Mr. McClain, who played the violin, died while being detained by the police in Colorado last summer.
Oregon was sandwiched between two states that had big coronavirus outbreaks but managed to keep its numbers low. Until it couldn’t.
Kristin Urquiza, writing about her father’s death, pointed the finger at how state and federal leaders have handled the coronavirus pandemic.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup costs left to taxpayers.
A youth gymnastics organization. Community-based skeet shooters. A freshly formed lacrosse league. These are some of the organizations that received Paycheck Protection Program funds.
Terry Gray, who had been a coach for the U.S.A. Gymnastics women’s national team, was arrested on Friday, the police said.
Nevada shut bars again after the virus surged. While restaurants remain open, customers find it’s not the same.
A Phoenix activist was supporting one cause, and caught up in the unresolved fight of another.
The decision by a federal appeals court protects about 700 bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from being hunted.
A third of states have strict measures in place for visitors, from mandatory testing to quarantine requirements.
The number of wild animals killed by vehicle traffic was down as much as 45 percent in Maine and 21 percent in California, according to a U.C. Davis report.
Protests erupted after the district attorney in Salt Lake City said there would be no charges against the officers involved in the May shooting of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal.
In late June, a photographer flew from Seattle to Boston. This is a step-by-step visual account of the flight.
This November, the uneasy relationship between the most right-wing voters in the Republican Party and the statewide lawmakers who rely on their votes will burst into the open.
The driver, Dawit Kelete, 27, struck two protesters with his car early Saturday, one of whom later died, prosecutors said.
The driver, Dawit Kelete, 27, struck two demonstrators with his car early Saturday, one of whom later died, prosecutors said.
Rapid melting this year showed that good snowpack doesn’t necessarily translate into full reservoirs.
The recently discovered species covers coral in a thick layer and suffocates it. Scientists don’t know where it came from.
They studied for years to get full-time jobs. Now, they’re right back where they started.
In recent days, one person was killed in Seattle and two people were injured in Bloomington, Ind. Dozens of similar incidents have occurred across the United States.
Creció convencida de que era estadounidense. Cuando se dio cuenta de que no lo era, su búsqueda para solucionar el problema la puso en riesgo de deportación.
She grew up thinking she was American. When she realized that she wasn’t, her quest to fix the problem put her at risk of deportation.
After aiding coronavirus patients in New York City, nurses face relatives and friends who refuse to wear masks or don’t believe the virus is real.
After aiding coronavirus patients in New York City, nurses face relatives and friends who refuse to wear masks or don’t believe the virus is real.
In “Desert Notebooks,” a study of arid America reveals the roots of our present calamities.
With cases surging, some cities are seeing long testing lines and slow results.
Mr. Cox, the state’s lieutenant governor, is expected to win the general election as well. He had the endorsement of Gov. Gary Herbert, who rose to his office after Mr. Huntsman left it.
“Friuli Food and Wine,” a new book from two Colorado restaurateurs, puts a northern Italian regional cuisine in focus.
The court said states may require members of the Electoral College to vote for the presidential candidates they had promised to support.
The fatal shooting, captured on video, comes at a time when cities around the United States are grappling with anger over deaths at the hands of the police.
All 8 passengers and crew members on both planes are believed to have died, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office in Kootenai County.
Summer Taylor, 24, died Saturday night, a hospital spokeswoman said, and a second protester was in serious condition. The driver was in custody, the authorities said.
Many Americans, fearful of the virus, stayed at home and held muted celebrations, although some went on undeterred.
The Aurora, Colo., police chief said the officers mocked the death of Mr. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist who died several days after officers put him in a chokehold last summer.
Women ask themselves, “How can I do this for one more day?” But they do.
Portraits of those who are making it work.
Portraits of those who are making it work.
A former state official called what has happened in Arizona “a story of missed opportunities.” Hospital beds in the state are filling up.
This seemingly counterintuitive trend might not last, experts said. But the nation can still learn from the decline.
The agents’ conditions were among several virus-related factors that led the vice president to change his plans for a visit on Tuesday.
The agents’ conditions were among several virus-related factors that led the vice president to change his plans for a visit on Tuesday.
Should a Black protest movement be used to advance other progressive priorities?
The court drew its decision narrowly when ruling against a Montana tax break that excluded religious schools. But denominational school advocates will push a broad application.
Autonomous zones, protest camps and intentional communities alike thrive on hard work and consensus — and can become disastrous rapidly.
The so-called Capitol Hill Organized Protest area was taken over by protesters after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. It was the site of at least four shootings last month.
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Religious schools should have the same access to scholarships and funds as other private schools, the justices ruled, in a victory for conservatives.
Ms. McGrath and John Hickenlooper, two moderate Democrats, prevailed in their Senate primaries on Tuesday. In Oklahoma, voters approved a Medicaid expansion.
Mr. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, died several days after the police in Aurora restrained him with a chokehold last summer.
A challenger to Senator Mitch McConnell has finally emerged, and John Hickenlooper and Jon Huntsman Jr. are looking for their next jobs, among other races unfolding on Tuesday.
At least four big events are planned in Las Vegas in July. But these are no bubbles like in the pros — there are no mandated coronavirus tests or restrictions on where players may stay.
