College senior suffers severe spinal injury, unlikely to walk - makes remarkable recovery

A Michigan college senior was unlikely to walk again after she fell in December. But in just a few months, with incredible determination, she went from barely able to move one leg to jumping and running.

Michigan reports 71 new COVID-19 outbreaks in schools

Michigan reported 71 new COVID-19 outbreaks in schools. The state tracks new and ongoing outbreaks.

COVID-19 boosters: WHO chief urges countries halt extra shots for rest of 2021

The WHO chief has again called on countries with a large supply of vaccines to refrain from offering COVID-19 booster shots through the end of 2021.

Pandemic unemployment ends Labor Day weekend - here are resources for Michigan residents

A little less than 5% of Michigan is still unemployed, meaning the additional money that's been coming from the federal government that will end Monday could impact hundreds of thousands of residents.

States that ended jobless benefits early saw no difference in job growth compared to those that kept them

Programs offering additional jobless benefits for Americans have ended at the federal level, even as the unemployment rate remains higher than it did before the pandemic. Here's what might happen next.

CDC: US states with high vaccination rates protecting children from hospitalization

U.S. states with high COVID-19 vaccination rates are protecting children from hospitalization, according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

C.1.2 variant: New coronavirus strain has highest mutation rate yet, study says

A new strain of the novel coronavirus — dubbed C.1.2. — has the potential to become a variant of concern and has exhibited the most mutations out of all previous variants, according to a recent study.

Evers extends $100 incentive for COVID-19 vaccinations

Wisconsin's $100 reward program for those receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will be extended two weeks until Sept. 19, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday.

Use of certain N95 masks should stop due to ‘serious’ quality concerns, FDA says

Certain N95 masks from Shanghai Dasheng should no longer be used by health care workers due to a failure to “implement, maintain, and control a quality management system,” the FDA said.

European Union takes US off safe travel list, recommends reinstating restrictions

The decision to remove the U.S. from a safe list of countries for nonessential travel reverses advice from June, when the European Council recommended lifting restrictions on U.S. travelers.

Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits

A growing number of school board members are resigning or questioning their willingness to serve as meetings have devolved into shouting contests between deeply political constituencies over how racial issues are taught, masks in schools, and COVID-19 vaccines and testing requirements.

US troops must get COVID-19 vaccines ASAP, Pentagon says

Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”

J&J COVID-19 booster shot generates 'robust' antibody response, company says

Johnson & Johnson said new data support a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine eight months after inoculation, showing a 9-fold antibody level increase.

Mississippi orders COVID-infected individuals to isolate at home or face up to 5 years in prison

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued an alert on Friday ordering any coronavirus-positive individuals to isolate for at least 10 days or face up to a 5-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $5,000.