Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minn., was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Ala., checkpoint, the organizers said in a news release. Johnson, the former city attorney of Duluth, did not come into close contact with race personnel or community members.
Racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, but a Los Angeles-based civil rights group says the actual numbers are even higher.
President Joe Biden is aiming for the country to begin to find a degree of normalcy and begin to move on from the coronavirus pandemic by the July 4th holiday, Biden announced in his first prime-time address Thursday night from the White House on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.
A year later, the U.N. agency is still struggling to keep on top of the evolving science of COVID-19, to persuade countries to abandon their nationalistic tendencies and help get vaccines where they’re needed most.
Gov. Tim Walz will announce the changes Friday. On Thursday, he indicated restrictions will be loosened for spring proms, sports and other larger public gatherings. Separately, officials said they’ve confirmed the state’s first case of the so-called South Africa COVID-19 variant.
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The World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On this day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.
Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in a step toward pre-pandemic normalcy.
Many people put off health screenings, medical procedures and even childhood vaccinations during the pandemic. Host Angela Davis talks to two doctors about catching up on delayed care.