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John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum soul-pop duo behind hits like ″Private Eyes,” ″Rich Girl” and “Maneater,” is ready to hit concert stages again and prepared for an extra loud reaction

John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum soul-pop duo behind hits like ″Private Eyes,” ″Rich Girl” and “Maneater,” is ready to hit concert stages again and prepared for an extra loud reaction

As cases of coronavirus rise nationwide and the highly contagious delta variant spreads, parents are grappling with how to keep their children safe. That is especially true for children under 12 who are not yet eligible for the vaccine. Many schools are not requiring masks, questions remain whether play dates or other events are safe. Experts talked to NBCNews.com about…

It’s still unclear whether or not delta-plus is more infectious than the original variant, and the CDC will continue to evaluate its classification.

Beginning this weekend at Watkins Glen International, NASCAR will require all personnel to wear a face mask in enclosed areas at all times, regardless of vaccination status.

Chantal Vogels and other researchers have been studying COVID samples coming out of Yale New Haven Hospital and trying to learn more about the variants, and what we can do to fight against them.

Tokyo organizers said Tuesday that 18 more Olympics-accredited people, including four athletes, had tested positive for the coronavirus.

China has suspended flights and trains, canceled professional basketball league games and announced mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as widening outbreaks of the delta variant reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut reached over 3% Monday, up from 2.72% on Friday. According to the CT Department of Public Health, the Delta variant is fueling a rise in case numbers in the state. Cases are being traced, statewide, to social gatherings. The DPH is advises that if people are planning on hosting a gathering, outside is the…

With the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreading through Connecticut, Gov. Lamont said Monday he has no immediate plans to reinstitute any restricitions.

Look, we get it. COVID-19 stole a year from all of our lives, and just when we thought we saw the light at the end of the tunnel, the virus mutated several times. And now the newest variant has companies delaying a return to offices and some municipalities considering mask mandates.  In the words of baseball legend Yogi Berra,...

With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate. The delta variant of the coronavirus now threatens to upend normal instruction for a third consecutive school year. Some states have indicated...

The Delta variant is now affecting the plans that companies had to bring people back to the office. For the past year and a half, a lot of people have been working from home, at least part of the time. And a lot of companies had hoped to get everyone back into the office this fall. Now, the variant is…

With the threat of the delta variant spreading, some companies are reconsidering plans to bring employees back to the office.

New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus.

An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slide presentation argues that “the war has changed” against COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update their mask guidelines on Tuesday, July 27, in light of surges of hyper-contagious delta variant. The CDC now recommends both unvaccinated and vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in public settings.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate came in at 2.96% on Wednesday, reflecting the upward trend state officials have warned they are watching.

Rising COVID-19 cases along with a slowdown of vaccination rates around the country are some of the reasons why the CDC chose to alter its stance on masking when indoors.

Governments and businesses are scrambling to change course following new federal guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations