Reopening

The San Francisco school board voted 4-3 Wednesday night to return Lowell High School to a merit-based admissions system, two years after it first switched to a lottery-based system.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s lead immunologist who accepted the position of chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, said this week it’s likely that he will step down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024.

Former President Donald Trump might want to consider reopening the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City the way his luck has been holding.

The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance.

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday ordered five elected school directors be immediately kicked off the nine-member West Chester Area School board.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowed the nation’s second-largest teachers union to help write COVID-19 guidelines that led to extended school closures during the pandemic, according to a new report released Wednesday.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is using same statutory authority Supreme Court struck down for eviction moratorium, suit says.

The Russian central bank said on Saturday that the Moscow Exchange will resume trading on Monday.

Afghanistan's Taliban officials have broken their promise on reopening schools for girls above the sixth grade.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province is ready to move on to the next phase of its reopening plan on March 1, as the numbers of COVID-19 transmissions and hospitalizations “continue to decline rapidly.”