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An image of a Native American is featured in the artwork of Johnston Gate, Harvard University's first and largest gate heading to the campus, in Cambridge, Mass., Sunday, May 23, 2021. Some 350 years ago, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, an Aquinnah Wampanoag man, became the first Native American to graduate from the university, the product of Harvard's chartered mission to educate "English and Indian youths of this country." (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short

By Philip Marcelo May. 27, 2021 01:19 AM EDT

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center's vaccination site at Our Lady of the Rosary church in Union City, Calif., Thursday, April 15, 2021. The state expanded vaccine eligibility to all Californians aged 16 and older on Thursday. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group via AP)
California allows vaccinations for everyone age 16 and up

By Amy Taxin And Don Thompson Apr. 15, 2021 06:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 file photo, Then-Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian applauds his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. For all the stops and starts endured by men's and women's college basketball teams because of the pandemic, more than 80% of scheduled conference games were played this season, according to research by The Associated Press. The season was nonetheless a grind for most teams and none had it harder than the George Washington men and UC Davis women. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
8 of 10 conference games played in pandemic; it wasn't easy

By Eric Olson Mar. 30, 2021 05:29 PM EDT

University offers students $75 to avoid spring break travel

Mar. 10, 2021 03:29 PM EST
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — The University of California, Davis is offering students $75 to be used for “staycations” to encourage them to avoid nonessential travel...

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban reacts during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala. As Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oregon, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Florida prepared to play for conference championships, they signed top-10 recruiting classes for 2021 they hope to fuel their next title contenders.. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Alabama follows up title by finalizing star-studded class

By Steve Megargee Feb. 03, 2021 06:41 PM EST

The University of California, Davis Medical center is seen in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The medical center is one of more than a half-dozen California health centers that are expected to receive the 327,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine soon after it is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
California hospitals prepare to get first vaccine doses

By Amy Taxin And Don Thompson Dec. 11, 2020 06:53 PM EST

FILE— In this Tuesday April 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions, during a news conference at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Newsom says the state will have thousands of workers to track down everyone who may be infected by each person who contracts coronavirus. Newsom said Monday, May 4, 2020, that counties will have to show they can perform so-called contact tracing as a prerequisite to reopening businesses. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Viral sleuths needed to track California coronavirus cases

By Brian Melley May. 04, 2020 08:29 PM EDT

Man accused of stealing hospital virus sample is rearrested

Apr. 29, 2020 11:00 PM EDT
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A homeless man accused of stealing a coronavirus test sample from a Northern California hospital has been rearrested days after he was...

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) catches a pass while Virginia cornerback Nick Grant (1) defends during the second half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C. The NFL's shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is denying teams the opportunity to get face time with draft prospects who have been injured, have checkered pasts or are under the radar. Higgins’ 6-foot-4 frame and superb hands stand out in a deep pool of receivers. Speed is the question, and a private workout might have helped. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)
Virus costly to draft prospects needing face time with teams

By Eric Olson Apr. 10, 2020 12:18 PM EDT