The president plans to use his first State of the Union address since Republicans took control of the House to call for bipartisan cooperation. Neither he nor many others expect that to happen.
The end of medical ideology.
The outlook for the world’s second largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the harsh pandemic restrictions.
The toll of China’s epidemic is unclear. But dozens of obituaries of the country’s top academics show an enormous loss in just a few weeks.
El programa responsable de vacunar a los pobres del mundo ha estado negociando para tratar de cancelar sus acuerdos con las farmacéuticas por las dosis que ya no necesita, según documentos confidenciales.
The Nets guard, who will be a free agent this summer, wants out of Brooklyn just months after he caused an uproar by linking to an antisemitic film on social media.
The city’s reputation has been hammered by protests, a harsh security law and strict Covid measures. It hopes a giveaway of 500,000 plane tickets woos back tourists.
The chapter is closing on three years of special public health measures, but that doesn’t mean Covid is over.
New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.
Where are the country’s quite large numbers of deaths actually coming from?
People are snapping up chickens that are “heavy layers” in response to egg inflation. The chick situation holds lessons about the broader economy.
If you are high-risk, the answer is straightforward. If you are low-risk, there is less consensus.
Aunque pueden dar falsos negativos, siguen siendo una herramienta valiosa para detener la propagación de la COVID-19. Consultamos a expertos para usarlas de la manera más efectiva.
Also, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut.
The emergency expires in May, complicating access to tests and treatment in the U.S.
Many other countries dropped pandemic mask requirements months ago. But in places like South Korea, which got rid of its rule this week, masks remain common.
Separately, Johnson & Johnson is demanding additional payment for unwanted shots, confidential documents show.
China left its vulnerable people to fend for themselves in a deadly Covid outbreak.
The House debated for hours on Tuesday before voting for measures that would end a public health emergency and a vaccine mandate for some health care workers.
Republicans in Congress are seeking to capitalize on discontent about the federal coronavirus response while the party’s presidential contenders are vying to be the biggest foe of restrictions.
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.
Readers discuss experimentation on lab animals. Also: Racism in America; preparing for the next pandemic; maternal deaths; Amazon’s donations.
Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths.
Doctors are now a major barrier to Paxlovid.
The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.
Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.
Dealership are seeing sales and prices drop as consumers tighten their belts, putting financial pressure on companies, like Carvana, that grew fast in recent years.
The country has dropped restrictions on overseas journeys for its citizens, but once-popular destinations are still waiting for the flood of vacationers to arrive.
Deported a year ago and unable to play in 2022’s first Grand Slam tournament, Djokovic deeply felt this major title, his 22nd, calling it “a huge relief.”
One bride talks about how the desire to lose weight quickly spiraled out of control.
The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments.
The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents.
What does the corporate world have in common with life at sea? Both rely on a good navigator.
The military has declined to comment on the magnitude of the outbreak at the wartime prison.
California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.
As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future.
Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.
The protests against “zero Covid” were a rare rebuke of Xi Jinping’s rule, and Beijing apparently seeks to deter those who might have been emboldened by them.
The continued growth in the fourth quarter showed the resilience of consumers and businesses in the face of inflation and rising interest rates.
The pandemic shock is no longer producing exceptional economic gyrations.
In a time of strained capacity, the “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere.
Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces broke last year’s record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas and Georgia.
An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been awarded $8 million in grants.
In our final edition of the Virus Briefing newsletter, we offer parting thoughts from those who’ve covered the pandemic.
It’s in a state of serious decline, and not just because of Brexit.
The drumbeat of layoffs in Silicon Valley is partly a result of how the pandemic upended the economy.
They can result in false negatives, but they remain a valuable tool in stopping the spread of Covid-19. Here’s how to use them most effectively.
Dr. Michael Kirk Moore and three of his associates were indicted this month in a scheme that federal prosecutors said lasted from May 2021 to September 2022.
Also, another mass shooting in California and New Zealand’s next leader.
It’s in the United States’ best interest to find ways to aid China.
Mr. Hipkins, who was sworn in on Wednesday, has nine months to persuade voters who cooled on Jacinda Ardern’s government that he’s a fresh alternative.
Before the pandemic, turning a house into a hub for big gatherings seemed like a good idea.
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
The governor of Florida has built his national political image on well-timed and strategically chosen battles that mask his economic agenda.
“Children of the State” immerses the author Jeff Hobbs in the world of three American institutions. What he discovers is an open question.
What is it like to pour your life savings into apartments that might never get built?
Her political fate was up to New Zealand voters, and they’re ready to move on.
