Tuesday is Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Those two events, however, aren’t as closely linked as in past years.
Author: Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
In deadliest avalanche month for US – 26 fatalities – Juneau, Alaska, ‘dodged a bullet’ this weekend
The threat of “historic avalanches” in Alaska’s capital city appeared to diminish on Sunday after some residents were advised to evacuate their homes.
CDC director warns about ‘concerning’ case increase; FDA committee reviewing Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Latest COVID-19 updates
The FDA is holding an all-day meeting Friday to review data on Johnson & Johnson’s candidate vaccine. Global deaths top 2.5M. Latest COVID-19 updates.
A 150-million-mile selfie stick: How NASA’s Perseverance rover overcame ‘time and space’ to capture first Mars panorama
The panorama is a composite of 142 individual images taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z camera system and shared by the rover’s Twitter account.
Joe Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in 37 days; South Korea, Hong Kong administer first vaccinations; 508K US deaths: Latest COVID-19 updates
President Joe Biden urged Americans to wear masks and not let their guard down as the number of coronavirus cases declined. Latest COVID-19 updates.
‘SNL’ faces backlash for joke about Israeli vaccination effort; political division helped fuel death toll, Fauci says. Live COVID-19 updates
The White House said this weekend that despite the drop in cases this month, life won’t return to normal for quite some time. Latest virus updates.
US reaches 500,000 coronavirus deaths in under a year, a once-unthinkable milestone: Latest COVID-19 updates
President Joe Biden held a moment of silence and a candle-lighting service Monday at the White House to mark 500,000 deaths. Latest COVID-19 news.
‘Truly America at its best.’ NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance landing a salute to diversity
For an agency that has long been seen as being predominantly built of white men, the Perseverance control room provided a striking new look for NASA.
Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID infection, study says; New York City could run out of vaccine today: Live updates
A study found pregnant women in Washington state were infected with COVID-19 at a 70% higher rate than others at similar ages. Latest COVID-19 news.
Stuck in traffic? Americans with longer commutes could be inhaling dangerously high levels of carcinogens, study says.
A California study published in the journal Environment International found drivers with longer commutes could be inhaling high levels of carcinogens.