DC goes 4 days without a coronavirus death
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During the same weekend that Florida broke a grim weekend for the number of COVID-19 cases in a day, the District was on the cusp a more a welcome milestone.

DeVos vows to have schools open in fall: 'Kids have got to get back to school'

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Sunday that she intends to have American schools open for in-person classes this fall, and insisted that this can be done safely despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Confusion over schools reopening
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The Trump administration is insisting on in-person education beginning this fall. But some educators and parents are mixed on their reactions.

New coronavirus concerns
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As people travel into vacation spots that are seeing spikes in the novel coronavirus, it's raising concerns here in the DMV about the potential for another uptick.

Florida reports largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases

Florida on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any one state since the beginning of the pandemic.

Texas hospital says man, 30, died after attending 'COVID party'

A Texas hospital says a patient who was a healthy young man died from coronavirus after attending a “COVID” party.

Maryland man treated with experimental COVID-19 vaccine says it may be working

A Maryland man who was one of the first people to be vaccinated with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine through Pfizer/Biontech says the vaccine may be working. 

Disaster relief efforts amid COVID-19 pandemic

Hurricane season may come every year, but this time around, the response is going to look a little different. It’s because disaster relief workers now have to account for COVID-19 as well.

Alabama state Senate leader says he wants ‘more people’ to contract COVID-19

Republican Sen. Del Marsh appeared to be referring to herd immunity, which public health experts say is either a long way off or perhaps unachievable.

Pac-12 joins Big Ten in eliminating nonconference games this fall

The Pac-12 Conference announced Friday it would only play conference games for fall sports this year, including football, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.

Study of Spain population’s COVID-19 antibody tests suggests herd immunity ‘unachievable,’ researchers say

A nationwide population-based study published by researchers in Spain in the medical journal “The Lancet” found that despite the high impact of COVID-19 on the country, antibody “prevalence estimates remain low and are clearly insufficient to provide herd immunity."

What will high-school athletics look like in the era of COVID-19

With everyone talking about what schools may look like this fall, the next question is what will become of scholastic athletics.