Inclement weather has hampered the search for the hikers, who officials said were climbing in different locations.
City officials have vowed to dismantle the free-protest area set up during anti-police demonstrations and retake the Capitol Hill police station. But worries of confrontation have delayed a resolution.
The prevalence of infections is more than 10 times higher than the counted number of cases in six regions of the United States.
The cutting of a beloved tree felled my heart. Then a bird came.
The former governor has faltered in a primary campaign for a seat that is essential for Democrats to capture if they hope to retake the Senate majority.
Both President Trump and Vice President Pence seem oblivious to the new chapter in the pandemic.
A spokesman for the state’s Health Department said the cases were related to alcoholism.
Some American school districts are beginning to announce hybrid schedules that include a mix of online and in-school learning, presenting a difficult challenge for working parents.
As a former police officer, I’ve handled large protests. What I saw in Seattle disturbed me.
A city with a relatively progressive image and reform-minded police is grappling with a brutal death in police custody — and why it took so long to become public.
A city with a relatively progressive image and reform-minded police is grappling with a brutal death in police custody — and why it took so long to become public.
Updates on the surges in Texas, California, Arizona and Florida.
Mr. McClain died days after he was detained by the police last summer. His death has come to occupy a central place in Colorado’s fast-moving debate over police reform.
A new study found plentiful evidence of these tiny particles in dust in the nation’s most remote places.
Paul D. Petersen charged as much as $30,000 to bring pregnant women into the United States and give up their newborn children for adoption, officials said.
The police chief of Tucson, Ariz., offered to step down after the release of a video depicting the death of a handcuffed man. Three officers involved have already resigned.
The police chief of Tucson, Ariz., offered to step down after the release of a video depicting the death of a handcuffed man. Three officers involved have already resigned.
This fantasy series clearly won’t write itself.
The government, after years of delays, is finally clarifying rules on tax breaks for companies that use carbon capture to fight climate change.
A waterfront bungalow on Bainbridge Island, a modern sanctuary in Los Angeles and an expanded late 18th-century farmhouse on more than 85 acres in Dummerston.
A waterfront bungalow on Bainbridge Island, Wash.; a modern sanctuary in Los Angeles; and an expanded 1782 farmhouse in Dummerston, Vt.
The city looks progressive but has a history of racism and exclusion. This could be a turning point.
During his visit to Yuma, Ariz., President Trump exaggerated the progress his administration has made in constructing a wall along the border with Mexico.
The president went to Phoenix to speak to a group of student supporters.
The men are awaiting extradition to Alabama on capital murder charges in connection with the shooting deaths this month of four men and three women in a house outside Huntsville.
Some cities and states are looking toward a simple solution to mass unemployment: Hire workers directly.
Prominent members of the trading card game’s community say more still needs to be done to include people of color.
It does not have to be all or nothing.
A series of shootings in and around the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest” zone have escalated calls for a resolution.
While gamblers refuse masks, workers fear for their safety.
Residents of a coastal Oregon city voted to name a park for a 1970 explosion that rained chunks of rotting whale flesh on curious bystanders.
Medics in the protester-run zone treated the victims before they were transported to a hospital. Some protesters objected to the arrival of officers in riot gear.
Beijing and Seoul have had a recent surge in coronavirus cases, and businesses are recoiling in America as infections sharply increase in Southern and Western states.
The Alaska Army National Guard transported the bus to a “secure site” after two hikers have died and at least 15 have had to be rescued while trying to reach the bus in the remote Alaskan wilderness.
The league was planning to temporarily close all its training complexes in Arizona and Florida after players in both locations tested positive for the coronavirus.
Los consejos de un estudiante sobre cómo manejar la incertidumbre y luchar por una vida mejor.
Some researchers interpret a new timeline of some of the formation’s biggest eruptions as evidence that its activity is waning.
The panic is a measure of how deluded public discourse has become.
The gunfire occurred during a protest in Albuquerque over the removal of a statue of Juan de Oñate. One victim was hospitalized and the police took into custody several members of a right-wing militia.
Two statues of Juan de Oñate are being removed after long-simmering tension between Native Americans and Hispanics over Spain’s conquest of New Mexico.
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In corners of the U.S. facing financial ruin, but where the coronavirus hasn’t arrived in full, an analysis of economic and infection data helps explain why some see reopening as long overdue.
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We’re making food from our favorite restaurants at home.
Detailed results from the Hawaii presidential primary election.
Detailed results and maps from the Oregon presidential primary election.
Detailed results and maps from the Oregon primary election.
We gave disposable cameras to six residents of Evergreen Gardens, a long-term-care residence in Colorado, so they could document their days during the coronavirus pandemic. These are their photographs.
With billions of people staying home, the world is reinventing the weekend.
In large swaths of the U.S., people have a hard time reaching a hospital that offers the kind of inpatient care needed to treat the coronavirus.
Detailed results and maps from the Wyoming presidential caucus election.
Results from the Alaska presidential primary election.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
A satellite that detects pollution linked to cars and trucks shows declines over major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York.
Facing the threat of the coronavirus, schools around the country are trying a new experiment in distance learning on a mass scale. We followed one family through the experience.