More than a month since the U.S. began administering COVID-19 vaccines, people who were not supposed to be first in line have received vaccinations.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Back to school? Chicago calls on teachers to return to classrooms Monday despite no deal with union.
Some students returned to Chicago classrooms in mid-January for two weeks, but those classes shifted online last week amid an impasse in negotiations.
Millions of COVID-19 survivors have lost the sense of smell and taste. Will they come back? Not even researchers know.
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers still aren’t sure when some survivors may regain their senses of smell and taste – if ever.
Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for carrying forward ‘a movement of racial justice’
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian member of parliament.
Judge in George Floyd trial denies request to use 16 past incidents as evidence against former Minneapolis police officers
A judge will not allow prosecutors at trial to present 16 incidents involving the former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.
Investigation finds 33 missing children in Southern California, FBI says
An investigation recently found 33 missing children in Southern California, including eight who had been sexually exploited, the FBI said Friday.
Coronavirus updates: 17% of US has been infected, model estimates; Capitol Police, National Guard outbreaks reported
A model estimates 168,000 more U.S. COVID-19 deaths before May. Meanwhile, about 5% of Americans have received a vaccine dose. Latest COVID-19 news.
Doctors said she wouldn’t survive COVID-19. After 25 days on a ventilator, she’s renewing her wedding vows.
A year after the first known US case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Snohomish County, Peggy and Steve Jahn are celebrating life and love.
The first US case. The first death. The first outbreak at a nursing home.
A year after COVID-19 arrived in the US, the front line staff in Washington state are still holding on.
White man who intentionally drove into racial injustice protesters avoids prison, may have record expunged
An Iowa man who intentionally drove his vehicle through a crowd of protesters will have his record cleared if he stays out of trouble for three years.