For hundreds of thousands of students in the US, the first day of school means more hours in front of a device, but for some, it means meeting in-person for their newly minted "pandemic pods."
Even before classes began Tuesday, The Ohio State University temporarily suspended 228 students who it said broke guidelines around social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.
The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a deeper look at the data and explains why controlled randomized trials are still necessary to fully understand the effectiveness of convalescent plasma.
CNN political commentator Alice Stewart says that Trump campaign official Kimberly Guilfoyle's speech at the 2020 GOP convention was for an audience of one. See more of CNN's coverage of the RNC here.
Before a fateful trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Alana Mitchell said she didn't feel like she was Black enough to own African American history as her own.
States are quickly receiving approval to provide jobless residents with President Donald Trump's $300 weekly emergency unemployment benefit, but it may still take some time before people see the boost in their checks.
Even though their shared love of "Gossip Girl" sparked a friendship that changed their lives forever, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are here to tell you that lifelong bonds don't have to be about what you and the other person have in common -- often, it's the opposite.
If it feels like pumpkin spice season begins earlier every year, you're right. Beginning Wednesday, Starbucks will begin selling Pumpkin Spice Lattes across the United States and Canada, marking the drink's earliest release ever.
Thirteen people died in a stampede in Lima, Peru, after police raided an illegal party. Large social gatherings are currently banned in Peru and there is a nationwide 10 p.m. curfew in place due to coronavirus restrictions. Several attendees and victims subsequently tested positive for the virus. CNN's Stefano Pozzebon reports.
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