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Byline: Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY In every year but this one, the main purpose of modern college football bowl games could be easily explained: They exist to increase tourism and [...]

Byline: Jenni Bergal Stateline With the latest wave of COVID-19 sweeping through the country, many courts once again are suspending jury trials - leaving many defendants to languish in jail [...]

Byline: Michael Collins, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - It's a ritual carried out with precision each time a new first family moves into the White House. In just six hours on [...]

Byline: Camille Caldera, USA TODAY After months of research, coronavirus vaccines are on the horizon in the United States. Pfizer and Moderna have applied for emergency use authorization from the [...]

Byline: John Bacon, USA TODAY Most Californians will be home for Christmas whether they like it or not under new, restrictive mandates going into effect Sunday night across much of [...]

Byline: Jamey Keaten, ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA - Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a [...]

Byline: Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY Delta Air Lines has announced that it will begin coronavirus contact tracing for travelers arriving in the United States. The airline, which announced the [...]

Byline: Matthew Brown, USA TODAY Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have said they are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine to prove the treatment is [...]

Byline: Alia Wong, USA TODAY Cheryse Singleton-Nobles knows her 2-year-old son is regressing. While the toddler is getting the hang of colors, numbers and shapes, she says, 'he's back to [...]

Byline: Julia Thompson, USA TODAY If you're thinking of renting an Airbnb to throw a New Year's Eve party, you might need to think again. Airbnb announced new measures Thursday [...]

Byline: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY A who's who of health officials published a commentary Wednesday outlining their wish list for the incoming Biden-Harris administration, starting with their desire for the [...]

Byline: Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the recommended days a person must quarantine after coronavirus exposure from 14 days to seven or [...]

Byline: Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY In a year with more remote and virtual learning, is the long-treasured and celebrated snow day another tradition to be lost amid the coronavirus pandemic? [...]

Byline: Natalie Neysa Alund Nashville Tennessean, USA TODAY NETWORK NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville police are charging three women, including a registered nurse, after they hosted a large house party on [...]

Byline: Virginia Barreda Salem Statesman Journal, USA TODAY NETWORK An oncology nurse in Oregon has been placed on administrative leave after posting a video on social media showing disregard for [...]

Byline: Laurence H. Tribe and Michael C. Dorf Balancing public health against the right to free exercise of religion poses a difficult challenge amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So when cases [...]

Byline: Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Let's cut to the chase: 2020 has been a difficult year. A pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 Americans. A wave of protests unseen [...]

Byline: ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - Just in time for holiday travelers, England is cutting the two-week quarantine facing people arriving from regions not on Britain's coronavirus safe list, reducing it [...]

Byline: Janet Loehrke and Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY Thanksgiving travel this year will be a challenge like never before, with public health officials discouraging it and more states requiring quarantines [...]

Byline: Ed Komenda, Reno Gazette Journal, USA TODAY NETWORK LAS VEGAS - The surge of COVID-19 in Nevada is now at 'wildfire levels,' and new statewide restrictions that started Tuesday [...]

Byline: Sky Chadde, Rachel Axon, and Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY Advocates for American meatpacking workers, sacrificed during the pandemic by an industry that has President Donald Trump's ear, offered tentative [...]

Byline: Alan Gomez, USA TODAY For Jennifer Broderick, the decision to spend Thanksgiving alone was a surprisingly simple one. Her mother is a cardiology nurse, her sister works at a [...]

Byline: Shefali Luthra, The 19th This story was published in partnership with The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Early results from two major COVID-19 [...]

Byline: ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90% effective in preventing disease. The results are based [...]

Byline: Morgan Hines, USA TODAY The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a Level 4 travel notice on Saturday advising that 'all people' should avoid travel on cruise [...]

Byline: Julia Thompson, USA TODAY Early pandemic efforts to screen international passengers for the coronavirus at U.S. airports were largely 'ineffective,' according to a new report published in the Centers [...]

Byline: Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY If you were hoping that the United States' borders would reopen for holiday travel, don't get your hopes up. The land borders with Canada and [...]

Byline: Mark Medina, USA TODAY The NBA's 2020-21 season will feature changes, including to its length, start time and format. The 72-game regular-season schedule, a decrease from the traditional 82, [...]

Byline: Jorge L. Ortiz, Adrianna Rodriguez and Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY The country's infectious diseases expert says a large number of Americans will get a coronavirus vaccine by April [...]

Byline: Curtis Tate USA TODAY Ski season is here again after coming to a premature end last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. Resorts are beginning to open back up, [...]

Byline: Dawn Gilbertson USA TODAY Delta Air Lines, hoping to nab a bigger share of travelers flying during the pandemic, is extending its policy of blocking middle seats to space [...]

Byline: Mark Medina, USA TODAY The process once entailed NBA prospects shaking hands with executives. Then they performed in-person workouts before those same people. Before or after the workout, they [...]

Byline: Kimi Robinson, Arizona Republic, USA TODAY NETWORK It won't be easy for Americans to decide whom to welcome into their homes or visit during the holiday season as the [...]

Byline: John Cox, Special to USA TODAY As someone who has flown for a career, how do you deal with jet lag? - PD, Nebraska Here are some tricks that [...]

Byline: Brett Murphy and Letitia Stein, USA TODAY Dr. Robert Redfield, eyes closed and searching for words, explained to Congress why the health agency he leads had softened coronavirus protections [...]

Byline: Dan Wolken, Columnist, USA TODAY The College Football Playoff has held firm that no matter what develops over the next six weeks or so, its semifinals will take place [...]

Byline: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The U.S. government has spent more than $10 billion creating vaccines to protect against COVID-19 but so far little encouraging Americans to take them. Public [...]

Byline: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY President-elect Joe Biden unveiled Monday members of his COVID-19 advisory board, and it includes Rick Bright, a former Trump administration whistleblower who resigned amid allegations [...]

Byline: Karen Weintraub, and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The day President Donald Trump turns the White House over to Joe Biden, COVID-19 will remain just as big a threat to [...]

Byline: Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY Researching residency requirements for other countries and threatening to move to Canada when the presidential election doesn't go your way is becoming a quadrennial tradition. [...]

Byline: Mike Snider, USA TODAY Video games are playing a big part in helping people cope during the coronavirus pandemic. Xbox Series X Console has larger library and games load [...]

Byline: John Cox, Special to USA TODAY I have an overnight connection in Montréal en route to Martinique on Air Canada in November. Do I need a COVID-19 test? Will [...]

Byline: Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY In fits and starts, every conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision has come to the same conclusion: It's possible to conduct an improvised season with [...]

Byline: Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY At least one thing has gone according to plan during an unpredictable and chaotic regular season: No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama are as [...]

Byline: Mike Feibus, Special to USA TODAY Algood Foods Company is an essential employer. And if you've been working and parenting under the same roof for even some of the [...]

Byline: Johnny C. Taylor, Columnist, USA TODAY Johnny C. Taylor Jr., a human resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president [...]

Byline: Marco della Cava, USA TODAY Patricia Whitefoot lives in the heart of the windswept Yakima Nation in central Washington state. To collect her mail-in voter ballot, the 70-something grandmother [...]

Byline: Julie Loffredi, InsureMyTrip.com The holiday travel season is typically the busiest time of the year. But, this year, the coronavirus pandemic combined with travel restrictions - both domestic and [...]

Byline: Ed Komenda Reno Gazette Journal | USA TODAY NETWORK LAS VEGAS - MGM Resorts will soon bring back several top entertainment acts to The Strip - including David Copperfield, [...]

Byline: Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY A recent survey found Americans' willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine may be determined by its medical effectiveness as well as politics. According to the [...]