Arizona Supreme Court allows school mask ban ruling to stand

Judges with the Arizona State Supreme Court have decided not to reinstate a series of new laws that include blocking schools from implementing mask mandates.

COVID-19 lockdowns, crowded cargo ports leading to holiday shortages

Retail experts suggest Americans should start their holiday shopping early since the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global supply chain.

Arizona finds 3,388 new COVID-19 cases, 39 more deaths

Arizona’s total numbers since the pandemic started now stand at 1,090,839 cases and 19,959 fatalities. Now, West Nile Virus cases are on the rise.

COVID-19 can infect pancreatic cells that make insulin, study suggests

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus in late 2019, research has shown that people with severe COVID-19 infection can go on to develop other health conditions like pneumonia, blood clots and as more evidence emerges, diabetes.

Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus says he is cancer free

Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus revealed on social media on Wednesday that he is officially cancer free.

Bill would require US airline passengers to have COVID-19 vaccine or prove negative test

The bill, proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, would require all domestic airline passengers to be fully vaccinated, submit a negative test, or show proof of full recovery from a COVID-19 infection.

Health care workers face threats, violence over COVID-19 safety rules

Across the country, doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are dealing with hostility, threats and violence from patients angry over safety rules designed to keep the virus from spreading.

United Airlines to fire 593 employees who refused COVID-19 vaccine

United Airlines said it has already begun firing hundreds of employees who have refused to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

Urgent CDC advisory ‘strongly recommends’ pregnant people get COVID-19 vaccine

The CDC said it “strongly recommends” COVID-19 vaccination either before or during pregnancy because “the benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks.”

Fentanyl seizures escalate in Pinal County as death toll from accidental drug overdoses rise

Officials with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office say they have had more overdose deaths than COVID-19 deaths in 2020. In fact, they get a fentanyl-related call every couple days.

More minorities getting COVID-19 vaccine, White House says

New data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows more Black and Latino Americans are getting the COVID-19 vaccine compared to earlier this year.

USC to require students, staff be vaccinated against the flu by Nov. 1

For the second year in a row, the University of Southern California is going one step further to protect its students and staff against the flu, announcing a new mandate requiring all USC students, faculty, and staff to be vaccinated against influenza prior to Nov. 1.

YouTube bans content containing misinformation about all vaccines

YouTube is banning all anti-vaccine content on its platform, expanding beyond COVID-19 vaccines, and has also taken down several well-known channels as part of the policy.

Mobile dental unit to serve kids across the Valley
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Brighter Way Institute, which offers dental services to the homeless and to lower-income families, will soon send a mobile unit to help kids. FOX 10's Ty Brennan reports.

Key part of Arizona's genetic-abnormality abortion law blocked

A judge has blocked a key portion of a new Arizona law that would have let prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome.