COVID-19 less frightful this Halloween on US bases in Japan

This year, many military commands in Japan are shedding prohibitions to accommodate group activities like spooky bowling nights, haunted houses and increased numbers of local guests.

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US military's COVID-19 caseload drops to new low in South Korea

U.S. Forces Korea reported its lowest weekly count of new COVID-19 cases so far this year.

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US faces winter COVID surge as funds, public interest dry up

President Joe Biden is urging a vaccination push as he braces for a winter wave of COVID-19 cases that could again drive up hospitalizations and deaths, but this time without a blank check to fight the surge.

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Whites now more likely to die from COVID than Blacks: Why the pandemic shifted

As the pandemic progressed, the damage done by the coronavirus broadened, and the toxicity of modern-day politics came to the fore.

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For those still trying to duck COVID, the isolation is worse than ever

Rather than go back to normal, some members of the masked minority have reorganized their lives indefinitely around continuing to avoid the virus.

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Schools got $122 billion to reopen last year, but most has not been used

While the money sits — much of which is slated to go toward tutoring and other measures to catch students up academically — millions of children continue to struggle in core subjects, the consequences of which might not be known for years.

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Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US

Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts. Not a single state saw a notable improvement in their average test scores.

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