President-elect Joe Biden seeks “buy-in across the country.” Detroit Thanksgiving parade goes virtual. 252K U.S. deaths. Latest COVID news.
Author: Jessica Flores, USA TODAY
The sun has set on 2020 in this Alaskan town. ‘Polar night’ brings 66 days of near-darkness in America’s northernmost town.
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks on Wednesday said the sun will not rise again until Jan. 23 in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow.
Coronavirus live updates: Sen. Chuck Grassley tests positive; New Orleans cancels Mardi Gras parades; Fauci calls for ‘uniform approach’
Hawaii, Iowa issue statewide mask mandates. Alaska has lost over 3,000 oil, gas jobs. Washington state wedding leads to outbreak. Latest COVID news.
‘This is 2020, so why wouldn’t this happen?’: Deer crashes through window into Indiana school classroom
A deer crashed through a window into a classroom at Blackhawk Middle School in Fort Wayne on Tuesday, frightening two teachers. Nobody was hurt.
Coronavirus updates: US has almost 2,000 deaths in a day; Fauci says pandemic won’t be around ‘a lot longer’; California has almost 1M cases
A record number of infections has driven hospitalizations to record levels. California meanwhile is nearing 1 million cases. Latest COVID-19 news.
Coronavirus updates: US surpasses 10M COVID-19 cases; Ben Carson, Tom Izzo test positive; Pfizer vaccine 90% effective
President-elect Joe Biden will take a different approach to the virus. New Jersey closing restaurants early. US hits 10M cases. Latest COVID news.
Coronavirus updates: US surpasses 100K cases in a day again; Missouri poll worker with COVID-19 dies after working election
The Navajo Nation announces 2 new weekend-long curfews. Maine issues face mask mandate. Massachusetts restrictions start Friday. Latest COVID news.
Republican Madison Cawthorn reacts to becoming youngest member of Congress: ‘Cry more, lib.’
Madison Cawthorn will become the youngest member in Congress, a title currently held by Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Disneyland isn’t all that’s closed in California: Museum advocates push back against ‘restrictive’ COVID-19 reopening rules
Museum advocates in California are arguing they’ve been assigned to the “incorrect risk category” and don’t pose the same threat as movie theaters.
‘A big win for justice!’: Texas officials scrap rule that would have allowed social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients
After backlash, Texas officials have reversed a rule that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients who are LGBTQ or have a disability.