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Gene Bracegirdle was relieved to get his first dose vaccine shot recently in rural Colorado.

COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Off To A Slow Start — But Not In Some Rural Areas

Some rural areas, where health care is usually harder to get, appear to be leading the nation in delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. But health leaders are cautioning there are caveats.

America Is Divided. Evan Osnos' 'Wildland' Looks At How That Happened

Osnos' new book focuses on coal country in West Virginia; hedge fund culture in Greenwich, Conn.; institutional racism in Chicago and why Democrat Joe Manchin holds remarkable sway in the Senate.

Australian Firefighters Save Groves Of Prehistoric Wollemi Pines

A team of firefighters saved a prehistoric tree species from extinction as fires continue in Australia. The trees have outlived the dinosaurs.

Andra Day stars as legendary blues and jazz singer Billie Holiday in the new Hulu film "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday."

Andra Day Channels Billie Holiday In New Biopic

'The United States Vs. Billie Holiday' is now streaming on Hulu

Buildings were destroyed in a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921. Eyewitnesses recalled the specter of men carrying torches through the streets to set fire to homes and businesses.

A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past

Survivors and their descendants say facing the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of murdering George Floyd.

Minnesota Attorney General Focused On Mechanics Of Derek Chauvin Case, Not Its Impact

Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, wasn't sure they were going to win. "Accountability just doesn't happen very much," he says.

Ernestine Mann, here in a family photo, moved into the Arbor Terrace at Cascade assisted living facility in Atlanta in 2019. Mann was one of the residents who died of COVID-19 this year when there was an outbreak at the facility.

In Atlanta, A Wave Of Coronavirus Deaths And The Questions Left In Its Wake

At least 17 residents at an assisted living home in Atlanta died of COVID-19 this spring. It is the company's only home in Georgia in a Black neighborhood and the only one to suffer a severe outbreak.

This undated file photo released by the Avenal State Prison public information office shows exterior signage at Avenal State Prison in Avenal in California's Central Valley.

79th California Prison Inmate Dies Of COVID-19 Complications

Authorities say an inmate at a central California prison died of complications from the coronavirus Saturday, becoming the state’s 79th person to have a fatal case of COVID-19 while they were incarcerated.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

September 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

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

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is seen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in November. Cruz and several other Republicans are calling for a commission to investigate unfounded claims of election fraud.

Republican Lawmakers Divided On Election Certification

Dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate have said they will object to certification of the Electoral College results. Others say it's time to move on.

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