While much of the rationale has focused on our government's flat-footed response and poor public health infrastructure, this ignores a significant and underrecognized risk factor -- the exceedingly poor baseline health of our country's population.

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Shannon Dunn has to report to her job this week as a cafeteria manager at an elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she has no idea what she will do when her daughter starts kindergarten with online-only instruction. With a new school year beginning

With millions of kids nowhere near going back to school and the economy reeling from a 32.9% annualized contraction in the second quarter, the months ahead are stretching into what looks like an endless crisis as Trump tweets "Make America Great Again" and spends his weekends on the golf

A Georgia teen is urging people to wear masks and be more careful during the coronavirus pandemic after he lost both of his parents in less than a week to

A black employee in the tourism office of Brevard County in Florida has been awarded a $150,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit after she was fired because she “did not fit the vision.” According to Justice Department officials, the black woman, Deidre Jackson was fired from the county

Brian Kemp's reckless handling of reopening state is costing teachers and

Pederson is "asymptomatic and doing well," the Eagles' statement read. He is in self-quarantine and in communication with the team's medical staff.

The Michigan primary election is August 4th, and registered voters are gearing up to make their voices heard. Millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, are said to be amongst

Mayor Sylvester Turner is proud to stand in solidarity with communities targeted by racism and hate speech related to COVID-19. The mayor recently joined with Houston city council members to sign a letter spearheaded by Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin and the Anti-Defamation League. The

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, August 3. Online learning plans up in air Image via iStock A week before some California districts start school, many parents remain in the dark about what online learning will look like as teachers unions and districts negotiate instruction plans — in