Couples want their four-legged friends to be part of the wedding party. While they tie the knot, a pro pet coordinator keeps the event on a leash.
Author: Andrea Ball, USA TODAY
‘They’re so young:’ A grandfather mourns 10-year old Jayce Luevanos, among the victims
There were many things to love about 10-year-old Jayce Luevanos. On the day after the Uvalde shooting, his grandfather remembered.
She lost her sense of smell. It almost ended her business. How COVID, anosmia changed a life
Olfactory disorders, one of COVID-19’s earliest indicators, are now invisible disabilities affecting the lives of survivors. One is Iowa baker Whitney Leighton.
‘I physically can’t do it’: For some, COVID-induced parosmia means facing end of a career
Can COVID-19 smell loss qualify for disability?
‘Hope never dies’: Ukrainian pastor seeks unity for Russian-speaking congregation in Texas
As Vladimir Putin continues an unprovoked war, a Texas pastor from Ukraine struggles to hold together his Russian-speaking, Christian congregation.
Teacher shortages, mask mandates: Every day still a test for pandemic principals
Principals have quietly marched on throughout the pandemic, trying to keep their schools from becoming health, academic and social disasters.
NYC Marathon: After setbacks, a broken wrist and COVID delay, today I’ll finally run
I got my race number the other day. I am runner 35940. I will be at the starting line of the New York City Marathon. I will tweet updates.
Fire in remote Alaska village leaves COVID-19-racked residents without safe drinking water
Already racked by COVID-19, remote villagers in Tuluksak, Alaska, have been living on donated water since losing their sole supply in a Jan. 16 fire.
‘There’s a lot of anger’: COVID-19 vaccine rollout leaves people scrambling to find shots
Excitement over the first vaccines has quickly turned to anger and frustration as those now eligible struggle to find available shots.