Tag: Coronavirus
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
14 of 32 competitors at Miss Mexico pageant had coronavirus
MEXICO CITY — Contestants from 14 of Mexico’s 32 states at a Miss Mexico contest tested positive for the coronavirus, a health official in...
For Johansson, fans, ‘Black Widow’ is a decade in the making
Scarlett Johansson has had quite a bit of time to think about a “ Black Widow ” movie. After all, she’s played the character...
Galesburg, an American crossroad, tunes out feuding Congress
GALESBURG, Ill. —
Pickup trucks and cars rumble north across...
NYC temporary morgue lingers, a reminder of pandemic’s pain
NEW YORK — On a sun-soaked morning last month, a dozen mourners gathered by a freshly dug grave to bury four people who were...
Johnson says UK must live with virus as he announces easing
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil plans Monday to scrap mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing in England in two...
Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers.
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Rural Kentucky health officials press on, one shot at a time
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. — John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old...
Loved and decried, El Salvador’s populist leader is defiant
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — In the narrow, gang-controlled alleys of the Las Palmas neighborhood, struggling Salvadorans are untroubled by actions of their president...
Census takers worry that apartment renters were undercounted
Census taker Linda Rothfield's government-issued iPhone kept directing her back to apartments in San Francisco that she already knew were vacant. When she did...