COVID-19 long haul patients are struggling with doctors and employers as they battle lingering symptoms that make them feel “crazy.”
Author: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY
‘We have to fight too hard’: For civil rights leaders, Arbery verdict is a victory. But is it a fleeting one?
Civil rights leaders predict inequities and systemic racism within the criminal-justice system will remain the norm – even after the Arbery verdicts.
A $4B nuclear power plant backed by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett is set for construction in Wyoming
Backers say the broadly supported Wyoming nuclear power plant will help reduce carbon emissions from burning coal, help fight against climate change.
‘Stretched too thin’: With staff ‘exhausted,’ schools cancel class or return to remote learning
Experts worry many students will suffer if they miss classes, but say exhausted teachers need a break after helping families through the pandemic.
Hospitals face staffing shortages, employee clashes as COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms
Experts across the country worry that forcing the nation’s already-stressed hospitals to implement vaccine mandates may push needed workers to quit.
As Biden vaccine mandates loom, protests for personal freedoms swell. What happens next?
Experts say getting people vaccinated against COVID-19 should be a top priority. Is the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate the right way to do it?
As climate change deepens, Lake Mead and Lake Powell continue drying up
Experts say climate change is exacerbating Western drought, raising concerns about food prices, hydroelectric generation and mega wildfires.
Poor health choices are killing rural Americans, and COVID-19 makes it worse
What you eat, whether you smoke and how far you live from a hospital help determine whether you’re more likely to die of illnesses such as cancer and diabetes.
Rising seas, sinking land: Life on this Hurricane Ida-battered Louisiana barrier island may never be the same
Experts say the choices faced by residents and leaders of Grand Isle after Hurricane Ida mirror what other communities will deal with as oceans rise.
History curriculum, books were written by and for white people. What about kids of color?
The critical race theory debate has brought new scrutiny to history textbooks and curriculum. Why don’t kids of color learn about their history?