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The U.S. Air Force Academy says three cadets who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor’s degrees.

The three cadets will get degrees but "will not be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they remain unvaccinated," an Academy spokesperson said.

Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor's degrees, the academy said Saturday. Academy spokesman Dean Miller said that a fourth cadet who had refused the vaccine until about a week ago, decided to be vaccinated and will graduate and become an Air Force officer. In a statement, Miller said that while the three will get a degree "they will not be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they remain unvaccinated."

The ongoing economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have taken a bite out of Americans' savings rates.

Chicago Public Schools' Carver Elementary School holds a COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

We are facing an unusual and unprecedented monkeypox outbreak but how worrying is it?

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, is urging older Americans to get Covid booster shots as hospitalizations rise substantially.

It’s still unclear what the increase in cases will mean for the state, but doctors and hospitals say Texas is better prepared to face a surge than before.

In Rio de Janeiro, bold swimmers have been discouraged from diving into the cold ocean.

Five headlines to bring you up to date on the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.

North Korea says that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak.

Massachusetts has reported a case of the rare disease monkeypox, which does not easily spread among humans. These are the symptoms.

It's not just among kids — infections are on the rise nationwide.

More than 8,000 children have developed MIS-C since the start the pandemic, with kids ages 5 to 11 most commonly affected at 46% of reported cases, according to CDC data. Currently, only 29% of children ages 5 to 11 in the U.S. have complete their first Pfizer vaccination series, according to the CDC. Since the pandemic began, more than 4.8 million kids in the age group have caught Covid and more than 15,000 have been hospitalized, according CDC data. The overwhelming majority of reactions to the vaccine, 97%, were not serious, according to CDC data. The CDC has verified 20 cases of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, in kids ages 5 to 11 as of April following Pfizer vaccination.

Government's vaccine advisers said winter remains the riskiest time for the virus.

The federal government is making additional at-home COVID-19 tests available free to the public. When the home tests were first made free to the public in January and February, only four tests were allotted to each household. The Biden administration announced the availability of the free tests kits Monday. The White House COVID-19 Response Team said Wednesday that COVID-19 cases are rising again in the United States. The free tests can be ordered at https://special.usps.com/testkits.

The Department of Homeland Security is vaccinating as many as 1,000 migrants in U.S. custody every day along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The lockdown of China's largest city has dealt a blow to the economy and frustrated residents.

Germany’s health minister is warning that the coronavirus pandemic is not over yet.

And the real numbers could be worse than Pyongyang is saying as it scrambles to soften the impact on leader Kim Jong Un's image and its fragile economy.

It can take weeks or even years to adopt a child, along with tens of thousands of dollars.

Just like Houston residents, some animals at the Houston Zoo are getting vaccinated against coronavirus.

During the White House COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky urged Americans who live in areas with high community levels of COVID to wear masks. She said Americans in areas with medium COVID community levels should consider wearing masks based on their risk factors.

Taylor Swift is now an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts thanks to New York University. Swift gave the commencement speech at NYU's graduation ceremony.

The Social Security Administration's ability to provide customer service was stretched thin during Covid-19. Now lawmakers are considering ways to improve that.

As COVID numbers tick up, hospitals are supposed to be ready to jump in as needed. Only, they never really had a reprieve.

Goldman Sachs analysts cut their forecast for China GDP to 4% after data for April showed a slump in growth as Covid controls restricted business activity.

Julianne Moore, Eva Longoria, Forest Whitaker... actors, directors and jury members walk the red carpet on the opening night of the 75th Cannes film festival.

North Carolina voters cast their ballots in the state's primary elections Tuesday. Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd is running against a former governor and representative in the Republican Senate election. And Rep. Madison Cawthorn, another Trump-backed candidate, is seeking to hold onto his House seat amid multiple scandals. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe discusses these races and more with chief investigative reporter Nick Ochsner from CBS' North Carolina affiliate, WBTV.

A new report finds far fewer Americans said “I do” during the first year of the pandemic when wedding plans were upended.

As of Monday, you can order a new batch of eight Covid-19 rapid test kits through a federal government website.

The CDC must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is urging child care providers across the county to take advantage of millions in federal COVID-19 relief funds before time runs out. Hidalgo is holding the discussion after visiting a child care facility Tuesday afternoon.

U.S. households can request an additional eight free at-home tests to be shipped by the U.S. Postal Service.

Indonesia is lifting its outdoor mask mandate as its COVID-19 outbreak wanes

The anti-lockdown guitar legend was warned he could “substantially delay his full recovery” if he continues touring.

Lord Hague says the government is "shallow" and "politically weak" for delaying plans to curb obesity.

Any hour now, the U.S. is expected to officially mark one million lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health correspondent Allison Aubrey shares how this misinformation first entered the parenting world--and how some are fighting back. Email the show at ShortWave@NPR.org.

Businesses have discussed moving factories out of China for years, especially since labor costs have climbed and U.S.-China trade tensions worsened.

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Every household can receive eight free tests by mail.

Households in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks.

This is part of CNBC Make It’s My First Day Back series, where people share what it’s like to return to the office after working remotely during the pandemic.

When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates.

Experts watching from outside the Hermit Kingdom suspect North Korea's official figures belie an epidemic of more than a million cases.

Stocks were down slightly to kick off a big week for earnings with the big box retailers reporting results.

