Currently, UConn football players are on campus in Storrs. They have been tested for COVID-19. They have passed through a modified quarantine period during which they remained in small groups. They have completed strength and conditioning workouts. They have begun on-field activities. But no one knows for sure whether they’ll […]
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Shortly after the first coronavirus outbreak ravaged a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., the Trump administration moved to fulfill a longstanding industry goal — waiving the requirement that nurse’s aides receive 75 hours of training and allowing people who study only eight hours online to become caregivers during the pandemic. […]
juvenile detention Getty This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was co-published with the Detroit Free Press and Bridge Magazine. Grace, 15, was sentenced to […]
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, instructors and entertainers across industries have shifted their content online. Sacramento’s YouTubers were already providing similar services. How-to tutorials, people playing video games, home workout videos and comedy skits have reeled in YouTube views for years. And most of these videos, which contribute […]
Just when many shopping malls had finally figured out how to adapt to the era of digital retail, the coronavirus pandemic upended everything. Having seen their recent move toward dining, entertainment, fitness and personal services come to a screeching halt – a pivot that was supposed to help them survive […]
Two of the largest school districts in the U.S., the Los Angeles and San Diego unified school districts, said Monday that their academic years will start with only online instruction, as California continues to fight a surge of COVID-19 cases. The districts made the announcement in a joint statement and said their academic calendars will begin […]