Beyond death and trauma, 9/11 changed life in America, even for the class of 2002 at a distant high school in America’s breadbasket.
Author: Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
The COVID culture war: At what point should personal freedom yield to the common good?
America’s debate over pandemic mask and vaccine mandates hinges on an age-old dilemma: When does personal liberty yield to the public interest?
Colonial Pipeline paid a $5M ransom – but will that only invite other malware hacks?: ‘If the payments stop, the attacks will stop’
Some cybersecurity experts, afraid Colonial Pipeline’s $5M payout to hackers will trigger more malware attacks, are seeking a ban on ransom payments.
‘No one has been trained for this much death.’ In a COVID ICU, hospital workers struggle with trauma and grief.
As hospital workers struggle to care for COVID patients, part of the job — and the trauma — is helping families through grief, denial and anger.
‘Failure of imagination’: National Guard absence at Capitol riots shows lack of preparation, distrust after heavy-handed BLM response
Experts say officials misjudged the Trump crowd and feared criticism about a violent federal response similar to 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests.
‘Lunatic hiding in plain sight’: The bitter tale of a woman-hating lawyer who killed a rival and a judge’s son
Before his killing spree, ‘anti-feminist’ attorney Roy Den Hollander blamed everyone from his mom to his ex-wife for a miserable life.
Seattle mayor announces city will reclaim police-free CHOP autonomous zone taken over by demonstrators
After two shootings in activist enclave, Seattle’s mayor Jenny Durkan announced police will return to the occupied zone in the heart of the city.
Coronavirus may last 2 years, study warns. And its second wave could be worse.
Experts say COVID-19, which spreads with more stealth and speed than flu, could last two years — and the next wave may be worse than the first.
The first known US coronavirus case is nearly two months old — and it’s still ‘pretty complicated’ to be tested
As fallout from COVID-19 grips the United States, skimpy and dubious federal testing data adds challenges for tracking and responding to the pandemic.
Everyday Americans are distressed by the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. If they care at all
Everyday Americans from California to Illinois to North Carolina have a sideways view of the historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.