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Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson/The Texas TribuneThe request for review by the state’s highest criminal court was filed by Mason’s attorneys as well as the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU and the Texas Civil Rights Project. -
Stephanie Colombini/American HomefrontMore than 50 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling for vets to volunteer.
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First responders and frontline workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic are highlighted in White House Christmas decorations that also give a special nod to Melania Trump's redesigned Rose Garden.
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A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.
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Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the largest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despite pleas from health experts for Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving.
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Dictionary.com on Monday declared “pandemic” its 2020 word of the year. Searches on the site for the word spiked more than 13,500% on March 11, senior research editor John Kelly told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of the announcement.
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Audiences heard James Earl Jones' voice as the iconic Star Wars villain, but it was Prowse behind Darth Vader's mask.
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Biotech company Moderna has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective. The company is submitting an application to the FDA Monday requesting emergency use authorization.
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Undocumented workers in some states must choose between driving illegally and risking exposure to the virus by sharing rides.
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Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday.
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"Those who have already gathered or traveled need to make sure that they take the proper precautions to stay safe," Austin Public Health's director said.
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The court overturned a Justice Department decision denying the asylum of a former Colombia police officer who received multiple death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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More than 1.27 million immigration cases around the country are pending. The partial court shutdown due to COVID-19 has contributed to the largest backlog of immigration cases on record.
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A new report from the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network sheds light on hunger among active duty service members, veterans and retirees.
