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Bolsonaro seeks to rev up his support with motorcycle rally 04/15/2022 03:37pm • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro led thousands of motorcyclists on a campaign ride through Brazil's most populous state Friday, seeking to drum up support ahead of October's elections as he trails in early opinion polls. Bolsonaro, wearing a black leather jacket, piloted a Honda c Broadway theaters extend mask mandate through May 31 04/15/2022 02:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theatergoers will have to keep their masks up through at least May 31, the Broadway League said Friday. The announcement comes as the United States deals with a fresh COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. “Our intentio Anti-virus shutdowns in China spread as infections rise 04/15/2022 11:17am • BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls that have shut down some of China’s biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people t Low COVID-19 levels prompt Fairfax Co. schools to drop optional screenings, drive-thru tests 04/15/2022 11:10am • Fairfax County Public Schools is trimming some of its COVID-19 testing strategies in light of the virus' low transmission in the county. On April 22, Virginia's largest school system said it will no longer have optional weekly screenings for all schools or drive-thru testing at its Gatehouse Admi S. Korea to remove most virus restrictions as omicron slows 04/15/2022 02:42am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will remove most pandemic restrictions, including indoor gathering limits, as it slowly wiggles out of an omicron outbreak officials say is stabilizing. People will still be required to wear masks indoors, but authorities could remove an outdoor mask mandate California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools 04/14/2022 09:33pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won't happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday. Last year, California was the first state to announce it would require all scho COVID cases in DC tip over into 'medium' levels 04/14/2022 05:47pm • Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases that includes the mayor and other political VIPs, the number of new coronavirus cases in D.C. tipped over the line into "medium" territory this week for the first time since late January, according to District data. But for now, D.C.'s COVID guidance — modeled o 75th Cannes to feature Cronenberg, Chan-wook and 'Elvis' 04/14/2022 04:56pm • PARIS (AP) — Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d'Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Cannes film festival artist director Thierry Frémaux and president Pierre Lescure announced the line 2 bird flu cases confirmed in US zoos as virus spreads 04/14/2022 03:13pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in U.S. zoos, but officials said they won't order widespread euthanasia of zoo birds the way they have on farms. U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman Mike Stepien declined to release any details about the zoo cases Thursday, includin UnitedHealth tops Q1 forecasts, raises 2022 outlook 04/14/2022 12:31pm • UnitedHealth Group delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and raised its 2022 forecast, as growth in Medicare Advantage and care delivery once again helped the health care giant. The nation’s largest health insurance provider said Thursday that enrollment in its Medicare Advantage plans gr WHO: COVID cases, deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet 04/14/2022 10:01am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In a statement on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said COVID-19 i Pfizer to seek COVID booster for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds 04/14/2022 07:34am • Pfizer said Thursday it wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy elementary-age kids. U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest variants -- and recently gave the option of a second booster to those 50 an UK clears 6th COVID shot despite canceling deal for doses 04/14/2022 05:11am • LONDON (AP) — British authorities have authorized a coronavirus vaccine for adults made by French drugmaker Valneva, despite the government's decision last year to cancel an order for at least 100 million doses. The U.K. is the first country to authorize Valneva’s vaccine, which is also under CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises 04/13/2022 05:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order, which was set Delta loses $940 million in Q1, but bookings, revenue, surge 04/13/2022 04:59pm • Delta Air Lines lost $940 million in the first quarter, hurt by a rise in fuel prices, but bookings surged in recent weeks, setting up a breakout summer as Americans try to put the pandemic behind them. Wall Street had expected the loss in a quarter marred by the omicron variant of COVID-19. Investo