EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?
ATLANTA — It's a back to school season like no other for students, teachers and parents across the U.S. Schools have opened nationwide this...
Two people arrested in robbery of Blues hockey prospect
ST. LOUIS — Two suspects have been arrested in the robbery of a St. Louis Blues prospect and a woman on the grounds of...
Body composting a ‘green’ alternative to burial, cremation
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with...
Dean Heller to enter governor’s race in battleground Nevada
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller will announce a bid for governor of Nevada on Monday, joining a crowded field of...
Pandemic tie to vision issues seen in Chinese kids’ study
Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning, and eye specialists think the same may have happened in...
TV actor Allison Mack enters prison in NXIVM sex slave case
NEW YORK — TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the cultlike group NXIVM, has surrendered to a California prison to...
Minnesota Supreme Court defers ruling on Minneapolis police
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling Thursday in the fight over a ballot question about the future of policing in...
Future of Lake Tahoe clarity in question as wildfires worsen
CARSON CITY, Nev. — When a wildfire crested the mountains near North America's largest alpine lake, embers and ash that zipped across a smoky...
Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
RALEIGH, N.C. — Within his first week back at school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to a classmate...
Trial date set for former Chiefs assistant charged with DWI
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is scheduled to face trial in April on a charge of driving...