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China expands the number of countries for travel by its big-spending tourists 08/10/2023 06:10am • BEIJING (AP) — China has increased the number of countries that its big-spending tourists can visit by more than 70 following the lifting of its last COVID-19 travel restrictions. The decision comes as international flights to and from the country gradually return to their pre-pandemic levels. Ch Most Common Health Problems 08/09/2023 08:00pm • Primary care practitioners play a pivotal role in health care, tasked with diagnosing and treating an array of common health conditions each day. But when it comes to the most common health condition they treat, it can be hard to provide a definite ranking. From the common cold to Type 2 diabetes, h An illicit, Chinese-owned lab fueled conspiracy theories. But officials say it posed no danger 08/09/2023 06:57pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesalyn Harper, the only full-time code enforcement officer for the small, agricultural city of Reedley in California's Central Valley, was responding to a complaint about vehicles parked in the loading dock of a cold-storage warehouse when she noticed a foul smell and saw a g Brewers beat Rockies 7-6 in 10 innings as Mark Canha scores winning run on a throwing error 08/09/2023 06:26pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mark Canha scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning on a throwing error by shortstop Ezequiel Tovar off a grounder by Andruw Monasterio and the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Wednesday. Justin Lawrence (3-5) started the 10th wi Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says 08/09/2023 02:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, fell in her home and went to a hospital for a short time, her office said on Wednesday. The 90-year-old California Democrat, who has faced mounting concerns about her health and her ability to perform the duties of a sena What to know about the new COVID shots this fall 08/09/2023 09:17am • ▶ Watch Video: What to know about new COVID booster shots as cases rise across U.S. The first new COVID-19 vaccines updated for this fall season are now expected to be available by the end of September, once both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before 08/08/2023 02:55pm • Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. With an updated vaccine still months away, this summer bump in new hospitalizations might be concerning, but the number of patients is far lowe In Mexico, accusations of 'communism' and 'fascism' mark school textbook debate 08/08/2023 02:27pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — There are few places where the debate over school textbooks has gone so ballistic in such a short time as in Mexico, where opponents are hurling cries of “communist” and "fascist’ at each other. The series of about three dozen government-written, free textbooks will be req Loss of smell or taste was once a telltale sign of COVID. Not anymore. 08/08/2023 06:00am • ▶ Watch Video: How to protect yourself against COVID, flu and RSV Once a hallmark sign of many COVID-19 cases — sometimes more reliable than even flu-like symptoms at sniffing out people infected by the virus early in the pandemic — was the sudden l China's July exports tumble by double digits, adding to pressure to shore up flagging economy 08/08/2023 05:08am • BEIJING (AP) — China's exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slump. Imports tumbled 12.4%, customs data showed Tuesday, in a blow to global exporters that look to China as one of the biggest markets fo CDC says new COVID variant is dominant, including strain some call 'Eris' 08/07/2023 01:14pm • ▶ Watch Video: Doctors warn COVID hospitalizations are rising The EG.5 variant now makes up the largest proportion of new COVID-19 infections nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated, as multiple parts of the country have been reporting their first upticks o Area doctor says forthcoming RSV shot for infants is very effective 08/06/2023 01:28pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved a new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shot for infants younger than 8 months, which may hit the market very soon. "RSV is a serious illness that affects a lot of children, so this is important," said Jill McCabe, medical director of th Kentucky candidates trade barbs at Fancy Farm picnic, the state's premier political event 08/05/2023 08:38pm • FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — In front of a raucous crowd at Kentucky's premier political event on Saturday, the Democratic incumbent governor talked about the state's high-flying economy while his Republican challenger hammered away on social issues. Both sides stuck largely to scripts written in the ea Cyprus allows human COVID-19 medications to be used against deadly virus mutation in cats 08/04/2023 08:02am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ veterinarians association on Friday lauded a government decision to allow its stock of human coronavirus medication to be used on cats to fight a local mutation of a feline virus that has killed thousands of animals on the Mediterranean island but can't be transmit Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says 08/03/2023 07:42pm • Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, U.S. health officials said Thursday. An infection with RSV is a coldlike nuisance for most healthy people, but it can be life-threateni