As fire season burns hotter and longer, which increasingly results in hazardous air blanketing the West Coast, what’s the risk for young children?
Author: Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY
Fire crews are doing ‘good work’ to contain raging wildfires in Oregon and California. Now it’s the weather’s turn to help.
Reminders of devastation are everywhere: Burnt-out cars, piles of ash where buildings once stood. Then there’s the choking smoke in the air.
Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison among Women of the Century for arts, literature and media
Media executive Oprah Winfrey is one of the most famous, influential and wealthiest women in the world. Winfrey is on USA TODAY’s centennial list.
Defund police? Some cities have already started by investing in mental health instead
Across the U.S., some cities are investing millions of dollars into mental health resources and response teams while defunding some police budgets.
At a small Oregon meatpacking plant, first came fear, then a plan
At Nicky USA’s in Portland, Ore., sad realization struck that in the era of the coronavirus, the family business could not go on as planned.
Religions alter death and burial rituals in wake of coronavirus, causing mourners more heartbreak
Sitting shiva via zoom: Because of social distancing, many religions’ death and burial rituals have been modified.
Is the coronavirus an act of God? Faith leaders debate tough questions amid pandemic
Faith leaders are fielding questions about whether coronavirus is an act of God and if it’s some sort of punishment for sin.
Coronavirus live updates: US death toll tops 4,000, with projections of 240,000 fatalities; Dow suffers worst 1st quarter ever
The coronavirus death toll surged past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the total from the 9/11 terror attacks. Here are the latest updates on the crisis.
More than 3,000 coronavirus deaths in US as large cities battle hospital bed shortages
The U.S. hit another grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic Monday, recording its 3,000 death as the nation’s most populated cities put out cries for aid and extra hospital beds.
Liberty University welcomed coronavirus to campus last week, the New York Times reported. That’s ‘false,’ university says.
After the New York Times reported that multiple Liberty students had gotten sick after returning to campus, the Virginia university pushed back.