More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical advice.
In advance of a scientific meeting on Thursday, officials proposed offering new shots to Americans each fall, a strategy long employed against the flu.
The unanimous ruling was the first one summarized by a justice since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and an indication that the court is off to a slow start this term.
A road trip in the country’s South Island offered perfect wines, stunning views, intimate restaurants and the chance to make a pilgrimage to a salmon Shangri-La.
The close alliance that has developed between the speaker and the hard-right Georgia Republican explains his rise, how he might govern and the heavy influence of the extremes on the new House G.O.P. majority.
It has been a busy month for the Florida governor as he stokes divisive cultural issues.
The military allowed two detainees to meet with lawyers this weekend even as the number of confirmed cases rose to one-third of the prison population.
Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China.
A federal benefit guaranteeing free school meals to millions more students has expired as food prices have risen. Many families are feeling the pinch.
To tell the story of deadly viruses, journalists must sometimes wear bulky, impermeable outfits to interview news subjects.
With strict Covid restrictions lifted weeks ahead of the country’s most important holiday, millions, joyful yet anxious, could finally travel and reunite with family.
Some of the biggest tech companies have announced tens of thousands of job cuts. But even after the layoffs, their work forces are still behemoths.
Mr. Hipkins, a household name in New Zealand for his role overseeing the country’s response to the pandemic, was nominated to succeed Jacinda Ardern as leader of the governing Labour Party.
The three people were sentenced to life in prison without parole in the fatal shooting of a Flint, Mich., security guard in 2020.
An increasing number of migrants are trying to pass through the dangerous terrain connecting South and Central America. What forces them to take that route?
The business must reinvent itself to survive.
The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of tracking pathogens in sewage. Now, the nation needs to act on it, experts say.
Lawyers had reached the base on the first war court flight of 2023. Then the prison canceled this week’s meetings because a former C.I.A. prisoner got sick with Covid.
In a part of the world where coronavirus restrictions lingered, Jacinda Ardern struggled to get beyond her association with pandemic policy.
The pandemic may finally have cleared the way for a casino in New York City.
Between the “tripledemic,” the economy, holiday fatigue and the temporarily sober, businesses are suffering.
Weary of crackdowns and lockdowns, businesspeople are moving out of China and taking their wealth with them. Many have found a new home in Singapore.
For 1,000 years, homes dug into a desert cliff have sheltered olive farmers and sheep herders from summer heat and winter cold. But an exodus threatens its future. “We are left alone here.”
A French nun, she lived through two world wars and the 1918 flu pandemic and, more than a century later, survived Covid-19. She enjoyed a bit of wine and chocolate daily.
There are weaknesses baked into the supply chain.
Chris Whipple’s “The Fight of His Life” chronicles the administration in medias res.
Covid hospitalizations have not surged so far this season.
What caused the about-face in strategy, and what does it tell us about the country’s leaders?
Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world.
New government data shows that growth for the year fell far short of Beijing’s goal. With Covid curbs lifted but the pandemic’s course uncertain, hope and fear cloud the forecast.
Companies that reaped windfalls helping the government implement strict ‘zero Covid’ controls are now struggling to pay and keep workers.
Djokovic’s deportation was major news in January 2022, but a year later, the Grand Slam tournament, country and sport seem eager to move on.
The pandemic has brought a boom in entrepreneurship, but higher interest rates, a chill in venture capital and fears of recession now pose obstacles.
The unexpected disclosure was made as the country faces mounting criticism for providing unreliable data on its latest coronavirus outbreak.
Sniffles, coughs and sneezes have become January’s familiar cacophony.
Federal guidelines require employees’ health information to be kept confidential. But employers also have an obligation to protect the workplace.
An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said.
Dr. David A. Kessler took over Operation Warp Speed when President Biden entered office, and his departure signals the end of the program.
The XBB.1.5 subvariant is quickly rising in the northeast United States.
Los expertos dicen que tomar este antiviral ayuda a evitar algunos síntomas persistentes de covid y la hospitalización. Pero los malentendidos impiden que más personas tomen el fármaco.
What to know about XBB.1.5.
In the face of financial challenges, the arts institution is making adjustments: Alex Poots, its founding artistic director and chief executive, will now just focus on being artistic director.
As our newsletter about the coronavirus comes to an end, we’re asking readers one final question.
Attendance at the world’s biggest conference of economists plummeted this year.
The Communist Party’s efforts to limit discord over its sudden “zero Covid” pivot are being challenged with increasing rancor, including from its own supporters.
