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Education Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms

President Biden's education nominee has spent most of his professional career as a public school educator in the city where he grew up: Meriden, Conn.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

April 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the April 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Military police hold a line near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality on June 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Military Police Leaders Weighed Deploying 'Heat Ray' Against D.C. Protesters

Hours before federal police cleared peaceful protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel like it was burning.

Over 120,000 People Remain Displaced 3 Years After Philippines' Marawi Battle

The government vowed to rebuild the city after the 2017 conflict with militants linked to ISIS. But more than 100,000 people are still in displacement camps, waiting for reconstruction.

A white tiger at the Alipore zoo in Kolkata, India. India's tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals.

Census Finds Nearly 3,000 Tigers In India

The country counted a total of 2,967 wild tigers, an increase of more than 30% in four years.

The Bristol Regional Medical Center, now part of Ballad Health, was among hundreds of hospitals that have joined lawsuits against opioid makers.

Some Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers For Costs Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction

A few hundred hospitals have banded together to sue drugmakers in state courts, but far more are staying on the sidelines to avoid 'unflattering attention' about their role in the opioid crisis.

Nyle DiMarco attends the premiere of "A Quiet Place Part II" at Lincoln Center on March 8, 2020 in New York. In his new Netflix series <em>Deaf U</em>, DiMarco turns the camera on students at Gallaudet University.

With 'Deaf U,' Nyle DiMarco Strives To Show 'There Is No One Right Way To Be Deaf'

The model and activist, who himself is deaf, says his new Netflix reality show offers "an entrance into our world, which is so rich in culture and so layered and diverse."

Native Hawaiians have objected to construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for years. On Monday, about 300 protesters arrived to block workers from accessing the site on a mountain believed to be sacred land.

Hawaii Protesters Block Access Road To Stop Construction Of Massive Telescope

Native Hawaiians chained themselves to a grate in a road to stop work on the controversial Mauna Kea project on what they say is sacred land. Development is scheduled to begin this week.

It wasn't easy in early March to get a test in the U.S. confirming you had the coronavirus — scarce availability of tests meant patients had to meet strict criteria linked to a narrow set of symptoms and particular travel history.

Early Coronavirus Testing Restrictions Led To Some Big ER Bills

People with COVID-19 symptoms in March and April were often billed for expensive scans and bloodwork because they didn't qualify back then for a confirmatory coronavirus test. Some are crying foul.

Southerland says she dreams about buying a home in Bolton Hill, where it's quiet and culturally diverse.

In Baltimore, The Gap Between White And Black Homeownership Persists

The gap between black and white homeownership rates has widened in recent decades. Baltimore is a majority black city, but research shows it has a gap of 31 percent, mirroring the national average.

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