Once in short supply, rapid antigen tests are now available throughout the U.S. Boy_Anupong/Moment via Getty ImagesAs of May 2022, the U.S. is experiencing another uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. High rates of infection in Europe and Asia, along with the continued emergence of new sub-variants, such as omicron BA.4 and BA.5, raise concerns that another surge could be on the way. Even though demand for COVID-19 tests greatly overwhelmed supply earlier in the pandemic, rapid home tests are

Unvaccinated people who got Covid last winter have little protection from reinfection, and even vaccinated people might be vulnerable after only a few months.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

The Palms, or the Rio Grande Valley High School Theater Awards, returned to the McAllen Performing Arts Center for a fourth year folling a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Held in association with the McAllen Performing and Cultural Arts Foundation, the ceremony aims to encourage the love for the arts by recognizing and supporting the high school theater community. McAllen Rowe, Sharyland Pioneer and Edinburg Vela High School were only a few of the schools nominated for awards this year. “I couldn’t be more amazed to be here and see everybody’s outfits,” Emily Garza from PSJA North Early College High School, who was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical, said. I love being here and watching all the other shows performing too, it’s so hard to believe we’re all high school students.”Garza didn’t lie.

China reported a drop in retail sales and industrial production in April — far worse than analysts had expected.

Questions are being asked how the suspect carried out the attack when he was known to authorities.

Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is the coat worn by President Abraham Lincoln on the night he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with the Costume Institute's head curator Andrew Bolton about the treasured object that speaks to tragedy in our nation's history.

North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and high numbers of fevers as it mobilizes more than a million health and other workers to try to suppress the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.

Shanghai officials say they will allow some businesses to reopen Monday, even while it remains unclear whether residents will be able to leave their homes.

On the outskirts of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, the battle between Ukrainian forces and Russian has left the surrounding area in ruin. The fierce standoff has left the Russian troops with their backs at the border and Ukrainian forces steadily regaining territory. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.

China withdrew as host of soccer's 2023 Asian Cup on Saturday in the latest cancellation of the country's sports hosting duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation praised Chinese soccer officials for making “this very difficult but necessary decision in the collective interests of the AFC Asian Cup.” China's withdrawal could let Qatar or Saudi Arabia step up as hosts while both are bidding in a contest to host the 2027 edition.

North Korea's leader blames the outbreak on bureaucratic and medical incompetence.

The new deaths and cases, which were from Friday, increased total numbers to 27 deaths and 524,440 illnesses amid a rapid spread of fever since late April.

Nineteen veterans will depart to Washington D.C. Friday morning as part of ‘Honor Flight Houston’ in the first flight since the COVID-19 pandemic.

An official says Shanghai will try again to reopen in a few days after it has eliminated COVID-19 transmission among the general population.

A new Congressional report says that at the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers.

The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced that it has not received enough orders and is planning to stop production within a few weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described as a “failure” in efforts to achieve vaccine equity.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa.

China on Wednesday defended sticking to its strict “zero-COVID” approach, calling critical remarks from the World Health Organization “irresponsible.”.

Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Thousands of high school students in China are missing Advanced Placement exams that many prepared for to improve their chances of attending college in the West.

Hong Kong is reopening beaches and pools in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China's capital Beijing is easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas.

COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the health care giant raised its annual forecast after a strong first quarter.

Pfizer now hopes to tell U.S. regulators how well its COVID-19 vaccine works in the littlest kids by early June.

COVID-19 rules for travelers will vary depending on the destination.

The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning.

For travelers going to southern Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier.

As New York City forges ahead with its recovery, the pandemic is leaving lasting imprints, especially on city roadways: less room for cars and more space for people.

South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks.

Beijing is closing all city schools in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak.

Shanghai city authorities say a taxing, one-month lockdown of China’s largest city may be eased in some neighborhoods if new COVID-19 testing shows the virus is no longer spreading in the community.

A new omicron mutant that is a descendent of the earlier “stealth omicron” has quickly gained ground in the United States.

Police and new fencing are restricting who can leave a locked-down area in Beijing, where authorities are trying to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak.

Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, in what city officials say was an initial round of testing.

President Joe Biden and his administration want Americans and their doctors to know that the country has an ample supply of the life-saving COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid and that it no longer needs to be rationed.

Debate over the waiver was key to the federal government’s push for Texas to expand Medicaid for more working poor.

A statewide organization held a discussion with medical professionals and community to determine how to improve childhood vaccination rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A judge has decided to recuse herself from the case involving three of Judge Lina Hidalgo's senior staffers charged in an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract controversy.

Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as $3.5 billion this year.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is holding a news conference along with a COVID-19 vaccination and testing site in partnership with the Bread of Life and the United Memorial Medical Center.

Broadway theatergoers will have to keep their masks up through at least May 31, the Broadway League said Friday.

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization has fallen for a third consecutive week.

Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history.

Mayor Sylvester Turner will join Verizon Foundation leadership to announce a significant grant donation to the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity. Mayor Turner serves as the Honorary Chair. The announcement and funds will further support entrepreneurship education at TSU and diverse-owned small businesses within the community.

Germany’s health ministry says the country may have to discard 3 million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccine by the end of June.

Shanghai has discharged over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients and health authorities emphasize that they must be allowed to return home despite the lockdown that has severely restricted movement in China’s largest city.

China’s largest city of Shanghai says it will soon begin lifting lockdown in communities that report no positive cases within 14 days after another round of COVID-19 testing.

A weekly wrap of the stories our KPRC 2 Investigates team is working on. Highlights include an investigation into a pool contractor accused of stealing from families. We also have the latest on the COVID fraud investigation and a look at thefts of guns in vehicles in Houston.

A federal appeals court has upheld President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving a fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an extra booster can be administered to people over age 80.

A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, and that facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s legal team is now sharing more into the criminal investigation of a nearly $11-million dollar COVID contract by the Texas Rangers and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

AAA Texas said international travel has increased and every country has new requirements to get there.

Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores.