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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Adm. Brett P. Giroir, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, testified before Congress in June on the status of the pandemic. Fauci is just one of the public health leaders and their families across the U.S. who have received death threats and harassment since the pandemic began.

Opinion: Public Health Leaders Deserve More Respect

This pandemic is like war, and federal, state and local health officers are leading the U.S. response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

Protesters confront police during a march in Philadelphia on Tuesday, following the death of Walter Wallace, a Black man who was killed by police in the city on Monday.

Philadelphia Issues Curfew As It Braces For More Protests In Walter Wallace Shooting

Mayor Jim Kenney ordered the curfew amid unrest after the fatal police shooting of the 27-year-old Black man. The city's police commissioner says bodycam footage will be released "in the near future."

A car with a flag endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory drives by as supporters of President Donald Trump gather for a rally outside the Governor's Residence on Nov. 14 in St. Paul, Minn.

Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

The downtown Manhattan skyline looms over pedestrians wearing masks due to COVID-19 concerns. The New York death toll was 783 over the past 24 hours, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a Saturday news conference.

New York Has Lost Another 783 Lives To Coronavirus, Cuomo Says

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is flattening the curve, but daily deaths have stabilized at a "horrific rate."

Skies brighten in the North Park neighborhood after a slow-moving storm that drenched the region finally lifts in San Diego, April 11, 2020

Damaging Storm Finally Moves Out of County

The slow-moving storm finally ended Friday afternoon after dumping record rains across the county for a week

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Trump Pardons Michael Flynn, Who Pleaded Guilty To Lying About Russia Contact

President Trump has pardoned his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. It was announced on Twitter.

Elm Hall, a dormitory at the California Institution for Men, appears in this undated photo.

California Reports 1st Prison Inmate Death Caused By Virus

California corrections officials have confirmed the first prison inmate death caused by COVID-19.

Storm clouds hover over the ocean just south of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier on March 20, 2020.

San Diego Scientists Track The Region's Biggest Rainmakers

San Diego researchers are using weather balloons to track big storm systems that move through the region.

Increased household responsibilities during the pandemic have forced many working mothers to scale back on their hours or to leave the workforce entirely.

Almost A Year Into The Pandemic, Working Moms Feel 'Forgotten,' Journalist Says

Claire Cain Miller says many working moms have scaled back on their hours or left the workforce entirely in response to new household burdens. "There were never the structures in place to help us."

Community members in downtown La Mesa sweep up debris in front of the Randall Lamb Associates building that was burned on the inside, May 31, 2020.

San Diego-Area Neighborhoods Clean Up Following Weekend of Violent Protests

As demonstrators marched and chanted in downtown San Diego late Sunday evening to decry the in-custody Memorial Day death of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, large numbers of people moved through the streets, smashing windows and breaking into stores.

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