America’s debate over pandemic mask and vaccine mandates hinges on an age-old dilemma: When does personal liberty yield to the public interest?
Author: Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
‘They do what they want’: Minneapolis police injured protesters with rubber bullets. The city has taken little action.
Minneapolis police fired “less lethal” projectiles at nonviolent protesters last summer. No officers have been disciplined.
Colonial Pipeline paid a $5M ransom – but will that only invite other malware hacks?: ‘If the payments stop, the attacks will stop’
Some cybersecurity experts, afraid Colonial Pipeline’s $5M payout to hackers will trigger more malware attacks, are seeking a ban on ransom payments.
‘Failure of imagination’: National Guard absence at Capitol riots shows lack of preparation, distrust after heavy-handed BLM response
Experts say officials misjudged the Trump crowd and feared criticism about a violent federal response similar to 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests.
Coronavirus may last 2 years, study warns. And its second wave could be worse.
Experts say COVID-19, which spreads with more stealth and speed than flu, could last two years — and the next wave may be worse than the first.
The first known US coronavirus case is nearly two months old — and it’s still ‘pretty complicated’ to be tested
As fallout from COVID-19 grips the United States, skimpy and dubious federal testing data adds challenges for tracking and responding to the pandemic.
Everyday Americans are distressed by the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. If they care at all.
Everyday Americans from California to Illinois to North Carolina have a sideways view of the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Trump’s allies want to ID the whistleblower, who may learn the price of speaking out
Trump’s allies are stepping up pressure to identify the impeachment whistleblower. Whistleblowers often pay a price, professionally and personally.