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An Illinois lawmaker from Bloomington says the government should lower loss requirements for financial relief after severe storms and other emergencies.

McLean County has seen an uptick in COVID vaccinations in recent weeks, but the rate of vaccines going into arms is still much lower than it was when the vaccines first became widely available. People who waited to vaccinate are leaving clues for health officials to better understand who remains vaccine hesitant.

A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in his truck in front of the Library of Congress gave up after an hours-long standoff with police and is now in custody. No bomb was found in the truck.

Recent surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the RAND Corporation give some insight into how parents are trying to navigate sending their children back to school as the pandemic continues.

Florida's largest school district became the latest in the state to order masks ahead of the county's 334,000 students returning to their classrooms on Monday.

The regulator is taking another swing at Facebook after a judge tossed out its initial effort in June. It accused the social media giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly.

Afghans have lived through Soviet and U.S. invasions, civil war, insurgency and a previous period of heavy-handed Taliban rule. Here are some key events and dates from the past four decades.

The mandate, effective Oct. 18, applies to all K-12 teachers and staff in the state. The news comes as states around the country grapple with rising cases and the return of in-person schooling.

There are 29 more patients than there are open ICU beds as of Wednesday. The recent run, reminiscent of early in the pandemic, is occurring largely in states with the lowest vaccination rates.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced that over 323,000 borrowers who have significant and permanent disabilities will qualify for the relief from student loan debt.