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Migrant workers and their family members line up outside a New Delhi bus terminal hoping to board a bus for their villages. Millions have lost their ability to earn an income because of the government-imposed lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus Lockdown Sends Migrant Workers On A Long And Risky Trip Home

Amid a 21-day lockdown to help control the spread of the coronavirus, millions of workers in India's cities have no income, no food — and so are heading back to their villages.

This 2015 photo provided by Shawn Nolan Chief, Capital Habeas Unit Community Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, shows Dustin Higgs at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Ind.

U.S. Executes Dustin Higgs In 13th And Final Execution Under Trump Administration

Higgs had been sentenced to death for the 1996 killings of three women. His lawyers had tried to argue that his diagnosis of COVID-19 would make death by lethal injection "cruel."

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

January 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

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

Laurie Yoler, mother of Max Lenail, speaks at Mission Trails Regional Park on July 22, 2021

San Diego Councilman And Senator Secure $1.5 Million For 'Bridge For Max'

City Councilman Raul Campillo on Thursday announced $1.5 million in state funding for the "Bridge for Max" initiative to construct a pedestrian and bicycle bridge at the San Diego River Trail Crossing where a 21-year-old man drowned.

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say fatal drug overdoses nationwide surged roughly 20% during the pandemic, killing more than 83,000 people in 2020. A growing body of research suggests Black Americans have suffered the heaviest toll.

Drug Overdose Deaths Surge Among Black Americans During Pandemic

Black Americans with addiction face "pervasive and continuing systemic racism" and often struggle to gain access to treatments that prevent fatal overdoses.

W. Va. Del. Derrick Evans, shown taking the oath of office in Charleston on Dec. 14, was seen in a video as part of the group of pro-Trump rioters who forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Video Shows Newly Elected W.Va. Lawmaker Among Mob That Stormed The U.S. Capitol

West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans, sworn in last month, was seen in a since-deleted video entering the building. It is unclear whether Evans will face disciplinary action from fellow state lawmakers.

U.S. Executes Dustin Higgs In 13th And Final Execution Under Trump Administration

Higgs had been sentenced to death for the 1996 killings of three women. His lawyers had tried to argue that his diagnosis of COVID-19 would make death by lethal injection "cruel."

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pictured in July 2020 in Geneva, will head the WTO beginning in March. She wants countries to drop restrictions on the export of vaccines and other medical supplies.

Controls On Vaccine Exports 'Hold Back' Pandemic Recovery, Warns Incoming WTO Head

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to lead the World Trade Organization. She talked with NPR about the WTO's role in improving access to vaccines and says there's "no doubt" that the WTO needs reforms.

Some National Guard troops are seen behind shields outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening.

After Chaos, Insurrection And Death, Pro-Trump Rioters Defy D.C. Curfew

The extremists are calmly milling about the Capitol grounds, despite the D.C. curfew in effect. The relatively peaceful dispersal is in stark contrast to the response to last summer's BLM protests.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro is seen in a 1968 photo. The Hall of Fame knuckleballer died at 81 years old after a battle with cancer, his former team announced Sunday.

Hall Of Famer Phil Niekro, Known For His Knuckleball, Dies At 81

"Knucksie," as he was known, pitched the most games of any Braves pitcher. He retired at 48 years old in 1987.

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