Remembering some of the 1 million dead from COVID
To mark each of the nearly 1 million losses due to COVID, we've aired remembrances of those who died during the pandemic.
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Doctors and grief experts on the milestone of 1 million COVID deaths
President Biden marks the approaching 1 million death toll from COVID in the U.S. More people have died from COVID-19 than died from AIDS in the US since that pandemic began decades ago.
Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply
Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.
Good Samaritans save a driver having a medical issue at a busy intersection
When a driver experienced a medical episode and was drifting into an intersection, people around her sprang into action and saved everyone on the road from a potentially life-threatening crash.
3 Louisiana state troopers are charged in the beating of a Black motorist
The battery charges in the 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris come amid mounting scrutiny of the state's top law enforcement agency over allegations of excessive force — particularly against Black people.
U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row
Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years.
A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech
A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.
Biden marks the approaching milestone of 1 million U.S. COVID-19 deaths
"One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss," President Biden said Thursday.
After decades of wartime neutrality, Finland now wants to join NATO without delay
The announcement was widely expected and has broad support in the country: A recent poll showed that about three-quarters of all Finns support joining the military alliance.
Las Vegas struggles with rising violence in schools
The nation's fifth largest school district has seen a jump in violent incidents since returning from 15 months of virtual-only classes.