As COVID cases fall, Halloween brings more fun and less fear

Witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls can breathe a little easier this year: Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are generally on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy.

Supreme Court rejects appeal to stop Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.

FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

The FDA has authorized the emergency use expansion of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine access to children 5 and 11 years old. The CDC will next decide whether to sign off on the shots.

Iowa governor signs COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption into law

Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that allows Iowa workers to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and guarantees that those who are fired for refusing a vaccine will qualify for unemployment benefits.

Arizona reports 3,691 additional COVID cases, 63 more deaths

Arizona reported nearly 3,700 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases as the state's rolling averages for new cases and deaths increased.

Family of couple on the run in $18M COVID-19 relief fraud believes they were abducted

Family members of a Tarzana couple whom the FBI believes cut their tracking bracelets and went on the run while awaiting sentencing for their roles in an $18 million COVID-19 relief fraud case contend the pair were kidnapped.

16 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kingman jail

Mohave County Sheriff's officials say the Adult Detention facility identified 16 inmates who tested positive for the virus this week out of 34 inmates.

Arizona reports 2,795 more COVID-19 cases, reduces death total

The subtraction of 11 deaths was due to “a low number of additions and routine data cleaning,” the department said.

Woman wasn't tested by urgent care because she was vaccinated - but later dies of COVID-19

"I pulled up my picture and I said, 'This is my mom on a ventilator across the street,'" Lisowski said. "(I said) 'She was here two weeks ago. You guys diagnosed her with a sinus infection and you did not Covid test her because she is vaccinated - and now she is fighting for her life on a ventilator.'"

Newsom weighs in on controversy over In-N-Out's vaccine stance

One Bay Area In-N-Out was shut down and another is currently under investigation for violating county health ordinances.

Judge refuses to stop vaccine mandate for NYPD, other workers

A New York judge on Wednesday refused to pause a vaccine mandate set to take effect Friday for the city’s municipal workforce, denying a police union’s request for a temporarily restraining order.

Report: At least 59K meat workers caught COVID-19, hundreds died

A U.S. House report says at least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year.