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Retired Giants catcher Buster Posey goes back to school to complete his degree from Florida State 08/30/2023 02:33pm • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Buster Posey is going back to school at age 36. No, the seven-time All-Star doesn’t need to study again after a decorated baseball career spanning more than a decade. He wants to do it. The retired San Francisco Giants catcher has a year’s worth of online coursework rem US commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls 08/29/2023 10:32am • BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she rebuffed an appeal Tuesday by Chinese leaders to reduce U.S. export controls on technology with possible military uses but the two governments agreed to have experts meet to discuss disputes over protecting trade secrets. During a visit China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening 08/28/2023 07:07am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country’s borders closing in March 2020. Foreign Ministry spokespe As COVID cases rise, a new variant gives Johns Hopkins virologist pause 08/27/2023 05:05pm • COVID cases are on the rise in the D.C. region, according to wastewater surveillance from BioBot Analytics. Meanwhile, a new variant — called BA.2.86 — is popping up around the world, catching the attention of public health officials and scientists. "This one just came on our radar screen," s President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine 08/25/2023 07:27pm • SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise, though not like before. Officials are already expecting updated COVID-19 Should I get a COVID shot? CDC warns most should wait for September 08/25/2023 02:18pm • ▶ Watch Video: Amid rise in COVID hospitalizations, health experts reveal new details about updated boosters Despite signs of a weekslong increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now warning most vaccinated Americans against s NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 08/25/2023 12:30pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theorist spreads false information abo California doctor lauded for COVID testing work pleads guilty to selling misbranded cosmetic drugs 08/24/2023 11:26pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — A “rock star” doctor who tested tens of thousands of people for COVID-19 in the pandemic's early months in a badly-stricken California desert community has pleaded guilty to misbranding cosmetic drugs, authorities said Thursday. Dr. Tien Tan Vo acknowledged in a plea agreement COVID numbers are rising: What doctors say you can do to stay healthy 08/24/2023 06:23pm • COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising across much of the country, leading many to worry that there's another COVID surge on the horizon. This is all happening as kids go back to school, too. In pockets of the country, some buildings have already had to close down. A school in Kentucky cl Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq kills 4 Kurdish insurgents as Ankara's top diplomat visits region 08/24/2023 11:35am • IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq on Thursday killed three members of a Kurdish insurgent group, officials said, as Ankara's top diplomat visited the seat of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish regional government. Turkish military actions against members of the Kurdistan Workers When can I get a Covid booster? Here's what to know about fall vaccines 08/23/2023 02:37pm • This fall marks the first time that vaccines will be available to fight the triple threat of Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. There are upcoming vaccine campaigns, with new shots and medicines ready to go for the three respiratory viruses, which pose an increased risk to youn Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation 08/22/2023 09:03pm • TOKYO (AP) — Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone” — an online avatar that could take on some of our work and daily tasks, such as appearing in Zoom meetings in our place. Yonekura, chief executive of Tokyo startup Alt Inc., believes it What to know about new COVID variants EG.5, FL.1.5.1 and BA.2.86 now spreading 08/22/2023 07:45am • ▶ Watch Video: Dr. Scott Gottlieb says he's "pretty concerned" about new COVID variant Health authorities say they're closely tracking the spread of three new COVID-19 variants now spreading around the country. Levels of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths for now remain far below FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns 08/21/2023 08:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration cl Canine influenza making rounds through DC-area pet hospitals, shelters 08/17/2023 11:09pm • In just the last two weeks, both the D.C. Humane Rescue Alliance and Prince George's County's Animal Shelter had to close their doors temporarily due to canine influenza. Vets say it's all part of a larger outbreak in the area, which might not be going away any time soon. "Most of the time it