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It's impossible to know how often college students are getting vaccinated. Rumors of it happening illegitimately are widespread, but many situations aren't so duplicitous upon closer examination, because the vaccinated students are actually eligible, because they work in labs or health care settings, or have underlying health issues that make them high risk for severe COVID-19.

Grounded For Spring Break, College Students Talk About Who Got The Shot, And How

For the second year, undergraduates in New York City are mostly sticking to campus. But there is plenty of gossip about classmates exploiting loopholes to get vaccinated in order to travel or party.

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, minors lie inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, in Donna, Texas.

US Identifies 3,900 Children Separated At Border Under Trump

The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump's “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal crossings.

A group of Encinitas residents who have clashed with a neighboring hemp farm are shown on July 13, 2021.

Hemp Farms In San Diego County Boom, And Neighbors Say, So Do The Headaches

For months, Encinitas residents have clashed with the hemp farm next door, blaming it for their health problems. Now, that hemp farm is shutting down but the situation is far from over.

After A Year Of Remote Classes, Teachers Are Meeting Students For The First Time

As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.

Workers prepare burgers for hundreds of migrants female teenagers set to arrive at the San Diego Convention Center Saturday night, March 27, 2021.

As Migrant Children Arrive, San Diego's Social Service Providers Step Up

The San Diego Convention Center is sheltering exclusively teenage girls, and will eventually hold 1,450 migrants.

In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, homeless people stand among their items along 17th Street in San Diego.

Mayor Gloria Announces Policy Changes To Homeless Encampment Cleanups

The changes are aimed at providing transparency and consistency to reduce the negative impacts of city sidewalk-cleanup activities on people experiencing homelessness.

Gregory Curry has had almost all his belongings in boxes and in a storage locker since he was evicted in August. He spent more than seven months struggling to survive financially and unable to find another landlord willing to rent to him.

Evicted And Homeless Due To Pandemic — 'I Literally Had To Sleep In My Car'

Getting evicted during COVID can risk a person's health and doom their ability to find a home. The extension this week of a federal order preventing evictions could save many people from that fate.

Scarlett Helmecki joined an all-girls Scouts BSA troop in Delaware two years ago and recently became an Eagle Scout.

'She Just Wanted It': One Girl's Journey To Becoming An Eagle Scout

Scarlett Helmecki, the first girl in Delaware to achieve the rank, accepted the Eagle Scout challenge two years after joining an all-girl BSA troop.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson (left) and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listen to Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill read instructions to the jury before closing arguments on Monday.

What We Know About The Jurors In The Chauvin Trial

The group is more racially diverse than Hennepin County, Minn., as a whole: Six are white, four are Black, and two identify as multiracial. Derek Chauvin's fate is now in their hands.

Remote Forever: Workers Relocate In Pandemic, Forcing Employers To Adjust

With millions of Americans suddenly working remotely, some took the opportunity to move across the country — crossing their fingers that when it's safe to go back to the office, they won't have to.

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