A disability rights organization has sued to block the Nassau County, New York, mask ban that prohibits face coverings in public except for health and religious reasons, with the lawsuit arguing the ban is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. The Disability Rights of New York filed a federal class action lawsuit Thursday on...
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Is mpox the next COVID? Infectious disease experts address pandemic potential
As mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been declared a global public health emergency, some are wondering whether the virus poses the risk of a COVID-like pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the mpox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on Aug. 14, based on a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic...
Fauci hospitalized after testing positive for West Nile virus, now recovering at home
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic response,was hospitalized earlier this month with the West Nile virus (WNV), a spokesperson for Fauci tells Fox News. Fauci, 83, was hospitalized before he returned home where he is now recovering, the spokesperson says. The nation’s former top infectious-disease official is expected to make...
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval for 2024-2025 season
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the 2024-2025 season. The updated mRNA vaccines, Comirnaty and Spikevax, were fully approved for people 12 years and older, while the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were granted emergency authorization for children 6 months through 11...
Vivek Ramaswamy sounds off on potential RFK Jr. role in a Trump administration
Vivek Ramaswamy is responding to former President Trump’s comments that he would consider Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for an administration role if the third-party 2024 candidate were to drop out and endorse him for re-election. Ramaswamy declined to go into specifics when asked by Fox News Digital, but suggested the liberal political family scion could...
Former teacher reveals which students suffered 'the most' under Walz's pandemic-era guidelines
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A former teacher and Minnesota congressional candidate charges that Gov. Tim Walz’s leadership during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in a learning loss for immigrant students. May Lor Xiong, a Republican candidate in Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District who taught public school for 20 years, told Fox News Digital during a recent interview that...
I watched as Gov. Tim Walz let my home state of Minnesota burn
While Democrats are losingtheir minds with enthusiasm for presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ VP pick, MinnesotaGov.TimWalz, his presence ontheticket reminds meofreal-life nightmares he created for his own state. In his four yearsasgovernor, Minnesota became near unlivable and dangerous forits citizens and a killing field forthepreborn. His remarkable cowardice and carelessness are personalasit destroyed businesses, friendships, family...
Former Minnesota resident unloads on Gov Walz after mother died 'of loneliness' during pandemic
FIRST ON FOX: A former longtime Minnesota resident who fled the state due to the governor’s policies and her mother dying “alone” in a nursing home warns that “you do not want Tim Walz in a position of power over this country.” Cathy, who asked for her last name to be omitted, grew up in...
Minnesota grandma jailed for defying Walz COVID lockdown orders: 'You do not want tyranny at this level'
Lisa Hanson, a former wine and coffee bistro owner thrown into jail for violating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s lockdown orders, told Fox News Digital that the now-Democrat vice presidential candidate essentially “shut down and destroyed” her small business, warning Americans, “You do not want tyranny at this level.” A mother of eight children and soon...
Illinois school worker sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings
A former food service director for an Illinois school district was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings that were supposed to go to students during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Vera Liddell, 68, was working for Harvey School District 152 when she placed...