Las autoridades de salud de la ciudad declararon la semana pasada que hasta el 70 por ciento de los 26 millones de habitantes de la ciudad se habían infectado.
Also, the eight warmest years on record and a fragile political alliance in the Philippines.
The Chinese city is being gripped by a massive Covid wave, leading to a surge in hospitalizations and crowded funeral homes.
Anti-vaccine harassment cannot stand.
Friends and families are planning reunions; tourists are booking flights. But amid the anticipation, there’s a whiff of anxiety.
A young version of the coronavirus makes up one-quarter of Covid cases across the United States and over 70 percent of new cases in the Northeast.
The Securities and Exchange Commission ended its investigation into former Senator Richard Burr, three years after he sold more than $1.6 million in stocks following Covid-19 briefings.
With attendance surging back, the museum wants to offer “a moment of pleasure” — and relieve that Mona Lisa problem.
Millions are expected to travel home this month, spreading Covid to rural communities where health care services are woefully underdeveloped.
The policy for Chinese travelers relies on racial bias rather than science.
In a brief filed with the justices, the president’s lawyers argued that his administration had acted within its authority in moving to forgive hundreds of billions in student debt.
Jared Moskowitz worked closely with the Florida governor as his emergency management czar. Now, he’s joining Congress.
Plus reader’s pandemic photos, then and now.
In a diplomatically fraught move, the bloc advised its 27 members to put restrictions in place as Chinese tourists prepare to return to global destinations.
His promises represented an effort to regain momentum at a time of steep challenges for Britain, but some pressing problems, like the National Health Service, defy easy solutions.
Broadway shows grossed $51.9 million during the holiday week, the most since 2019, and “The Lion King” set a record for the most earned by any show in a single week.
We’re replacing pandemic narratives of enormous complexity with just-so stories.
They formed a community meant to support and shelter gay people who had been cast aside by society. Decades later, they are still living together, hosting pageants to help make ends meet.
For hospitals, pediatrics isn’t as lucrative as adult health care — and we’ve been underinvesting in kids for decades.
Also, China threatens countermeasures against travel restrictions.
In a wrenching year for the city, the Bills offered a beloved distraction, until the horrifying collapse of their 24-year-old safety on Monday night.
A government spokeswoman said Beijing would consider reciprocal measures against countries that have sought to limit travelers arriving from China.
Debido a la falta de información creíble del gobierno chino, los investigadores de todo el mundo están buscando pistas para determinar el tamaño y la gravedad de la oleada.
The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out the door.”
Also, China’s uncertain economic recovery.
Las empresas estadounidenses buscan limitar su exposición a los inconvenientes de fabricar mercancías en China y están trasladando su producción.
Nearly one million immigrants became Americans in 2022 after the pandemic delayed the process and prevented hundreds of thousands of people from voting in the 2020 election.
Years of lockdowns took a brutal toll on businesses. Now, the rapid spread of Covid after a chaotic reopening has deprived them of workers and customers.
With youth unemployment high, millions will take this month’s Civil Service exam. But for those who get jobs, the reality can be monotonous work that blurs the line with personal lives.
Readers discuss a guest essay about U.S. institutions that honor former Nazis. Also: Wearing masks; inaccessible historic houses.
As American companies seek to limit their exposure to the pitfalls of making goods in China, some are moving production to Mexico.
The invasion of Ukraine, compounding the effects of the pandemic, has contributed to the ascent of a giant that defies easy alignment. It could be the decisive force in a changing global system.
The year 2022 was not great. But even in the midst of overlapping calamities, progress is being made.
An ACT UP veteran remembers the doctor’s AIDS legacy.
Family reunions, play dates and holidays never looked so good. But for some, isolation and sadness linger.
From Barbiecore to revenge travel, social media trends gave us a clear picture of the forces reshaping the economy.
Readers praise plans for more contemporary works. Also: Zelensky and American values; protecting the minority; remote work; the Groucho exception.
Russia is isolated by its invasion of Ukraine and needs China more than ever. But China, facing a Covid crisis, is in no position to risk sanctions.
Ten charts to recap the trends and main events of 2022.
Young New Zealanders are once again venturing back out into the world.
In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.
The nation’s top infectious disease expert, whose last day as a federal employee is Saturday, plans to write a memoir and wants to encourage people to go into public service.
Readers are moved by a column by Charles Blow and offer their own experiences. Also: Santos’s lies; Covid in China; digital payments; ableist language.
The U.S. travel rule drew a muted response in a country grappling with outbreaks and where mass, regular Covid testing was up until recently a daily reality for many millions of people.