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As consumer tastes change, carmakers are upgrading their lineups and scaling back on less-expensive cars.

The maker of Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company that was already struggling is stung by inflation with Americans pulling back on spending.

With the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency arriving on Thursday, many people may be wondering how life will change. The answer, top Massachusetts health officials said Tuesday as they discussed what to expect, is that this next phase of the pandemic may feel a lot like it has for some time now. “This is not the end of…

Sue O’Connell chats with Ashley Elizabeth Gregory about her podcast, and how some pandemic photos turned into a modeling career.

Dr. Lisa Orbe-Austin talks about how work culture has changed after the pandemic.

More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.

Heather Newberger talks about how New York Fashion Week has evolved since the pandemic. Most designers are moving their shows outside of the traditional spaces.

President Joe Biden said this week that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over,” but Boston doctors and Massachusetts public health data say otherwise. Biden’s statement aired in an interview Sunday on “60 Minutes,” sparking a national debate among politicians and health experts. Boston doctors argue that the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much active, based on the definition of the word and Massachusetts...

Many students and teachers are heading back to school this fall with their books, backpacks and several years’ worth of experience adjusting to the pitfalls that the pandemic threw their way. One Massachusetts mom took a lesson she learned during that time and turned it into something that helps kids face daily challenges. Her effort has caught the attention of…

Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola

Many Massachusetts school districts are still recovering from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have yet to spend their portion of the $2.5 billion in federal COVID funds.

The Pfizer pill, Paxlovid, is intended for people with COVID-19 who are more likely to become seriously ill. Previously only doctors could prescribe the drug

China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also rejected accusations...

White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children. Federal authorization of shots for U.S. kids under 5 is possible next week. The government last week began allowing pharmacies and states to place orders, with 5 million doses initially available. So far, about 1.45 million of the 2.5 million available doses of Pfizer...

A severe shortage of pilots is forcing commercial airlines to cut back on flights. American, for example, has grounded 100 regional jets because it has no one to fly them.  Steve Cunningham and Ryan Horgan run National Flight Simulator. They said there is no quick fix for this. “Upwards to 250,000 pilot shortage so we’re gearing up to do things…

International flights are making a comeback at Boston’s Logan Airport following two years of pandemic disruptions. “It’s coming back,” Massport Director of Aviation Ed Freni said. “It’s not where it was. We’re about a dozen flights less, nonstop flights less than we were in ’19.” Logan will be up to 45 nonstop international flights by this summer. It’s still...

International flights at Logan Airport are making a comeback following two years of pandemic disruptions.

Memorial Day Weekend is just days away and as businesses get ready to kick off the summer season, they’re still struggling with pandemic-related problems. Soc’s Ice Cream, a local shop that’s been around for 43 years, is for the first time barely keeping up the balance between their bottom line and family friendly pricing. Customers are already cooling off...