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Charo Woodcock cleans a classroom at McClelland Elementary School in June in Indianapolis. Students across Indiana are already back in school in a mix of in-person and online instruction.

Indiana Education Head On Reopening Schools: Contact Tracing Is A 'Beast'

School has started up for many students in Indiana, with a mix of in-person and online learning. Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says contact tracing is a big challenge.

Dr. José Gabriel López-Plascencia spent over 60 years providing health care for low-income families in Phoenix.

'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99

Patients knew José Gabriel López-Plascencia as "the doctor that served the poor." He spent over 60 years caring for low-income families left out of the healthcare system in Phoenix.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is hoping to retain her seat representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.

Challenge To Minnesota Rep. Omar Tops 5 Races To Watch Tuesday

The first-term progressive has a well-funded challenger. Also Tuesday there are two runoffs in Georgia with controversial conservative candidates.

COVID Cancels Preseason Football Scrimmage

A local high school football scrimmage has been cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns.Officials have called off Friday’s preseason event between Reitz and…

"I've never heard any Republican officeholder speak of President Trump as if he should be president," says GOP strategist Stuart Stevens.

Veteran GOP Strategist Takes On Trump — And His Party — In 'It Was All A Lie'

Political consultant Stuart Stevens says the Republican Party's support for Trump reflects the abandonment of principles it claimed to embrace, such as fiscal restraint and personal responsibility.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen here in May, said Tuesday that the country had four new cases of COVID-19. The government moved quickly to contain the outbreak and increased alert levels throughout the country.

New Zealand On Alert After 4 Cases Of COVID-19 Emerge From Unknown Source

The cases came after 102 days with no community spread. The four are members of the same family. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three-day period of high restrictions due to the new cluster.

On the list of speakers at next week's Democratic National Convention are (from left) Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, John Kasich and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.

Democrats Reveal Who Will Speak During The Convention — And Who Might Not

Democrats have announced a detailed list of party leaders and rising stars who will speak during each night of the virtual convention next week.

Care resource coordinator Luisa Schaeffer scrolls through her COVID-19 isolation case list for the day: One woman is out of milk, while another needs help finding a doctor and making an appointment. A man also asks about getting help to pay rent.

Contact Tracers In Massachusetts Order Milk And Help With Rent. Here's Why

The state offers support and resources for people isolating because of COVID-19 — helping them make choices that keep everyone safe. It's work more states need to fund, experts say.

Transportation Security Administration officers are finding guns in carry on bags at security checkpoints at a rate three times higher than they did last summer. And 80% of those guns are loaded.

TSA Finds 3 Times Usual Rate Of Guns At Checkpoints, Despite Drop In Air Traffic

While screening 75% fewer people at airports this summer than last, the security officers discover guns hidden in carry-on bags at a rate surpassing last summer. And 80% of those guns are loaded.

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil. Today, that idea has a catchy name: regenerative agriculture.

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