Researchers warn of 'learning recession' as student test scores decline

Students nationwide are facing what researchers describe as a decade-long learning recession as test scores continue to ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

U.S. overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary ...

Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gains

Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some ...

IRS may owe millions of taxpayers COVID tax refunds — how to check your eligibility

Tens of millions of Americans may be eligible for pandemic-era tax refunds – and even though the issue is still playing out ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

American cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus after evacuation

One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but ...
deseret

Former NBA star John Stockton makes a last appeal to the Supreme Court

The attorney for former Utah Jazz point guard and 10-time All-Star John Stockton and his co-plaintiffs filed a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as a last ditch effort to get the court to ...
The Conversation

Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long COVID – where is the government plan?

A high prevalence of long COVID is perhaps the starkest reminder that the pandemic is far from over. The latest New Zealand Health Survey confirms the impacts of the COVID pandemic continue, six years ...
Seacoastonline.com

A new COVID variant hit New Hampshire. What makes ‘Cicada’ different

A "highly mutated" COVID-19 variant that has been detected in at least 25 states, including New Hampshire, is gaining ground, according to health authorities. Nicknamed "Cicada," BA.3.2 is on the list ...
El Paso Times

COVID symptoms 2026: What to know about 'Cicada' COVID variant BA.3.2

The "highly mutated" COVID-19 variant nicknamed "Cicada" is steadily rising in cases across the nation. The variant BA.3.2, had been reported in 23 countries as of February. Its 70 to 75 mutations in ...
Columbus Dispatch

'Cicada' COVID variant found in Ohio. What to do if you have it

Ohio is one of the states where the "Cicada" COVID-19 variant has been detected in 2026 If you test positive, Ohio health officials advise staying home until you are fever-free for 24 hours and ...
El Paso Times

Is there a new COVID variant? What to know about BA.3.2

A "highly mutated" COVID-19 variant has been found in several states across the country, including Texas. The variant BA.3.2, also nicknamed "Cicada," is steadily rising in U.S. cases after it was ...
deseret

Settlement reached over Biden-era pressure on social media companies to restrict speech

Federal agencies are barred from pressuring social media companies to restrict the public’s free speech — a confirmation that the First Amendment blocks elected officials in the United States from ...