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The school-age population accounts for a growing share of recent coronavirus cases across northern Michigan. Lisa Peacock, health officer for Otsego County, told NPR that without the school district's help it would be "literally impossible" to keep up with contact tracing.

A Principal And His Tape Measure: Schools Are Helping Do COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Struggling to keep up with a COVID-19 surge in Michigan, overwhelmed local health departments turned to schools, and recruited principals and teachers as supplemental contact tracers.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies Thursday at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the department's actions to address unaccompanied migrant children.

Far Fewer Young Migrants Are In Border Patrol Custody, DHS Secretary Says

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers that unaccompanied minors are moving more quickly out of custody and into facilities run by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Active-Duty Marine Corps Major Charged In Capitol Riot

Officials say Maj. Christopher Warnagiris is believed to be the first active-duty military service member to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Scientists believe some heavy elements are forged when a massive star goes through its death throes and explodes as a supernova. Here, Kepler's supernova remnant was captured in a NASA image.

Freshly Made Plutonium From Outer Space Found On Ocean Floor

Something went boom in outer space and sent radioactive stardust our way, and it's just been found at the bottom of the ocean.

A man walks by a mobile health clinic displaying a picture of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (right) and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, in Managua on April 14, 2020. The government claims to be successfully combating the pandemic but health workers and critics say the toll is likely higher.

Citizens Work To Expose COVID's Real Toll In Nicaragua As Leaders Claim Success

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government insists the country has low numbers of cases and deaths from the pandemic. A grassroots group is working to reveal the true impact is far worse.

A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vial and syringe. An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine be administered to children ages 12 to 15.

CDC Says Kids As Young As 12 Should Get The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

The White House has been urging family doctors to encourage vaccination of adolescents and the CDC director said "providers may begin vaccinating them right away."

Cars line up Tuesday at a QuikTrip in Atlanta. Continued panic-buying is leading to shortages at gas stations across the Southeast after a hack attack shut down a critical pipeline.

Colonial Restarts Operations After Cyberattack As Panic-Buying Mounts In Southeast

Colonial Pipeline says it has "initiated the restart" of operations at the pipeline affected by a cyberattack as a wave of panic-buying empties out many gas stations across the Southeast.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney talks to reporters after House Republicans voted to remove her as conference chair Wednesday.

GOP Ousts Cheney From Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump

This is the second time the Wyoming Republican faced calls for her removal as the No. 3 Republican in the House. But this time, she did not have support from top Republicans.

Biden Hosts 1st Meeting With Congressional Leaders Since Taking Office

President Biden has invited a top group of bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate to come to the Oval Office and discuss his big economic plan. The proposal totals $4 trillion.

It Appears Inflation Is Making A Comeback

The latest data will likely show prices for everything from cereals to cars have risen as shortages of critical materials like lumber force companies to raise prices.

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