China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low ...
Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...
NJ fourth grade reading scores continue to fall after COVID pandemic
Reading scores in New Jersey continue to fall following the COVID pandemic, based on data published in the Nation's Report ...
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Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...
Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according ...
NYC students have regained ground lost during the pandemic, but reading scores remain stubbornly low
With the latest improvements, students are performing at about the same level as fourth graders before the COVID years.
Idaho student test scores still haven’t overcome pandemic dips, but top national averages
That is one bright spot: Idaho fourth and eighth graders had higher proficiency rates than their national peers in reading ...
‘Didn’t Die’ Review: Pandemic Zom-Com Has All the Right Ideas but Lacks Horror Execution
Meera Menon's sardonic horror comedy 'Didn't Die' hits the right character beats, but can't quite up the ante.
Oregon prison population remains close to pre-pandemic low, due in part to public defender crisis
About 12,000 people currently are serving time in Oregon prisons. That’s on par with the population figures from late 2002, ...
Seoul tourism recovers to pre-pandemic level
SEOUL - The number of foreign tourists that visited Seoul in 2024 hit 12 million, a close return to pre-pandemic levels, ...
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Wise Men Distillery closes, citing pandemic
KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Wise Men Distillery in Kentwood has closed. The distillery announced the closure Wednesday, saying ...