Officials acknowledged a catastrophic failure by police to not immediately enter the classroom as a gunman massacred 19 students and two teachers.
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Ottawa Police said 47 people were arrested Saturday amid an unprecedented police effort to clear the streets of protesters against COVID restrictions.
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Two studies this week added to a growing body of research that has found lingering COVID symptoms are common. COVID-19 updates.
COVID racial disparities also affect kids, report says; Moderna vaccine protection staying especially strong: Latest COVID-19 updates
New research from the CDC shows that effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine is staying particularly strong. Latest COVID-19 updates.
Some COVID hot spots see increase in vaccinations; Massachusetts outbreak shows ‘vaccines are working’: Live COVID-19 updates
More people are deciding to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in some pockets of the U.S. where vaccination rates are low and COVID-19 case rates are high.
Train operator on leave after more than 2 dozen people injured in Boston train collision, authorities say
A train operator has been placed on leave after at least 25 people received medical attention when two trains crashed in Boston.