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Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene on the first day of school in Jackson, Miss. His first stop: North Jackson Elementary School.

As a new year starts, schools prepare for fewer masks, more learning and joy

Schools are opening up around the country, and the third year in the shadow of a pandemic brings new challenges but also new hope.

Rising COVID cases and positivity rates in Southwest Michigan cause for concern

Higher case counts and higher COVID-19 test positivity rates in Southwest Michigan are causing concern among some public health officials.Over the past…

The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The justices, by a 6-3 vote Friday, agreed with the Biden administration's arguments that a federal appeals court was wrong to throw out the sentence of death a jury imposed on Tsarnaev for his role in the bombing.

The Supreme Court reimposes a death sentence for the Boston bomber

The Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court in Boston that had overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence. The 2013 attack killed three people.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, holds up printouts from Sen. Rand Paul's reelection campaign website.

Dr. Fauci says GOP Sen. Paul's false accusations have sparked death threats

Fauci and Paul sparred at a Senate hearing on COVID-19, escalating exchanges the two have had throughout the pandemic. Fauci also said Paul is attempting to raise money off "a catastrophic epidemic."

California Assembly member Buffy Wicks, a Democrat, speaks on the chamber floor in January 2020. In 2019, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, she told the story of her own abortion.

California lawmakers ramp up efforts to become a sanctuary state for abortion rights

California lawmakers are considering 13 bills that would expand access to abortion and welcome women from states where abortion is being banned or restricted.

Protesters march in Seattle during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march on April 23, 2022.

Starbucks workers drive nationwide surge in union organizing

Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries.

An anti-abortion activist rallies outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 1, as arguments about Texas' abortion law begin. The court has allowed the law to remain in place for now.

Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion law as legal fights move forward

The justices allowed the abortion providers' challenges to go ahead against Texas' licensing officials – but not against anyone else. The court also blocked the Justice Department's challenge.

When Omicron becomes the dominant variant in Michigan, most of the state's supply of antibody therapies won't be effective anymore.

Only one antibody therapy treats omicron. Michigan has just 4,000 doses of it.

More than 6,000 Michigan COVID-19 patients are currently receiving antibody therapy a week. But two of the three leading drugs on the market don't work against omicron. The state currently has only 4,000 doses of the one that does.

Male song sparrows don't bore their audience with the same old song.

The song sparrow might be nature's best DJ

Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested.

Seen through a glass window, presidential candidate Rodrigo Chaves reacts after marking his ballot during a runoff presidential election, at a polling station, in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Sunday.

Ex-finance minister wins runoff to be Costa Rica's president

Rodrigo Chaves wins an election that political analysts said was marked by a lack of voter enthusiasm due to the multitude of personal attacks that characterized the campaign.

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