Minneapolis police fired “less lethal” projectiles at nonviolent protesters last year. There’s scant evidence the city has strengthened its oversight.
Author: Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY
Colonial Pipeline paid a $5M ransom – but will that only invite other malware hacks?: ‘If the payments stop, the attacks will stop’
Some cybersecurity experts, afraid Colonial Pipeline’s $5M payout to hackers will trigger more malware attacks, are seeking a ban on ransom payments.
‘No one has been trained for this much death’: In a COVID ICU, hospital workers struggle with trauma and grief
As hospital workers struggle to care for COVID patients, part of the job — and the trauma — is helping families through grief, denial and anger.
‘Failure of imagination’: National Guard absence at Capitol riots shows lack of preparation, distrust after heavy-handed BLM response
Experts say officials misjudged the Trump crowd and feared criticism about a violent federal response similar to 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests.
‘Lunatic hiding in plain sight’: The bitter tale of a woman-hating lawyer who killed a rival and a judge’s son
Before his killing spree, ‘anti-feminist’ attorney Roy Den Hollander blamed everyone from his mom to his ex-wife for a miserable life.
Colleges race to create ‘a new sense of normalcy.’ Will new rules, COVID-19 testing be enough?
As nearly 20 million students wait for word, the nation’s college and university presidents devise plans to reopen during a pandemic.
Colleges are racing to create ‘a new sense of normalcy.’ Will new rules, COVID-19 testing be enough?
With nearly 20 million students waiting for word, the nation’s college and university presidents are devising plans for to reopen during a pandemic.
Coronavirus may last 2 years, study warns. And its second wave could be worse.
Experts say COVID-19, which spreads with more stealth and speed than flu, could last two years — and the next wave may be worse than the first.
Overwhelmed hospitals, equipment shortages: Coronavirus pandemic is playing out as state planners expected
Emergency experts knew medical supplies would likely run out in a severe pandemic, so state preparedness plans instruct doctors who to save first.
The first known US coronavirus case is nearly two months old — and it’s still ‘pretty complicated’ to be tested
As fallout from COVID-19 grips the United States, skimpy and dubious federal testing data adds challenges for tracking and responding to the pandemic.