopolies America has seen decades of consolidation of its hospitals, raising prices for consumers. President Biden now wants to do something about it. Greg Rosalsky
Summer Travel Options Outside The U.S. Are Still Up In The Air As COVID Cases Rise Two federal agencies issued the highest warning to Americans against traveling to the United Kingdom and four other countries due to rising COVID-19 cases. Jaclyn Diaz
Indiana University's Vaccine Requirement Should Stand, Federal Judge Rules A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things. Clare Lombardo
Justice Department Blasts Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Plan Two divisions of the DOJ filed briefs Monday arguing the deal improperly shelters members of the Sackler family and their associates from liability. Brian Mann