covid-19 pandemic

Latter-day Saints president approaches 100th birthday with mixed record on minority support

U.S.
Amanda Smith

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As he nears his 100th birthday, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roars to an $80 million box office opening

Entertainment
Laura Davis

LOS ANGELES — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ” roared to an ...

Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study says. One mother discusses the “heartbreaking” search for answers.

Health
Rachel Carter

Up to 5.8 million young people have long COVID, according to a recent study — and parents like Amanda Goodhart are looking ...

Deaths linked to excessive drinking surged during COVID-19 pandemic: CDC

Health
Rachel Carter

Deaths linked to excessive drinking surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). ...

COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

Health
Rachel Carter

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health ...

Research suggests COVID-19 affects brain age and IQ score

Health
Rachel Carter

Ziyad Al-Aly is chief of research and development at VA St. Louis Health Care System and a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. ...

Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to US

U.S.
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of ...

How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season

Health
Rachel Carter

Winter is here, inflicting its usual array of symptoms — coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and fever — and, this year, a new ...

After years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot

World
David Turner

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand ...

Angela Dunn leaving Salt Lake County Health Department to join the CDC

Health
Rachel Carter

She previously served as the Utah state epidemiologist, leading Utahns through the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Chris Samuels | The Salt ...