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Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, as temporary cutbacks give way to shuttered businesses, bankruptcies and lasting payroll cuts.

Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two is at a turning point.

Initially, parents were given the choice to send their students to school in person or virtually. Now, all students are starting virtually August 17.

China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in an increasingly rancorous diplomatic conflict.

The city held a formal presentation of recommendations for downtown Opelika in a promotional video at city hall.

It all started with a celebratory tiger drive where graduates were able to see friends, family, and receive well wishes as they enter the next chapter of their lives.

A federal judge specifically blocked U.S. agents from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers at the ongoing Portland, Oregon, protests.

The Columbus Health Department is asking parents to bring their children for immunizations sooner than later due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Students will soon be back in the classrooms.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna is forecast to reach the Texas coast over the weekend, threatening to bring heavy rain, rough waters and strong winds.