Nov 25 Will there be a monument to the COVID-19 pandemic? By Emily Godbey, The Conversation Although memorials to past pandemics are not as prolific as war memorials, they do exist. A scholar of visual culture provides a brief history of monuments around the world. Continue reading
Nov 25 How deteriorating schools fuel the inequality crisis amid COVID-19 By Meredith Kolodner and Bracey Harris, Neal Morton, The Hechinger Report The rampant spread of the coronavirus has exposed a crisis of crumbling and dilapidated school buildings brought on by decades of underfunding and neglect. Continue reading
Nov 25 WATCH: Biden appeals for unity in Thanksgiving-eve address By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press But even as Biden implored Americans to join in healing and common purpose, President Donald Trump asserted that the election should be overturned, a futile call but one that stokes the divisions Biden is trying to overcome. Continue reading
Nov 25 Defying warnings, millions in the U.S. travel for Thanksgiving By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Millions of Americans are taking to the skies and hitting the road ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire. Continue reading
Nov 25 WATCH: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood The state has seen more than 312,000 positive coronavirus cases since March. Continue reading
Nov 25 Money promised to combat U.S. overdose crisis sits unused By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A $200 million account set aside as part of Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy case is going unused because attorneys involved in lawsuits against the OxyContin maker can't agree how to spend it. Continue reading
Nov 25 WATCH: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus update By Associated Press Cuomo will hold a news conference ahead of Thanksgiving to give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 25 27 coronavirus deaths at Illinois veterans nursing home prompts probe By Associated Press State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans. Continue reading
Nov 25 U.S. jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens The Labor Department's report Wednesday said jobless claims climbed from 748,000 the week before. Continue reading
Nov 24 Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah's red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. Continue reading