COVID-19

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus is still making an impact on the Games in 2021. There are strict protocols in place for athletes in Tokyo, though some have already tested positive since arriving in Japan. A number of other would-be Olympians tested positive for COVID-19 before traveling to Tokyo…

U.S. Treasury yields ebbed lower on Monday morning, with investor attention focused on the Federal Reserve two-day monetary policy meeting this week.

Monday is the first drawing in the Massachusetts’ VaxMillions giveaway, and millions of people are in the running for 10 big prizes.

Low-cost airline Ryanair said Monday that it’s still facing a “challenging” environment and that it might finish the fiscal year “somewhere between a small loss and breakeven.”

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games reported Monday an additional 16 Olympics-related cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed positives at the Games to 148.

Massachusetts lawmakers will hold an invite-only oversight hearing on COVID-19 vaccinations for children at the Museum of Science Monday. Held by the Joint Committee on Public Health and Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management, the 11 a.m. hearing will include testimony from doctors, school nurses, public health advisors and pharmaceutical representatives about how best to keep children…

Massachusetts lawmakers will hold an invite-only oversight hearing on COVID-19 vaccinations for children at the Museum of Science Monday.

Over 2 million people in Massachusetts have signed up for a chance to win either the $1 million prize or the $300,000 college scholarship from the state, officials said.

Treasury yields climbed on Friday morning, with the 10-year rate topping 1.28%, ahead of the release of July’s flash purchasing managers’ index readings.

See how many hand sanitizer stations our team in Tokyo passed by on their way out of the International Broadcast Center.

COVID cases are on the rise as we get closer and closer to the first day of school and some Massachusetts lawmakers are wondering if the state is doing enough to protect our unvaccinated kids. “I think we need to have a more transparent conversation,” said Democratic State Rep. Marjorie Decker. With only weeks to go until her two kids…

During an oversight hearing Monday morning at the Museum of Science, Rep. Marjorie Decker and her colleagues on Beacon Hill will hear from doctors, school nurses, public health advisors, and pharmaceutical representatives about how best to keep our young children safe as schools reopen.

Yale’s Stephen Roach, who served chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, believes Beijing’s crackdown against U.S.-listed China stocks have major market implications.

The Cape town’s cluster was first discovered after the Fourth of July.

More than 5,100 Massachusetts residents have tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus, and at least 80 of them have died, state health officials said Tuesday night. The latest update from the state Department of Public Health comes as coronavirus metrics continue to creep up in the Bay State while the more contagious delta variant keeps…

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant.

The nation’s leading infectious disease expert said recommending that vaccinated people wear masks is “under active consideration” by the government’s leading public health officials.

U.S. golfer Bryson DeChambeau will be replaced by Patrick Reed on the U.S. golf team for the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.

A man who mocked COVID-19 vaccinations has died at a Los Angeles-area hospital after contracting the virus. Stephen Harmon was 34.

Drag queen Amanda Playwith is performing again after being off stage for 16 months because of the pandemic. “I like to be near people,” she said. “I like to play with them and give them a good show.” But that requires getting up close and personal in a compact setting.So her performance venue at Jacque’s Cabaret in Boston will...