Nearly half of U.S. households in the nation’s four largest cities reported serious financial problems amid the pandemic.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Wildfires race across the West: People in 6 states under evacuation orders; ‘mass’ fatalities expected
As fires burn across thousands of miles in Oregon, California and other western states, officials hope cooler weather will help calm down the blazes.
‘We have never seen this’: 10% of Oregon faces evacuation; death toll at 26 from Western wildfires
More than 500,000 people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Friday.
Pandemic preschool: How to navigate sending your kid into an unfamiliar building with masked strangers
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the first day of preschool looks a little different this year, leaving some kids and guardians feeling anxious.
A ‘small but necessary step’: Emmett Till’s Chicago home granted preliminary landmark status
The home of Emmett Till on was granted preliminary landmark status Thursday, days after thousands rallied in D.C. on the anniversary of his murder.
You’re facing a lot of choices amid the pandemic. Cut yourself slack: It’s called decision fatigue.
Millions of Americans are exhausted from making a seemingly endless series of life-or-death decisions. Researchers call it “decision fatigue.”
About 600 wildfires have burned a million acres in California in a week. Lightning may soon set even more blazes.
Hundreds of wildfires are burning in California and tens of thousands are under evacuation orders. Here’s the latest news.
43 felony charges, new task forces: Here’s what Chicago is doing to combat potential looting
Dozens of people have been charged in connection with widespread looting in downtown Chicago earlier this week, the county prosecutor said.
‘Leaving us behind’: High-risk students ask, why can’t all college courses be offered online?
Thousands of students with weakened immune systems fear they’re being left behind at colleges that resume in-person classes without online options.
It’s now a felony in Illinois to assault a retail worker who is enforcing face mask rules
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has made it a felony to assault or batter a retail worker who is conveying coronavirus public health guidance.