By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19 cases nationwide, according to data released Tuesday from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The update comes as schools across the US
By Chanelle Chandler As it marks its return to in-person classes, Hampton University, a prominent historically black college known colloquially as “Home by the Sea,” is setting an example of how to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. The school, which is located in
By Tierney Sneed, The 2013 Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act still finds new ways to scramble the Justice Department’s enforcement of the landmark 1965 law. As legislation that restores a key element of the law makes its way toward a
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt to contain the latest surge of Covid-19. The new requirements could apply to as many
By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, Americans are no longer protected from evictions or receiving beefed-up unemployment payments, but they are still benefiting from many other federal coronavirus rescue measures. More support may be on the way, as Democrats on Capitol Hill hammer out a 10-year,
By Warren Trent It is a thrilling and fast paced sport. To ride, you certainly should be focused. And fearless… well that goes without saying. For the thousands of fans who gathered at the Arizona Black Rodeo, they witnessed something special, Cowgirls
By Chloe Melas, Janet Jackson has just released a teaser for her upcoming two-part documentary. The singer posted the short clip on her Instagram page with the caption, “Hey u guys. Excited to share the first teaser of my new documentary with u.”
By Maeve Reston, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been doing everything he can to persuade women to vote “no” on the Republican effort to oust him in Tuesday’s recall election, and in Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday he got his most high-profile surrogate to date
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster, A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday, adding to a growing list of Confederate symbols that have been taken down across the country since George Floyd’s death sparked
By Eric Bradner, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Tuesday a bill that imposes a raft of new restrictions on voting in one of the nation’s fastest-growing and diversifying states. Abbott signed Senate Bill 1 after the Republican-led Legislature approved it during the second special
