San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said a 30-year-old man in the county with no travel history tested positive for the new strain.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Two states have cases of more contagious COVID-19 strain
Colorado officials said contact tracing was underway to determine who else may have been exposed to a COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K.
Scientists told Americans to consume less sugar, alcohol. The new dietary guidelines don’t reflect that.
New federal dietary guidelines rejected a committee’s recommendation to lower the suggested amount of sugar and alcohol consumed in a day.
Colorado confirms first known US case of new COVID-19 strain believed to be more contagious
A new COVID-19 strain first identified in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado. The strain is more contagious, scientists say.
Chicago lawyers attempted to block release of video showing police handcuffing innocent, naked woman
Chicago lawyers attempted to stop the release of police body camera video that shows officers handcuffing an innocent, naked woman, Anjanette Young.
His father died of COVID-19 alone in a nursing home: The obituary he wrote blames Americans who ‘abandoned’ science
A widely shared obituary for Marvin James Farr blames Americans who have “abandoned” science amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Yes, some Americans may be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But not by the federal government.
Some Americans will likely be mandated to get a coronavirus vaccine. But not anytime soon.
NASA satellite to monitor sea level rise, affects of climate change over next decade
The satellite will collect ‘the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our oceans are rising in response to climate change,’ NASA said.
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving amid a pandemic. Here’s how we did it in 1918 – and what happened next
On Thanksgiving more than a century ago, many Americans were living under quarantines, and officials warned people to stay home for the holiday.
Chicago police accused in federal lawsuit of brutal attacks on protesters
Police officers used “brutal, violent and unconstitutional tactics” to quell protests over the killings of Black Americans last summer, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges.