More than 500,000 people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Friday.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Pandemic preschool: How to navigate sending your child into an unfamiliar building with masked strangers
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the first day of preschool looks a little different this year, leaving some kids and guardians feeling anxious.
About 600 wildfires have burned a million acres in California in a week. Lightning may soon set even more blazes.
Hundreds of wildfires are burning in California and tens of thousands are under evacuation orders. Here’s the latest news.
43 felony charges, new task forces: Here’s what Chicago is doing to combat potential looting
Dozens of people have been charged in connection with widespread looting in downtown Chicago earlier this week, the county prosecutor said.
‘Leaving us behind’: High-risk students ask, why can’t all college courses be offered online?
Thousands of students with weakened immune systems fear they’re being left behind at colleges that resume in-person classes without online options.
It’s now a felony in Illinois to assault a retail worker who is enforcing face mask rules
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has made it a felony to assault or batter a retail worker who is conveying coronavirus public health guidance.
‘Thirty miles a day’: They’re walking 750 miles to arrive in DC on 57th anniversary of MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
The march, which hopes to bring awareness to racial inequity and police brutality, began Tuesday in Milwaukee with about 20 people.
Whiskey starting at $12,000? This bottle survived an infamous shipwreck 80 years ago
A bottle of whiskey salvaged from a 1941 shipwreck off the coast of Scotland was expected to sell for thousands at auction this week.
Some parents want to hire tutors, start mini schools this year. Most can’t afford to.
Many parents are concerned about their kids’ contracting COVID-19. But the options they have as they consider online school differ widely.
Coronavirus updates: New tests measure amount of antibodies in blood; Louisiana ravaged twice by virus; cruise crews test positive
The FDA authorizes the first COVID-19 tests that analyze the amount of antibodies in the blood. Latest COVID-19 news Saturday.