Lyft to "significantly reduce" workforce under new CEO

Ride-hailing firm, still grappling with the effects of the pandemic, is planning its second round of layoffs in recent months.

• Apr 21, 2023

Food delivery drivers face low tips

With inflation at near-record highs, people appear to have become less generous with their tips. Brian Warrener, a professor at Johnson & Wales University, joins CBS News to discuss the change and the impact is has on delivery workers.

• Apr 12, 2023
• 08:09

COVID-19 national emergency officially ends

President Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday which officially ended the COVID-19 national emergency. The emergency declaration expanded the Trump and Biden administrations' ability to address the economic and public welfare effects of COVID-19. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, explained what Americans can expect moving forward.

• Apr 11, 2023
• 04:34

Biden signs bill ending COVID-19 national emergency

The White House had previously voiced its opposition to the bill.

• Apr 10, 2023

COVID survivor smells coffee for first time

For two years as she struggled with long COVID, Jennifer Henderson hasn't been able to smell or taste. But after getting a pain management injection, she was finally able to smell coffee again – and broke down in tears. "I just feel like I'm getting my life back."

• Apr 5, 2023
• 00:54

Many U.S. soldiers packed on pounds during pandemic, making 10,000 obese

American Marines and sailors gained weight, as well, a study shows. And there's no sign that the trend is ending, underscoring longstanding concerns about the readiness of America's fighting forces.

• Apr 3, 2023

Layoffs begin at Disney as CEO Bob Iger moves to pare losses

Some 7,000 employees will lose their jobs, with the first round of cuts starting this week as Disney moves to slash costs.

• Mar 30, 2023

From addiction treatment to nursing homes, end of COVID rules will bring change

The Biden administration's decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will have ripple effects across the health care system.

• Mar 21, 2023

Affordable Care Act has reduced disparities in health care, report says

Since its passage in 2010, the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has helped cut the U.S. uninsured rate nearly in half, a new report says.

• Mar 19, 2023

A quarter of Americans distrust CDC recommendations, survey finds

Doctors scored highest in the survey, with more than half of respondents saying they trust physicians "a great deal."

• Mar 7, 2023

How San Diego is bouncing back from COVID

While many American downtowns are still struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego is bouncing back. Consumer correspondent Ash-Har Quraishi talks to local residents, business owners and researchers about why.

• Mar 6, 2023
• 03:52

Study finds some parents lied about their children's COVID status

A study found that some U.S. parents were not honest about reporting coronavirus symptoms, quarantine measures and testing guidelines.

• Mar 6, 2023

FBI chief says agency feels pandemic likely started with Chinese lab leak

But for the second straight day, China dismissed U.S. suggestions that the pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China.

• Mar 1, 2023

U.S. offers funding to computer chip makers to expand local production

Companies seeking funds must show how they plan to develop a local workforce, with firms getting $150 million or more also required to provide affordable and accessible child care for their workers.

• Feb 28, 2023

Delays in U.K. health system drive some Ukrainian refugees home for care

Even after a year of vicious warfare, some refugees find Ukraine's public health service a faster option for treatment than Britain's strained NHS.

• Feb 20, 2023

Here are the latest tech layoffs as the industry shudders

Tech companies large and small are slashing their payrolls, fearing a recession is on the way. Here's a running list.

• Feb 17, 2023

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for free vaccines, health data and more

Most Americans will continue to get vaccines for free, but tests and antiviral pills could get costly later this year.

• Feb 9, 2023

Lack of child care costs families, business and taxpayers $122 billion: study

1 in 4 parents has had to quit a job because of child care problems, according to the study.

• Feb 7, 2023

GOP-led House panel targets fraud in COVID relief programs

Over 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of federal charges of defrauding COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established early in the pandemic.

• Feb 1, 2023

Biden administration plans to end COVID-19 emergency declarations May 11

Former President Trump first declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020.

• Jan 30, 2023

Biden touts plans to replace 150-year-old rail tunnel in Baltimore visit

The president traveled to Baltimore to visit an aging rail tunnel that's slated to be replaced with help from bipartisan infrastructure legislation that he signed in 2021.

• Jan 30, 2023

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.

• Jan 23, 2023

China's COVID surge casts a shadow over the Lunar New Year travel rush

Experts think the number of COVID deaths will peak in China in the coming days, and despite a travel boom, the worst of the pandemic may finally be over.

• Jan 23, 2023

Google to slash 12,000 jobs as tech industry layoffs surge

Alphabet-owned search giant joins other major technology player in axing thousands of workers as the economy slows.

• Jan 20, 2023

Man claiming he's a messenger from God convicted of threatening to kill congressman

Chase Neill, who represented himself in court, testified that he was passing along a message from God threatening Rep. Jake LaTurner for ignoring concerns about sorcery, wizards and extraterrestrials.

• Jan 20, 2023

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