Social media is critical for reaching the 23,000 soon-to-be 18-year-olds who are allowed to vote for the first time Jan. 5 in Georgia Senate runoffs.
Author: Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY
Parents can’t afford daycare and preschool. Oregon voters are giving it to kids for free.
In Oregon’s biggest city, preschool will soon be free. Activists say moms will return to the workforce. Could free daycare spread to other states?
Coronavirus updates: Republican Ohio governor wishes Trump had ‘more happy relationship with masks’; US passes 100K single-day count
Latest COVID-19 news: The U.S. surpasses 100K new daily cases for the first time. China bars UK travelers. Denmark to slaughter minks.
COVID-19 is pushing these college students to drop out. That could devastate the economy and their lives.
During the COVID pandemic, community college students are dropping out or sidelining their education. That could have devastating consequences.
‘You’re not wanted’: Trump’s proposed college student visa changes worry international students — again
International college students say they feel unwanted after yet another Trump administration proposal to restrict U.S. student visa rules.
Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison among Women of the Century for arts, literature and media
Media executive Oprah Winfrey is one of the most famous, influential and wealthiest women in the world. Winfrey is on USA TODAY’s centennial list.
Why self-made millionaire Madam CJ Walker, Kamala Harris are missing from Women of the Century lists
Vice president running mate Kamala Harris and Madonna are among the missing women on USA TODAY Network’s Women of the Century project. Here’s why.
Defund police? Some cities have already started by investing in mental health instead
Across the U.S., some cities are investing millions of dollars into mental health resources and response teams while defunding some police budgets.
At a small Oregon meatpacking plant, first came fear, then a plan
At Nicky USA’s in Portland, Ore., sad realization struck that in the era of the coronavirus, the family business could not go on as planned.
Is the coronavirus an act of God? Faith leaders debate tough questions amid pandemic
Faith leaders are fielding questions about whether coronavirus is an act of God and if it’s some sort of punishment for sin.