8 hours agoDistricts go round and round on school bus reopening plansReopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic means putting children on school buses, and districts are working on plans to limit the risk.
14 hours agoLawyers to argue about psychologist in newspaper attack caseLawyers are scheduled to argue about whether a psychologist's observations about a man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper should be considered in determining ...
15 hours agoLives Lost: Parents hoped baby Kobe would play basketballA young couple in the Philippines named their newborn son Kobe Christ.
19 hours agoCalifornia prosecutors ask NFL to take down shooting videoCalifornia prosecutors are asking the NFL to remove a video produced as part of the league’s Inspire Change campaign.
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20 hours agoTechnical issue has California under-reporting virus cases A technical problem has caused a lag in California’s tally of coronavirus test results, casting doubt on the accuracy of recent data showing improvements in the infection...
17 hours agoImages of student crowds raise questions in Georgia schoolsTwo suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person instruction Monday with mask-optional polices face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after picture...
20 hours agoLos Angeles deputy says colleagues are part of violent gangA sheriff's deputy claims in a legal filing that a violent gang of colleagues in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who call themselves “The Executioners,” cont...
2 days agoPandemic parody of ‘Goodnight Moon’ to be released in fallA popular online spoof of the children’s favorite “Goodnight Moon,” reworked for the coronavirus, will be published by Penguin Random House this fall.
1 day agoOne year after mass shooting, frustration in Ohio cityTormented by mind-scarring memories and questions without answers, Dion Green has dedicated his life after the death of his father and eight other people in a mass shooti...
1 day agoShops closed, beaches deserted as Isaias nears the CarolinasIsaias is near hurricane strength early Monday as it approaches the Carolinas, just a day after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed Florida's east coast as...
1 day agoCourt hearing held in notorious case of children's deathsProsecutors plan to begin sketching out their evidence against a couple at the center of a bizarre case of two missing children whose bodies were later unearthed in rural...
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2 days agoSpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 yearsThe first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into robit are headed toward a splashdown Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico to close out their two-month test flight.
3 days agoDebate begins for who's first in line for COVID-19 vaccineWho will be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Midair collision kills state legislator, 6 others in AlaskaSeven people, including an Alaska state lawmaker, died Friday when two small airplanes collided in midair near the airport in Soldotna, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.
US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsuleTwo U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown in 45 years say they have seasick bags ready to use if needed.
Robert Durst murder trial to resume in 2021 because of virusThe California murder trial of real estate heir Robert Durst has been postponed until April because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans' travel plansFamilies trying to get in a last-minute vacation before school starts better do some homework on COVID-19 restrictions before loading up the minivan.
With time extension stalled, Census speeds up count scheduleThe Census Bureau has sped up the timetable on its website for crunching 2020 census numbers.
Rent's due, again: Monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls offThe coronavirus pandemic is entering a new month, meaning Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry about paying their rent.
Hard-hit Massachusetts worries COVID-19 respite is fleetingMassachusetts widely reopened its economy early in July, but less than a month later, there’s an increasing sense of dread that the hard-hit state’s respite from the pand...
Virus testing turnaround times reveal wide disparityAs coronavirus cases surge in hard-hit Florida, so do the turnaround times for test results.
Portland, Oregon, protests relatively calm after US drawdownOregon police took over protecting a federal courthouse in Portland that’s been a target of violent protests as local authorities try to tamp down demonstrations that hav...
Some educators of color resist push for police-free schoolsSchool districts nationwide are working to remove officers from campuses, but some Black and Indigenous educational leaders are resisting the push prompted by the nationa...
Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end?Female Instagram users across the United States are flooding the photo-sharing app with black-and-white images this week.
Trump says he'll help with funeral costs for slain soldierThe family of a slain soldier found dead near the Texas Army base where she was stationed has taken their story directly to President Donald Trump.
