BOSTON — Soon after losing his trucking job amid the pandemic, Freddie Davis got another blow: His landlord in Miami was almost doubling the rent on his Miami apartment. Davis girded for what he feared would come next. In September he was evicted — just over a month after a federal ...

There were 11 new COVID-related deaths recorded last week in Chautauqua County, according to information released Wednesday by the health department. To date there have been 244 virus deaths in the county. Of those, two have involved people between the ages of 20 and 29; three between 30 and ...

Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the omicron variant, New York City officials will distribute one million masks and 500,000 home tests, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. The mass distributions are part of a broader plan to counter ...

The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row. The White House on Wednesday insisted there is no ...

State Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is questioning Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ability to impose New York state’s latest face mask mandate. The Jamestown Republican said under the New York State Constitution, only the state Legislature can enact laws. “The governor cannot issue executive orders ...