NFL fines Packers, Aaron Rodgers, Allen Lazard for violating league COVID-19 rules

The NFL on Tuesday fined the Green Bay Packers $300,000 and quarterback Aaron Rodgers as well as wide receiver Allen Lazard $14,500 each for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols.

ASU recreational therapy students providing adaptive sports for veterans
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Recreational therapy students with Arizona State University are proving an adaptive sports experience for veterans in the Phoenix area. FOX 10 Photojournalist Brian Kae has a look.

Biden to extend FEMA-backed COVID-19 aid until April 2022

The White House says President Joe Biden is extending the federal government’s 100% reimbursement of COVID-19 emergency response costs to states, tribes and territories through April 1, 2022.

Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster shot for all adults over age of 18

Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday submitted a request to the FDA to broaden its emergency use authorization for a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine to all U.S. adults aged 18 and older.

Over 25K tons of pandemic-related plastic waste polluting oceans, study finds

New research estimates that more than 8 million tons of pandemic-related plastic waste have been generated globally, including 25,000 tons in the ocean.

California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo

Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.

US surgeon general releases guide to combating COVID-19 misinformation

The U.S. Surgeon General released a guide aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, including tips on how to talk to friends and family.

Mother forced to give birth at Santa Rita Jail awarded $250K

Candace Steel, a mother who ended up giving birth inside a Santa Rita Jail cell, has been awarded $250,000.

Canadians head for Arizona as federal government welcomes international travelers once again

After 20 months, the United States is welcoming foreign visitors again, if they have been vaccinated. With border restrictions gone, Canadians are heading for Phoenix once again.

Arizona airpark became safe refuge for many airplanes during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the airline industry badly, and when the pandemic began, many empty jetliners landed at one airport north of Tucson, which served as a safe refuge of sorts for planes that were not needed to carry passengers who stayed home.

International travelers flock to US on 1st day of eased COVID-19 restrictions

Parents held children born while they were stuck abroad. Long-separated couples kissed, and grandparents embraced grandchildren who had doubled in age.

North Dakota lawmaker forced to miss anti-vaccine rally after catching COVID-19

A North Dakota lawmaker and an organizer of rally to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates is infected with the coronavirus and won’t attend the event. Republican Rep. Jeff Hoverson says he is “quarantining."

2 Phoenix Children's Hospital employees say names on COVID-19 vaccine exemption list were revealed in an email

Two employees with Phoenix Children’s Hospital have filed a lawsuit, over an e-mail allegedly sent to employees with approved vaccine exemptions, with addresses visible to everyone on the thread.

Many Americans ingesting ‘cocktail’ of toxic chemicals from drinking water, study says

“For too many Americans, turning on their faucets for a glass of water is like pouring a cocktail of chemicals,” the Environmental Working Group said in its November report.