Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2. Clare Lombardo
Americans Will Soon Be Able To Go To Their 2nd Most Popular Travel Destination After 16 months of closure, the Canadian government announced that vaccinated Americans will be able to travel north of the border, starting Aug. 9. Deepa Shivaram
States Are Near A $26 Billion Opioid Settlement With Drug Distributors Four big drug companies would pay out $26 billion to dozens of states over the next 17 years. Brian Mann
The Untamed Rise Of Hospital Monopolies America has seen decades of consolidation of its hospitals, raising prices for consumers. President Biden now wants to do something about it. Greg Rosalsky
Summer Travel Options Outside The U.S. Are Still Up In The Air As COVID Cases Rise Two federal agencies issued the highest warning to Americans against traveling to the United Kingdom and four other countries due to rising COVID-19 cases. Jaclyn Diaz
Indiana University's Vaccine Requirement Should Stand, Federal Judge Rules A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things. Clare Lombardo
Justice Department Blasts Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Plan Two divisions of the DOJ filed briefs Monday arguing the deal improperly shelters members of the Sackler family and their associates from liability. Brian Mann
New Data Leads To Rethinking (Once More) Where The Pandemic Actually Began One of the scientists who signed a recent letter calling for more investigation of the lab leak origin theory says new data have come to light. And that information has changed his thinking. Michaeleen Doucleff
New Analysis Reveals Fresh Clues About The Origins Of COVID-19 New analyses of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests the pandemic may have been spreading from inside the Huanan Seafood Market two months before doctors detected the first cases. Michaeleen Doucleff
England Has Lifted Most Of Its COVID-19 Restrictions, Even As U.K. Cases Are Up 41% Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in self-isolation following close contact with the UK health secretary, who announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Cases in the U.K. are rising fast. Laurel Wamsley
