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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should Schools Reopen If Teachers Aren't Yet Vaccinated? CDC Will Soon Weigh In

President Biden wants schools to reopen quickly. But there are questions about whether teachers should first be vaccinated. The CDC will provide more guidance next week.

Trump Tells The Story Of A 'Miracle' Cure For COVID-19. But Was It?

President Trump continues to promote hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has not been proved to work against coronavirus and COVID-19. He's relying on anecdotes, not science.

A worker making pasta at Cesarina in Point Loma with a sign requiring face covering on the premises, July 21, 2020.

Most California Workers To Stay Masked Under Revised Rules

California employees will soon be able to skip masks in the workplace, but only if every employee in the room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

In this image from video provided by the Department of Defense, an unexplained object is seen at center as it soars high among the clouds, traveling against the wind. "There's a whole fleet of them," one naval aviator tells another, though only one indistinct object is shown.

How UFO Sightings Went From Conspiracy Theory To A Serious Government Inquiry

Have alien spacecraft been buzzing across Earth's skies? Turns out it's not just people in tinfoil hats asking that question — it's the U.S. government.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky likens the call she got from the Biden team, asking her to lead the CDC amid a pandemic, to a hospital alarm that goes off when a patient's heart has stopped. "I got called during a code," she says. "And when you get called during a code, your job is to be there to help."

Biden's Straight-Talking CDC Director Has Long Used Data To Save Lives

Dr. Rochelle Walensky says scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were "muzzled" and "diminished" by the Trump team, especially during the pandemic. She aims to fix that.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside former President Donald Trump during a tour of an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30 in Pharr, Texas. Abbott says he'll continue Trump's border barrier, a pledge that is expected to help the governor in his reelection campaign.

Controlling The Border Is A Challenge. Texas Gov. Abbott's Crackdown Is Proving That

"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.

The Legacy Of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

DeVos will be remembered as a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.

Enrollment By International Students In U.S. Colleges Plummets

The pandemic is a major reason, but the number of international students has been falling for years.

A New, Infectious Coronavirus Is Detected In Malaysia – And It's Coming From Dogs

New Coronavirus Detected In Patients At Malaysian Hospital; The Source May Be Dogs

A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University.

Police block Kansas Street in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego after Mario Fierro (inset), a teacher at Cathedral High School, was fatally shot, Feb. 1, 2021. Photo inset courtesy of Diocese of San Diego.

Man Accused of Killing Cathedral Catholic High School Teacher Pleads Not Guilty

A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's fiancé — a beloved Cathedral Catholic High School teacher — by shooting him outside his North Park home pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder.

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