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People wait in line to get food distributed by the National Guard in Chelsea, Mass., on April 16. Harvard researchers found areas with more poverty, people of color and crowded housing had higher mortality rates for the coronavirus.

Harvard Researchers Find 'Inequality On Top Of Inequality' In COVID-19 Deaths

By studying the number of all current deaths compared to those in previous years, researchers have found that high-poverty, crowded areas where people of color live have been hard hit by the pandemic.

Ed Stetzer is executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College

Evangelical Leader Cites 'Growing Angst' With Guv's Covid-19 Response

A group of Chicago-based evangelical leaders plans to seek a virtual meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker because of “growing angst” about the rules he has...

A sign displaying beach rules hangs along Venice Beach, where beachgoers returned this weekend following weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus.

In Los Angeles, Relief And Caution As Locals Return To Venice Beach

Sun bathing was prohibited and face masks were required. But Venice Beach otherwise felt like its usual eclectic self this Memorial Day weekend.

volunteers working household hazardous waste collection

EAC To Study Creating Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site

Those every-other-year household hazardous waste collections in McLean County could become a thing of the past if the Ecology Action Center gets its way.…

Medical professionals escort a patient into the the COVID-19 ward at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in New Delhi on June 15.

India Reports Record Spike In COVID-19 Cases, But Nixes Another Nationwide Lockdown

With 12,881 new infections, Thursday's daily tally is India's highest so far. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ruled out another national lockdown, saying it's too painful for the economy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said requiring masks is a necessary step as Californians continue to ignore recommended face-covering guidelines.

California Gov. Newsom Makes Face Masks Mandatory Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases

The new order, issued Thursday, requires people to wear masks or other face coverings in public spaces, including while taking public transportation, seeking medical care or shopping.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar speaks to supporters in Austin, Texas, in March.

Texas Democrat MJ Hegar To Face Cornyn; Maine's Sara Gideon Will Challenge Collins

In a night of primaries, President Trump's personal physician Ronny Jackson secured a nomination to represent a Texas congressional district and Jeff Sessions lost a bid to regain his Senate seat.

Peoria Public Schools Address Reopening Questions In Town Hall

Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat said the district has valiantly responded to the COVID-19 health crisis with an approach to...

Pandemic Spurs More Interest In Nursing, Instruction To Remain Interactive

Twin City nursing programs are full up and instruction will remain interactive during the COVID-19 pandemic.Judy Neubrander, dean of Illinois State…

Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y., an injection as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (Hans Pennink/AP Photo)

What It Takes To Develop A COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine development is complicated. We break it all down and bring you the latest on the leading contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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