COVID-19 vaccine developers battle disease, public perception
Jan 2, 2021
Dr. Amy Givler, 62, a family medicine doctor in Monroe, La., decided early in the COVID-19 pandemic that she wanted to participate in a vaccine trial […]
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COVID-19 vaccine developers battle disease, public perception
Dr. Amy Givler, 62, a family medicine doctor in Monroe, La., decided early in the COVID-19 pandemic that she wanted to participate in a vaccine trial […]
U.S. reports first case of COVID variant
Dec 30, 2020
A Colorado man in his 20s tested positive for the highly infectious virus strain first reported in the United Kingdom, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. State […]
Charles “Chuck” Yeager dies
Dec 8, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the United States Air Force brigadier general most well known for being the first person to break the sound barrier, died Monday at […]
That infamous day
Dec 7, 2020
Editor’s Note – This story originally appeared in WORLD in 2014. It is reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. CHARLESTON, S.C.—In 1923 Army Col. Billy Mitchell predicted Japanese […]
Survey: Americans paying off debt during pandemic
Oct 8, 2020
The website money.com recently released the findings in a survey of 2,200 US households and how they handled their credit during the pandemic. Beginning in March […]
Wildfires continue spreading across the West
Sep 11, 2020
A thick blanket of smoke continued to cast an orange haze over parts of the usually cool Willamette Valley in Oregon. Nearly 40 fires had burned […]
Classrooms reopen around the world
Sep 10, 2020
Sporting backpacks laden with fresh notebooks and sharpened pencils, millions of children in countries around the world returned to school in recent weeks. Many expressed excitement […]
California heat wave triggers weekend fires
Sep 8, 2020
Rescuers in military helicopters assisted 207 campers in California’s Sierra National Forest after a wildfire left them stranded over the weekend. The Creek Fire began on […]
The CDC halts some evictions
Sep 3, 2020
Experts predicted millions of Americans could lose their homes as coronavirus-related eviction moratoriums began expiring in July. In early August, President Donald Trump issued an executive […]
169 law enforcement officers in the US have died in the line of duty in 2020; 91 from COVID-19
Sep 1, 2020
Tallahassee – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) and the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) are designating the month of September 2020, to honor the service and sacrifice […]
Oregon governor sends backup to Portland
Sep 1, 2020
Authorities have arrested more than 600 people in connection with ongoing protests, vandalism, and violence in Portland, Ore., since late May. Gov. Kate Brown is sending […]
Protest marks the anniversary of the March on Washington
Aug 31, 2020
WASHINGTON—Thousands of civil rights activists gathered at the Lincoln Memorial and around its reflecting pool on Friday. The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network […]
Penguin math
Aug 28, 2020
During harsh Antarctic winters, temperatures can drop to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit with winds up to 87 miles per hour. To stay warm, emperor penguins squeeze […]
Teams boycott games over police shootings
Aug 27, 2020
The Milwaukee Bucks remained in their locker room for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The boycott comes after […]
Hurricane Laura intensifies, prompts evacuations along Gulf Coast
Aug 26, 2020
Forecasters said Hurricane Laura continues to gather strength Wednesday morning and could make landfall in Texas or Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 storm late Wednesday […]
A defiant dictator
Aug 25, 2020
BELARUS: Protests demanding the ouster of “Europe’s last dictator,” President Alexander Lukashenko, continue for a second week, with the embattled leader landing by helicopter at his residence and emerging […]
Gulf Coast braces for back-to-back storms
Aug 24, 2020
Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Marco to make landfall on the Louisiana coast Monday after weakening from hurricane strength on Sunday. Tropical Storm Laura will pass through […]
Unemployment ticks up
Aug 21, 2020
After two weeks of decline, the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week rose to 1.1 million. The U.S. Department of Labor’s report on Thursday […]
Wildfires cover Bay Area in smoke
Aug 20, 2020
Authorities in California ordered thousands of evacuations in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday. More than 40 wildfires in the state have destroyed or damaged […]
UNC–Chapel Hill officials respond to COVID-19 outbreak
Aug 18, 2020
University administrators nationwide have ordered extensive on-campus pandemic precautions, but they could not curb off-campus parties where the coronavirus spreads freely. The University of North Carolina […]
Annual bear-binging webcast underway
Aug 17, 2020
Fans missing the usual packed lineup of live sports in the fall can tune into webcams from Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve for some serious […]
With fall questions looming for school districts across the United States, more parents choose to educate their kids themselves
Aug 16, 2020
As shutdowns and social distancing debates dragged through the summer and COVID-19 flared in the South and West, politicians and educators in Washington, D.C., wrangled over […]
Public school uncertainties
Aug 14, 2020
Michigan education administrators by mid-August usually are well prepared for public school openings right after Labor Day. Not this year. Mike Burde, veteran assistant superintendent for […]
The politics of postage
Aug 13, 2020
WASHINGTON—Public scrutiny of the U.S. Postal Service is reaching new heights as the agency deals with budget problems, partisan attacks, and questions about its handling of […]