Metro Atlanta nonprofit helping furnish apartments for families in need

Furnish With Love helps families who are coming out of homelessness get a fresh start by connecting them with an interior decorator to help turn their new house into the home they would love.

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Sewage water may offer early warning signs of COVID-19 outbreaks

As US health officials brace for the spread of the highly contagious BA.2 omicron subvariant, the CDC is looking for the first signs of outbreaks in wastewater.

CDC drops COVID-19 health warning for cruise ship travelers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that they will leave it up to vacationers to decide whether they feel safe getting on a ship. The cruise-line industry is happy about the move.

COVID-19 deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling globally, WHO says

WHO said the jump in COVID-19 deaths was likely due to changes in how these virus deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India.

Georgia House approves ban on 'vaccine passports' for local governments

If passed, the law would be automatically repealed on June 30, 2023. The bill would not stop the governor from requiring vaccines as part of his emergency powers.

FDA approves 2nd COVID-19 vaccine booster for those 50 and older

U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

CDC launches quarantine and isolation calculator to prevent COVID-19 spread

The CDC has rolled out a new tool to help people understand if and how long they should quarantine or isolate if they’ve been infected or exposed to COVID-19.

Georgia House approves anti-mask mandate bill

The "Unmask Georgia Students Act" prohibits teachers, administrators, superintendents, or school boards from requiring students to wear masks on school property, unless a parent or guardian can exempt their child.

CDC: Omicron subvariant now makes up 35% of new US infections

A new more contagious subvariant has gained a foothold in the US. But, experts say, it is not yet clear if the BA.2 variant will trigger a sixth wave of infections.

How COVID-19 changed real estate forever

As a direct result of the pandemic, the landscape of the U.S. housing market has changed dramatically in the past couple of years.

St. Patrick's Day in Savannah welcomes back big crowds: `We needed this’

Thousands in green T-shirts, bowler hats, feather boas, with nary a mask in sight, crowded shoulder-to-shoulder along sidewalks and inside bustling bars Thursday as the South’s largest St. Patrick's Day parade returned in Savannah following a two-year coronavirus hiatus.