coronavirus pandemic

Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U_S_ are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in nearly every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we’re rounding the turn, we’re doing great.”

For Americans, 2020 was a year when fear and death commandeered front-row seats in life.

D.C. health officials are warning residents of the dangers associated with the upcoming holidays. News4’s Mark Segraves has some do’s and don’ts from Mayor Bowser.

A massive surge in coronavirus cases in Europe is forcing a growing number of countries there to reimpose tough restrictions.

Despite a surge in the nation’s coronavirus cases, thousands of people came together Sunday on the National Mall – many without face masks. They gathered for a religious service as a form of protest, against COVID-19 restrictions. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports from the “Let Us Worship” rally.

The coronavirus has reached into the heart of the White House once more, with a little more than a week before Election Day, as it scorches the nation and the president’s top aide says “we’re not going to control the pandemic.”

Pediatricians are urging the British government to reverse course and provide free meals for poor children during school holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes more families into poverty

Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week despite his exposure to a top aide who tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House said Saturday.

Kristi Yamaguchi has been busy during the pandemic, NBC News reports. The Olympic-figure-skater-turned-philanthropist has been adapting to California’s remote-learning mandate in both her nonprofit work and her personal life. Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation has been working to help increase the time kids spend reading during the coronavirus pandemic. The group provides tablets stocked with digital books, as well as internet access through...

A growing art exhibit in D.C. is drawing national attention. Each white flag represents an American lost to COVID-19. Together, the thousands of flags appear to blanket the ground like snow from a distance. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with the artist.

College is a major milestone for many U.S. teens, the first time they’ve been on their own

More than seven months into a pandemic, some small cities are grappling with airline service cuts because of the slump in air travel.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the NBA’s board of governors is considering a December start to the 2020-21 season, with Dec. 22 being the initial target for opening night and the season being trimmed to somewhere around 70 or 72 games.

The shift from in-person to remote learning is giving some teachers unprecedented video access into their students’ homes

We asked doctors and epidemiologists: How are you making the most of Halloween this year while maintaining masks and social distancing?

A new model from the University of Washington shows that half a million Americans could die of the coronavirus by February 2021. But researchers say that if Americans universally wore masks, nearly 130,000 of these lives could be saved.

A group of scientific advisers say they’re concerned that the U.S. government’s plans to expedite COVID-19 vaccines could damage public confidence in the shots

The Washington teachers union and DC public schools are back at the negotiating table…hammering out an agreement that could get kids in the classroom next month. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

The surge in the Hamptons came as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers fled the city during the coronavirus pandemic and searched for homes with more space and fewer neighbors.

Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago.