Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Oregon’s governors all said Monday they would end mandatory masking in schools by the end of February or March.
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Connecticut police officers suspended over Lauren Smith-Fields, Brenda Rawls death investigations
Two Connecticut police officers involved in the investigations of two Black women, Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, were suspended.
‘A sad and dark day’: 2 campus officers killed in shooting at Bridgewater College in Virginia
Campus officers John Painter and J.J. Jefferson were fatally shot Tuesday at Bridgewater College, ranked last year as the safest in Virginia.
100 bags of fentanyl found in bedroom of Connecticut teen who overdosed at school, police say
Authorities say they are confident that the 100 bags of fentanyl discovered in a Connecticut teen’s room are the same drugs found in his school.
California wildfire near Big Sur caused by hot embers from pile burning operation, CalFire says
High winds blew hot embers from a pile burning operation onto nearby vegetation, sparking the 700-acre wildfire, CalFire said.
‘Gut-wrenching tragedy for our city’: 3 Baltimore firefighters dead after building collapse
The Baltimore firefighters were responding to a burning three-building story rowhouse when it partially collapsed, officials said on Monday.
South Dakota mom faced ‘nightmare’ when her high-risk baby caught COVID-19
He is “one of the happiest 13-month-olds you’ll ever see,” but Amy Crosby says her son was especially vulnerable to the virus.
Omicron is not that mild: 50,000 to 300,000 more US deaths projected by March: COVID-19 updates
A federal website offering free COVID-19 at-home testing kits was operating at limited capacity Tuesday. Latest COVID-19 updates.
4th vaccine shot less effective against omicron, Israeli study finds; new Va. governor faces mask pushback: Live COVID updates
The increase in antibodies produced by a fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine is not enough to prevent infections from omicron, study shows. Latest news.
‘All we’re asking for is the truth’: Jason Walker’s family, attorney call for justice after fatal shooting
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump joined Jason Walker’s family at Thursday rally, demanding justice after Walker was fatally shot by an off-duty deputy.