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San Francisco area deaths add to US mass shootings in 2021

May. 26, 2021 04:12 PM EDT
Eight people are dead after an employee opened fire at a San Francisco Bay Area transit agency early Wednesday in San Jose, California. The attacker was...

In this photo provided by Guillermo Lefranc, members of the community and family members hold a vigil outside the scene of a shooting in Orange, Calif., Sunday, April 4, 2021. Police say that suspect Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez had targeted mobile home brokerage company Unified Homes and had personal and business relationships with the victims. Authorities identified the people killed in the California attack as Luis Tovar, 50, shown in picture at left, who owned Unified Homes; Leticia Solis Guzman, 58; and Jenevieve Raygoza, 28, shown in center picture, and her brother Matthew Farias, 9, shown in photo at right. (Guillermo Lefranc via AP)
US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 05:07 AM EDT

Kent State University student Regan Raeth of Hudson, Ohio, looks at her vaccination bandage as she waits for 15 minutes after her shot in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021. U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations

By Collin Binkley Apr. 12, 2021 02:12 AM EDT

Gov. Baker receives his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Apr. 06, 2021 09:05 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker received his COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. The Republican governor got his first dose of the...

Field hospital treats 275 patients; State reports 99 deaths

Jan. 06, 2021 11:27 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The coronavirus field hospital in Worcester has expanded to 75 beds and has treated 275 patients since reopening last month, officials said...

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019 file photo, Dolly Parton performs at the 53rd annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Parton's $1 million gift to Nashville's Vanderbilt University helped researchers develop Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine, announced this week. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments

Nov. 18, 2020 11:02 AM EST

Can students booted for breaking COVID-19 rules get refunds?

By Cecilia Clark Of Nerdwallet Nov. 05, 2020 07:13 AM EST
College students returned this fall to find rigid COVID-19 prevention rules that take away from college’s social appeal. And noncompliance can be costly. ...