As the school reopening debate rages, parents of toddlers balance their need to work and their kids’ needs for socialization with virus fears
Author: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
The fight over monuments asks who is an American hero and who is a ‘symbol of hate’?
From presidents to explorers, Americans are delving into the often abusive histories of former leaders honored by statues and monuments.
California governor requires residents to wear face masks in most indoor, outdoor settings
Gavin Newsom said he’s issuing order now because too many people are going out in public without face coverings and coronavirus cases are increasing.
5 years after Charleston was rocked by the Mother Emanuel church shooting, the pain lingers
Five years after the Emanuel 9 were killed during Bible study by a white supremacist, Charleston activists are still pushing for legal reforms.
‘You have to keep at it’: What Black Lives Matter demonstrators can learn from civil rights protests of the past
If the civil rights battles of the past tell us anything, it’s that activists must be persistent to generate tangible change, historians say.
Protests and prayers: George Floyd memorial service brings Americans together in mourning, outrage
Across the nation Thursday, Americans stopped to commemorate the life and mourn the death of George Floyd.
Straight-talking Dr. Anthony Fauci has been the nation’s voice on the coronavirus. So, who is he?
Who is White House coronavirus frontman Dr. Anthony Fauci? Friends and colleagues are not surprised to see him emerge as a trusted voice.
‘I don’t need this right now’: States may have coronavirus reopening plans, but Americans are still wary
As some states look to open businesses, it remains to be seen whether citizens, leery of the virus, are ready to reengage.
Latinos disproportionately dying, losing jobs because of the coronavirus: ‘Something has to change’
Latinos are disproportionately suffering from the coronavirus because of a combination of factors, including working in low-paying front-line jobs.
America has suffered great loss before. Here’s how we may learn to cope with coronavirus death toll.
The U.S. has suffered horrific losses throughout history, from one-day cataclysms to wars to pandemics. Each wave of death brought societal change.