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Florida Reports 100 People Died From COVID-19 In One Day

The state's death count from COVID-19 shot up by 100 people Thursday, bringing the total to 19,112.

An ornamental palm tree stands in an empty field where there were once houses in Houston. A new study follows thousands of families across the country who sold their flood-prone homes to the government, to see where they moved.

Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds

Researchers looked at thousands of homeowners who moved out of flood-prone homes. Most stayed within a 20-minute drive, and their new homes were safer from flooding.

Pentagon Officials Say Transgender People Can Enlist In Military Next Year

Pentagon officials say starting on Jan. 1, 2018, transgender people can enlist in the U.S. military. President Trump has opposed allowing transgender people to serve, but the Pentagon decision comes as courts are ruling against efforts to bar transgender enlistment.

An injured migrant woman is moved by rescue personnel from the site of an accident near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Thursday.

53 people die in Mexico after the packed truck they were riding in crashed

The truck was driving along a highway near Chiapas, a Mexican state that borders Guatemala. Another 58 people were injured in the crash.

<em>White Fragility </em>author Robin DiAngelo says the question white people should be asking themselves is not <em>have</em> I been shaped by race, but <em>how</em> have I been shaped by race? Above, protesters demonstrate in New York on June 1.

'There Is No Neutral': 'Nice White People' Can Still Be Complicit In A Racist Society

White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warns that holiday gatherings could lead to "a really dark time for us" by mid-January.

Fauci Says Holiday Gatherings Should Include Fewer Than 10 People

"Ten may even be a bit too much," Dr. Anthony Fauci said, warning that family gatherings through the holidays could lead to "a really dark time" by mid-January.

Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, is taking part in a Moderna coronavirus vaccine trial. He says he wants to increase trust in science.

Black People Are More Hesitant About A Vaccine. A Leading Nurse Wants To Change That

Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, says historical abuses have left Black people with a distrust of vaccines. Now he's part of a coronavirus vaccine trial.

The Government Accountability Office says the IRS did not use death records for the first three batches of coronavirus relief payments — which account for 72% of the nearly $270 billion in payments dispensed so far.

Nearly $1.4 Billion In Coronavirus Relief Payments Sent To Dead People

The improper payments happened due to confusion over whether dead people should receive the payments from the IRS, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

'Cheat Code to Life': Jailhouse lawyers help incarcerated people — and themselves, too

A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers: people in prison who help themselves and others navigate the legal system.

A person fills out an Irish census form on Sunday. A new time capsule feature allows people to add personal messages that stay under wraps for 100 years.

This nation's census let people add a time capsule message to be revealed in 2122

As usual, Ireland's census asks for people's names, ages and relationships. But a new feature allows people to add personal messages that stay under wraps for 100 years.

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