Starbucks says it will now offer employees enrolled in its health care plan reimbursement for eligible travel expenses when accessing abortion or gender-affirming procedures, when those services are not available within 100 miles of a worker’s home.
The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest among moms who want to donate breast milk to help bridge the supply gap as well as those seeking to keep their babies fed.
North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic.
A Butler High School Assistant football coach is home and recovering after undergoing a heart transplant at the age of 26.
COVID cases are on the rise again as doctors say we're experiencing a "mini-wave" of infections. We're hearing from one local leader who spent more than a week in the hospital with COVID.
Learn to take better care of your mental health through fitness this Saturday, May 14th as longtime mental health advocate Fonda Bryant holds her Sanity Not Vanity event at Fitness Connection University.
The U.S. is experiencing a labor shortage that's partly fueled by a drop-off in immigration, which ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. regulators are strictly limiting who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a rare but serious risk of blood clots.
Beginning May 19th, officials say The Citadel Salisbury will no longer participate in the Medicare program as the nursing home has failed to meet its basic health and safety requirements.
The battle over access to medication abortions will only grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision and allow individual states to ban the procedure.
Planet Fitness has announced that high schoolers, ages 14-19, can work out for free at any of their Charlotte area location from May 16 through August 31 as part of the High School Summer Pass initiative.
North Carolina state employees will be getting an extra day of vacation for receiving a COVID-19 booster.
The Supreme Court’s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will not be the final chapter in the nation’s most pitched culture battle.
Starting Wednesday, Iredell Health System is easing more of its visitor restrictions by allowing children under 12-years-old to visit.
Protestors informed WCCB that they are devastated and numb which led to them gathering in Uptown Charlotte on Tuesday to take a stand.
Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of a leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court may be be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative on Monday for COVID-19, six days after she tested positive for the virus.
The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have tested positive for bird flu in the latest outbreak in the United States.
Operation Fan Heat Relief will distribute fans to eligible recipients in North Carolina from May 1 to Oct. 31.
Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation's youngest children.
The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs.
The Justice Department says it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary.
Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine the original vaccine with protection against the latest variant.
Charlotte Area Transit System announced Tuesday that mask mandates have been dropped on all of their vehicles after a Florida judge struck down the CDC's face covering requirements.
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
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