LONDON — The World Health Assembly is usually a sedate annual gathering of senior government health officials in Geneva, Switzerland, attracting scant attention outside health care specialists. This Monday is set to bring a summit…

When the first reports of a new coronavirus were coming out of Wuhan, China, I was exploring a place that very few humans have been: Antarctica. Though this virus news was disturbing, I was sure…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday she has "no red lines" when it comes to passing hundreds of billions in emergency aid to state and local governments. Her comments came after Senate Majority Leader…

The coronavirus will cost states hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue in the upcoming fiscal year, according to an NBC News survey of 33 states and Washington, D.C. With most states starting their new…

Life as an immune-compromised person under quarantine in New York City has been stressful, to say the least. Families in crowded apartment buildings stacked on top of each other, all the stores have narrow aisles,…

WASHINGTON — It was a jarring sight in the Rose Garden this past Monday as one top administration official after another — senior adviser Jared Kushner, Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar, press secretary…

LOS ANGELES — Eleven firefighters were injured, two critically, when an explosion erupted during a fire Saturday downtown, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. "Firefighters have moved to a defensive posture for fire attack, and…

WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after the sudden firing of a State Department watchdog critical of personnel moves within the agency, a White House official said the ousting came on the advice of U.S.…