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What Chadwick Boseman's death means in a year marked by grief

By Joshua Barajas

Grieving for Chadwick Boseman and his family was, in a way, also grieving for everything that has happened this year.

How economic factors are putting people of color at greater risk for coronavirus

By Yamiche Alcindor, Frank Carlson

Black and Latino Americans are suffering disproportionately from the novel coronavirus pandemic -- both in terms of health and economic harm. These groups are three times as likely to contract the virus as white Americans and nearly twice as likely…

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New York doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients

By Larry Neumeister, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacking girls and women for nearly two decades using the cover of medical examinations.

Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins

By Jim Salter, Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S.

Advocacy group says police shooting of autistic teen reveals shortfalls in mental health crisis response

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press

An advocacy group says a police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old autistic boy in Salt Lake City reveals shortfalls in the way officers respond to a mental health crisis.

New book reveals Trump played down the virus despite understanding its severity

By Kevin Freking, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

A new book reveals that President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that it was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had…

WATCH: NIH says halted vaccine study shows 'no compromises' on safety

By Lauren Neergaard

The National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca's suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in developing the shots.

The sexual assault case that shocked Hollywood almost a century ago

By Dr. Howard Markel

On Sept. 9, 1921, a young actress named Virginia Rappe died of a ruptured urinary bladder, days after a Labor Day party where she alleged that silent movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle had assaulted her.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness

By Lauren Neergaard

"This is not something to be alarmed about," Fuller said. Instead, it's reassuring that the company is pausing the study to figure out what's happening and carefully monitoring the health of study participants.