The surge in crime has variably been attributed to efforts to defund or deemphasize policing that took off during the 2020 riots sparked by the killing of George ... to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 168-page suit, filed earlier this month by a group of City Council members, questions why the 2020 George Floyd protests were ... the Big Apple’s first COVID-19 case was confirmed on March ...

These are the methods we used to determine how many people might have lived if gun violence didn't spike during the COVID-19 ...

Timelline:A look back: Key moments from the first months of COVID-19 Nationwide, the pandemic sparked furious battles over masks, social distancing, school and business closures, and vaccine mandates.

The Covid-19 pandemic was extraordinarily challenging for the public health workforce, which mounted a historic pandemic response. The long-lasting crisis revealed numerous gaps in a workforce ...

The severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is clearly seen in the numbers: more than 3.1 million deaths and rising, 120 million people pushed into extreme poverty, and a massive global recession. As ...