11 Good News Stories: Spidey Sense, Saving Grandma, ‘Vax-Unteers’

Recognizing their privilege, little girls help restaurants in a big way; Philadelphia Phillies pitch teacher’s good work during pandemic.

19 States Had Confederate Symbols Removed Or Renamed In 2020

A Southern Poverty Law Center report shows 168 symbols of the Confederacy were removed nationwide in 2020.

Gender-Reveal Party Disasters Continue, With 2 Dead This Month

While constructing a device to be used at a gender-reveal party, a dad-to-be becomes the latest to die in a cultural phenomenon.

Texas Couple Answers A Call For Help Posted On The Neighbors App

A multi-day snowstorm didn’t stop this thoughtful couple from delivering a warm meal to their elderly neighbors.

Forged In Crises

How Philadelphia’s black churches overcame disease, depression and civil strife.

Be Careful What You Say And Type

What public school students are allowed to say on social media may be about to change.

5 Ways Parents Can Help Kids Avoid Gender Stereotypes

Gender segregation is deeply embedded in social structures and can have negative implications.

What Is Fascism?

Since before Donald Trump took office, historians have debated whether he is a fascist.

New Gun Law Scorecard Reveals Progress In U.S. States

Despite the pandemic, several states passed new gun safety laws in 2020, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

AI Is Killing Choice And Chance

AI is changing what it means to be human.

When Men Started To Obsess Over Six-Packs

The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals shows no signs of abating.

Coronavirus Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws

Sites also create inequity for the blind.

Have A Case Of A Coronavirus Variant?

No one is going to tell you.

​Should I Be Worried About These New Variants? Can We Stop Them?

Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are circulating globally. How worried should you be about their spread?

'He's My Hero': Pharmacist Braves Weather To Deliver Vaccine

California is first state to 50,000 deaths; states move on their own relief packages; flu has virtually disappeared amid pandemic.

States Pass Their Own Coronavirus Aid, Not Waiting For Congress

Some states have spent hundreds of millions of dollars helping residents and businesses as the wait for more federal money continues.

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well In 'Real World' Test

A study shows the vaccine to be 92 percent effective after two doses, and 62 percent effective after one.

One-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Prevents Severe COVID-19: FDA

The long-anticipated Johnson & Johnson vaccine could help speed the American vaccine rollout with its single-shot capability.

Income Tax Season 2021: What To Know Before Filing 2020 Returns

Here are a few things to know before the April 15 tax deadline. Included: How unemployment benefits affect your tax liability.

How Do The COVID-19 Vaccines Work? 5 Things To Know

There are currently two authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the United States: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna — both of which require two doses.

‘It’s A Minefield’

Biden health pick must tread carefully on abortion and family planning.

If Big Tech Has The Will, There's A Way

Here are ways research shows self-regulation can work.

From ‘Aliens’ To ‘Noncitizens’

The Biden administration is proposing changes to recognize the humanity of Non-Americans.

Child Poverty In The U.S. Could Be Slashed By Monthly Payments

An idea proved in other rich countries and proposed by a prominent republican decades ago.

Black Biomedical Scientists Still Lag In Research Funding

Here’s why that matters to all Americans.

Coronavirus Vaccines: Can Shots Be Given Quickly And Equitably?

The Biden administration wants to get vaccine into people’s arms quickly while also ensuring distribution is equitable. Right now, it isn’t.

105-Year-Old Living On Prayers And Gin-Soaked Raisins

FDA analysis confirms safety and efficacy of single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine; business executives sign on to Biden relief plan.

Who Pays For The COVID-19 Vaccine? 5 Things To Know

The government is providing the vaccine free to everyone who lives in the U.S. But does your Medicare or immigration status affect that?

Manufacturing Woes Continue As Vaccine Demands Intensify

After billions of dollars and dozens of wartime declarations, why are vaccines still in short supply?

It’s Time To Get Back To Normal?

Not according to science.

Calling All Vaccinators

Closing the next gap in coronavirus supply and demand.

How To Really Fix Vaccine Appointment Scheduling

Why has the traditional model gone so wrong?

How Safe Is Your Baby Food?

Company reports show arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Here’s what you need to know.

Save The Trees, Protect The Environment

Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change.

How Black Cartographers Put Racism On The Map Of America

How can maps fight racism and inequality?

Pandemic Continues To Take A Toll On Small Businesses

Why Black and Hispanic small-business owners have been so badly hit in the pandemic recession.

Australia Fighting Facebook

Just another country struggling against the foreign influence on journalism.

'I Just Wanted To Hug Them': U.S. Virus Deaths Pass Milestone

Biden holding moment of silence after 500,000th death; vaccine setback from winter storm will be temporary, Fauci said.

Vaccine Efforts Redoubled As U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 500,000

Because of severe weather, the seven-day rolling average of administered first doses fell by 20 percent between Feb. 14 and Feb. 21.

Student Loan Forgiveness

Will it help or hurt our economy?