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Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China's Xi to step down 11/27/2022 01:04pm • SHANGHAI (AP) — Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China’s powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party. Police Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska 11/27/2022 12:43pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread. The Nebraska Department o Protests over China's COVID controls spread across country 11/27/2022 12:06am • BEIJING (AP) — Protests against China's pervasive anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to Shanghai and other cities after complaints they might have worsened the death toll in an apartment fire in the northwest. Shanghai police used pepper spray against a Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn, 3 others 11/26/2022 03:12am • BEIJING (AP) — Macao has tentatively renewed the casino licenses of MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and three Chinese rivals after they promised to help diversify its economy by investing in non-gambling attractions, the government said Saturday. The announcement is positive news for ow Today in History: November 26, the NHL is founded 11/26/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2022. There are 35 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 26, 1950, China entered the Korean War, launching a counteroffensive against soldiers from the United Nations, the U.S. and South Korea. On this date: CDC says it's now tracking a new COVID variant known as XBB 11/25/2022 02:39pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Friday it is now tracking a new COVID-19 variant of concern around the U.S. known as XBB, which has grown to make up an estimated 3.1% of new infections nationwide. The strain's prevalence has grown furthest so far in the Northeast, acco After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries 11/25/2022 09:00am • A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S. Phoenix-area emergency physician Dr. Nic Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers 11/25/2022 08:28am • BEIJING (AP) — Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. Uncertainty and scattered, unconfirmed reports of lockdowns AP PHOTOS: Beijing life on hold for lockdowns, COVID testing 11/24/2022 07:49pm • BEIJING (AP) — As cases of COVID-19 hit record daily highs, China is reimposing a range of strict measures under its “zero-COVID" policy, including lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines for anyone suspected of having come into contact with the virus. The restrictions cover cities and towns fr What Are the Causes and Symptoms of Jaundice? 11/24/2022 07:00pm • If your skin isn't its usual color, it may simply mean you've spent too much time in the sun. In some cases, though, a skin color anomaly may be something you want to get checked out by your health care provider. Lobster-like red skin is a typical sign of sunburn. Angry-looking red welts can signify Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory 11/24/2022 10:38am • BEIJING (AP) — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones apologized Thursday for a pay dispute that triggered employee protests at a factory where anti-virus controls have slowed production. Employees complained Foxconn Technology Group changed the terms of wages offered to attract them to China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record 11/24/2022 03:54am • BEIJING (AP) — Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as the number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record. Residents of eight districts of Zhengzhou, home to 6.6 million people, were told to stay home for five days Protesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory 11/23/2022 09:36pm • BEIJING (AP) — Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for Apple's iPhone, whose new model is delayed by controls imposed as China tries to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases. Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other electronics, is strugglin Mike Dunleavy is 1st Alaska governor reelected since '98 11/23/2022 08:42pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won reelection, becoming the first governor in the state since 1998 to win back-to-back terms. Dunleavy received over 50% of the vote after final tallies were released Wednesday, and the race did not go to ranked choice voting. Dunleav Taking an at-home COVID test? A new NIH website offers a way to report your results. 11/23/2022 02:20pm • Americans now have a way to anonymously report their at-home COVID-19 test results to health authorities: a new website from the National Institutes of Health, announced this week. Officials hope results collected through the new site — makemytestcount.org — will fill some of the gap in