COVID-19 case numbers, which had been steadily falling in the U.S. since September, have again plateaued. But why have the numbers now stalled in the 70,000s?
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The importance of masks to public health is fading as other pandemic-fighting tools emerge: highly effective vaccines, better tests and now powerful antiviral drugs. So ...
There is still much to learn about the horrific events Friday night at the Astroworld festival in Houston, which resulted in at least eight deaths, along with hundreds o...
I’m a huge sports fan. And while I have a particular penchant for my hometown Chicago teams, I’ll tune in to any big game.
In recent years, sports have taken the spotlig...
“A world of zero risk is not a world in which American diplomacy can deliver,” U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said as he introduced his plan for modernizing Americ...
The U.S. is experiencing an unusual surge of strikes — 10,000 John Deere workers went on strike in October, and so did 1,400 Kellogg workers, and now 35,000 Kaiser Perma...
Anyone who has flown over the past year knows that face coverings are required in airports and on commercial flights. This has become the standard for air travel. Yet a ...
This Thursday is Veterans Day, a federal holiday that is annually celebrated Nov. 11 by honoring military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Hey, calm down! Ignore all those frantic experts who are urging consumers to tackle holiday shopping earlier than usual due to supply-chain issues and shipping delays.
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The U.S. Postal Service was long a bright spot in the federal government, flourishing no matter which party was in office. It was an institution that could be relied upo...
