GCS Opens Saturday Internet Hubs For Students
School districts across North Carolina are trying to find ways to help kids who are still struggling with internet access during remote learning.
COVID-19
A Father And A Son, Lost To 2 National Tragedies
Earlier this year, Albert Petrocelli died after contracting the coronavirus. StoryCorps revisits a 2005 interview with Albert and his wife remembering a son who died in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Whatever Happened To ... The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan?
Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?
The Women Of Peru Are Suffering From A 'Shadow Pandemic'
That's how the United Nations characterizes the violence against women that, based on past evidence, has been exacerbated by coronavirus lockdowns.
Younger Students In Guilford County Could Head Back To Class Soon
The Guilford County Board of Education is reviewing a reentry plan that would bring back some of the district's youngest students for in-person classes before October 20.
Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp
Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.
A Priest, An Editor And A Mariachi Player Talk Life In The Rio Grande Amid COVID-19
Their work and lives have been upended in this region devastated by the coronavirus, and where poverty and preexisting conditions like diabetes, hypertension and obesity are prevalent.
Peru Locked Down Early. Now It Battles One Of The Worst Coronavirus Outbreaks
Peru's per capita COVID-19 death rate is higher than any nation's except for tiny San Marino. The government's awareness campaign slogan is "COVID does not kill by itself. Let's not be accomplices."
9 Drugmakers Sign Safety Pledge In Rush To Develop Coronavirus Vaccine
The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
'At Any Cost': Japanese, IOC Officials Insist Olympics Will Happen In 2021
In the past week, multiple Japanese organizers and International Olympic Committee officials have said that the Tokyo Games will proceed regardless of the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.