UPS gives its Express delivery boxes a Black History Month makeover
UPS is celebrating Black History Month with a special design on Express delivery packages, part of a campaign to support Black-owned small businesses.
Biden administration designates Myanmar military takeover as a coup
The Biden administration has formally determined that the military takeover in Myanmar constitutes a coup d'état, a designation that requires the US to cut its foreign assistance to the country.
The Democrats won the Senate. Here's why they aren't in charge yet
Democrats won the Senate, but they're not yet in charge until the chamber's party leaders strike a power-sharing agreement.
Democrats are moving ahead without Republicans on Covid relief
Democrats are moving now to fast-track a Covid relief package.
“There’s a Lot Left to Be Done.”
February is Black History Month – and Black people just made a whole lot of history.
Maryland becomes 2nd state to report coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa
Maryland on Saturday became the second state to report a case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa -- a strain that health experts say is more transmissible than previous ones.
Life after Covid: The people who will re-enter society last
Danielle Seal likens going for a walk during the pandemic to an extreme sport.
The US is in an 'absolute race' with new coronavirus strains as experts differ on vaccine strategy
With multiple new coronavirus strains spreading across the country, the US is in an "absolute race" to vaccinate Americans before those variants overwhelm the country, health experts say.
At-home Covid-19 test to ramp up production with $231.8 million federal contract
The Biden administration announced on Monday that the US Department of Defense and US Department of Health and Human Services are working with Australian company Ellume to provide more of its fully at-home Covid-19 tests to the United States.
Barcelona denies responsibility for leak after report reveals Lionel Messi's record $672 million contract
Barcelona says it "categorically denies" responsibility for the publication of Lionel Messi's $672 million contract, which was reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
How Brazil's Covid-19 vaccine plan fell apart
Some of the sickest people in São Paulo, Brazil occupy the rooms inside the Covid-19 ward at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Disease.
Dustin Diamond, 'Saved by the Bell' star, dead at 44
Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy "Saved by the Bell," died Monday after a recent cancer diagnosis, according to Diamond's manager, Roger Paul. He was 44.
32 fired Georgia state troopers cleared after yearlong cheating investigation
Following a yearlong investigation, Georgia state officials have cleared nearly all of the Georgia state trooper cadets who were implicated in a cheating scandal and fired in January 2020, according to Mike Ayers, executive director of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST).
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
Meet the Man Who Created Black History Month
February marks Black History Month, a federally recognized, nationwide celebration that calls on all Americans to reflect on the significant roles that African-Americans have played in shaping US history. But how did this celebration come to be -- and why does it happen in February?
These 'vaccine hunters' are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system
If she'd waited to get vaccinated until it was her "tier's" turn, Isabela Medina wouldn't have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine until late summer.
Rev. Jesse Jackson recovering in the hospital after 'successful' surgery
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is recovering from surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort.
NASA astronauts conduct the second spacewalk of the year
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Monday to finish battery upgrades and install high-definition cameras outside of the International Space Station.
Profiles in perseverance: Garrett Morgan
The son of two former slaves, Garrett Morgan had little more than a grade-school education.
A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean
A huge piece of California's Highway 1 was washed out this week by a winter storm that brought heavy rain and snow.
