China dismisses FBI claims on COVID-19 lab-leak theory

FBI Director Christopher Wray said "the FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident."

How to make the family business last for generations

The statistics on family-owned business look like this: 30 percent survive to go to the second generation. Only 12 percent make it to the next generation. By the time the fourth generation comes along, that number plummets to four percent.

Georgia senators vote to bar COVID-19 vaccine requirements

The Senate voted 31-21 in favor of the bill, which would make permanent what had been a one-year ban enacted in 2022.

Atlanta wants to use COIVD relief money to find affordable housing for first responders

Some Atlanta City Council members are recommending using up to $500,000 in COVID relief funds to help police, fire, and correction officers with housing costs in the city.

President Biden to end country's COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

President Joe Biden informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

Yosemite National Park reinstates indoor mask mandate

The national park is contained within multiple counties. However, Mariposa County, California, has a high transmission of the virus.

China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December

The deaths were reported after complaints that China was failing to release data from its latest COVID-19 emergency.

Florida man who bought mansion, Maserati using COVID funds sentenced to prison

Don V. Cisternino fled the U.S. for Switzerland in January 2021 and was arrested months later while trying to enter Croatia, federal prosecutors said.

Vehicle inventory could be increasing in 2023

If you’ve needed a vehicle in the last few years, you may have been out of luck. There was diminishing inventory, increased price tags, and skyrocketing interest rates. 

Pentagon: COVID-19 vaccine no longer mandated for troops

The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated.

German doctor gets over 2 years in prison for illegally issuing mask exemptions during pandemic

A regional court in the southwestern town of Weinheim confirmed Tuesday that the doctor was convicted of “issuing incorrect health certificates” to people from across Germany, most of whom she had never met or examined.

US to require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China

Other countries have taken similar steps in an effort to keep infections from spreading beyond China’s borders.