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For Some Black Students, Remote Learning Has Offered A Chance To Thrive

Back when school was in person, eighth-grader Josh Secrett was always tired. Now, away from the bias he sometimes encountered in classrooms, he says, "I'm more energized. I want to do more things."

For Some Black Students, Remote Learning Has Offered A Chance To Thrive

Back when school was in person, eighth-grader Josh Secrett was always tired. Now, away from the bias he sometimes encountered in classrooms, he says, "I'm more energized. I want to do more things."

Paris' Iconic Shakespeare And Company Bookstore In Trouble Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Famous English-language Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company has lost nearly 80% of its revenue since the first pandemic shutdown in France. The owner of the shop is pleading for help.

Former San Diego State men's volleyball head coach Jack Henn is shown in this undated photo.

Jack Henn, SDSU National Champion Volleyball Coach, Dies At 79

Former San Diego State men's volleyball coach Jack Henn has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 79, the university announced Tuesday.

Nation's Pediatricians Walk Back Support For In-Person School

In a new statement made jointly with teachers unions, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says "science and community circumstances must guide decision-making."

Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps Chief Jacob Finklestein, 25, responding to calls on Dec. 10. He said the ambulance crew has not seen a dramatic increase in 911 calls even as cases surge across the state and hospitalizations double in the last month.

New Jersey EMTs In Early Epicenter Of Coronavirus Outbreak Brace For Surge

The state's hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since mid-May, but the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew say they're only getting a handful of COVID-19-related calls.

Election officials carrying equipment during last month's presidential primary in El Paso. A Texas judge says he will allow all voters to apply for absentee ballots in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The state typically makes it difficult to cast such ballots.

Texas Judge Set To Order State To Allow All Voters To Request Mail-In Ballots

Texas has one of the strictest vote-by-mail programs in the country. Democrats have sued, saying such rules don't work during a public health emergency.

John Poynter of Clarksville, Tenn., uses a wall calendar to keep track of all his appointments for both behavioral health and physical ailments. His mental health case manager, Valerie Klein, appears regularly on the calendar — and helps make sure he gets to his diabetes appointments.

Coordinating Care Of Mind And Body Might Help Medicaid Save Money And Lives

Tennessee's innovative Medicaid program is offering bonuses to mental health providers who help make sure their Medicaid patients get preventive help and treatment for physical ailments too.

Smoke rising from the USS Bonhomme Richard fire at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020.

Crews Continue To Fight Raging Fire Aboard Navy Ship On San Diego Bay

Firefighters spent a second day battling a raging fire Monday aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego, laboring to contain a super-hot, explosive blaze that has injured scores of sailors and civilians and caused extensive damage to the warship.

President Joe Biden holds a booklet as he speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday.

No Mask, No Fly: Biden Signs Order Requiring Face Coverings On Planes

The executive order signed by President Biden Thursday also includes interstate travel on trains, buses and cruise ships, in a sharp reversal of the Trump administration's lax mask culture.

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