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Pastor Aaron Trigg fielded calls from his displaced congregants for months after the flood. "A lot of people in Rainelle were poor, and they didn't have any insurance. They didn't have any way to have any backup plan." With no money to repair their homes, a lot of people took what they could salvage and left Rainelle for good.

A Looming Disaster: New Data Reveal Where Flood Damage Is An Existential Threat

More than 4 million homes face financial losses from flooding. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable are facing potentially catastrophic damage.

Numerous people have tested positive after attending an event in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 26 to announce the nomination of Seventh U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

The Many, Maddening Hurdles To Contact Tracing The White House Outbreak

The coronavirus outbreak originating at the White House last week may have spread cases to dozens of other communities. But tracing related cases and stopping further spread is extremely challenging.

Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

Senate Republicans Block A Plan For An Independent Commission On Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks.

Increased car and foot traffic coupled with rising sea levels have driven parts of the Tidal Basin area underwater.

Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall's Tidal Basin

With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.

Arthur and Abrams have collaborated on similar projects in the past, including a rap opera about Muhammad Ali in 2017.

'Music Is Music': A Rapper And A Conductor Cross Centuries In Louisville

Rapper-turned-politician Jecorey Arthur is teaming up with Teddy Abrams, the head of the Louisville's orchestra, for a musical collaboration tackling racial injustice.

Netanyahu's Legacy After 12 Years As Israel's Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu ends the longest term for any Israeli prime minister, 12 years, with a history of alliance with U.S. Republicans.

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tuesday at a National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del., named after his late son, Beau, before departing for Washington, D.C.

Biden Says He Wants To Unite America. He Might Find Unity Hard To Come By

As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.

North County Transit Breeze bus going under the Carlsbad sign in this undated photo.

Public Transit Hopes To Win Back Riders After Crushing Year

As President Joe Biden urges more federal spending on public transportation, transit agencies decimated by COVID-19 are struggling to figure out how to win back passengers.

President Joe Biden walks over to speak to members of the media after arriving on the Ellipse on the National Mall after spending the weekend at Camp David, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington.

White House Offers New Tax Credit To Help Spur Vaccinations

The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office.

This 16-year-old got his Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot late last month at the UCI Health Family Health Center in Anaheim, Calif. Students as young as 12 are now eligible to get the vaccine, too, the FDA says.

FAQ: What You Need To Know About Pfizer's COVID Vaccine And Adolescents

Adolescents age 12 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the FDA says. Buy when and where, and what about younger kids? You have questions. We have answers.

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