The Biden administration will begin sending coronavirus vaccines directly to community health centers as it boosts distribution. Latest COVID-19 news.
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Pittsburgh loses ‘a piece of history’: Fire ravages 1800s building, likely dooming it to destruction
A four-alarm fire on Monday ravaged a Pittsburgh historic building that has stood since the 1800s. No injuries were reported.
White House, health officials concerned after maskless Super Bowl celebrations; Florida reaches 200 variant cases: Latest COVID-19 updates
On the same day it hosted Super Bowl LV, Florida on Sunday became the first state to report 200 variant COVID-19 cases. Latest virus news.
Utah school allows families to opt out of Black History Month instruction, then reverses course after backlash
The North Ogden charter school sent a letter that allowed families “to exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month.”
1,000+ troops to help vaccine distribution; at-home test surge coming; Johnson & Johnson applies for authorization. Latest COVID-19 updates.
More than 1,000 active duty troops will begin supporting vaccination sites. FDA preps for “all eventualities” of virus variants. Latest COVID-19 news.
J&J vaccine found to be safe, 66% effective; South Africa variant reaches US. Latest coronavirus updates.
Early safety data from the first month of COVID-19 vaccination finds the shots are as safe as the studies suggested they’d be. Latest COVID-19 news.
These colleges survived World Wars, the Spanish flu and more. They couldn’t withstand COVID-19 pandemic.
The 140-year-old Concordia College in New York announced Thursday that it would close its doors this fall. Other colleges have made the same decision.
Novavax vaccine nearly 90% effective in UK trial; South Africa variant found in South Carolina; US cases drop sharply: Key COVID updates
South Africa variant found in U.S. for first time. Novavax vaccine shows nearly 90% effectiveness in United Kingdom trial. Latest COVID-19 news.
Abraham Lincoln, out. George Washington, gone. San Francisco votes to rename 44 schools for namesakes’ ties to racism, slavery.
School board members have argued that the renaming is timely and important, given the country’s reckoning with a racist past.
Dana Point, California, where marine mammals ‘live in harmony with people,’ earns distinction as first Whale Heritage Site in US
Known as the Dolphin and Whale Watching Capital of the World, Dana Point, California, has been named as the first Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.