Liver transplants, waiting list registrations surged during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers at the University of Michigan found significant increases in the number of people registering for the national organ transplant waiting list as well as the number of deceased donor liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis.

Florida penalizes school district over masks, federal COVID grant

The state of Florida has docked a school district more than $164,000 for defying a ban on classroom mask mandates and for being awarded a federal coronavirus grant, county school officials said Wednesday.

Arizona reports 6,299 COVID-19 cases after problem with data

Because of the since-resolved problem that the Department of Health Services said occurred over the weekend, the state reported only 158 additional cases on Monday and 450 on Tuesday.

COVID-19 forecast model predicts rise in cases, hospitalizations as winter nears

With required mask use reduced in much of the U.S., the University of Washington's influential COVID-19 forecasting model is predicting increasing infections and hospitalizations in November.

China starts COVID-19 vaccinations for children 3 and up

Local city and provincial level governments in at least five Chinese provinces issued notices in recent days announcing that children ages 3 to 11 will be required to get their vaccinations.

Navajo Nation: No COVID-19 deaths for 18th time in 26 days

Based on cases from Oct. 8-21, the Navajo Department of Health issued an advisory notice for 48 communities due to uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.

Labor shortage woes: Applicants ghosting potential employers
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As labor shortages continue across the country, a new trend is emerging that's making it even harder for companies to find workers. Instead of being ghosted by employers, applicants are turning the tables and ghosting potential employers. Aubrey Stark with Express Employment Professionals joined FOX 10 on the phone to chat about it.

DeSantis denies report that Florida is recruiting unvaccinated police officers

Governor Ron DeSantis wants police officers from northern cities to fill vacancies in Florida departments. And, he says, their COVID-19 vaccination status doesn’t matter. 

US international COVID-19 travel requirements: White House details new rules

The Biden administration is detailing its new international COVID-19 air travel polices for most foreign travelers to the U.S, which will include exemptions for kids and new federal contact tracing requirements.

Biden administration to speed up at-home COVID-19 test authorization

U.S. health agencies want to work with manufacturers to increase the availability and accessibility of at-home COVID-19 tests with the hopes of lowering costs.

Anti-vaccine mandate demonstrators rush barricades at Nets game

Video posted to social media showed protesters chanting "Let Kyrie Play!" pushing past barricades and rushing towards the arena's doors.