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How Will We Know When We Reach Herd Immunity? The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:56 0:00 How will we know when we reach herd immunity? That is the question people are asking as governments race to vaccinate people around the world to stop the spread of COVID-19. Herd immunity is when a large number of people in a community will either have recovered from infection or been vaccinated. Herd immunity does not mean everyone is protected from the virus. It means that the coronavirus...

French Bread Makers Seek UN Recognition of the Baguette February 26, 2021 Baguettes are seen as they come out of the oven of Mickael Reydellets bakery La Parisienne in Paris, Friday, March 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:08 0:00 Pop-out player The United Nations’ cultural agency may consider the making of French bread, known as the baguette, for its list of “ intangible treasures.” Bakers in France asked the French governme...

Just over one year after the first death was reported, close to 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. The global death total is estimated to be 2.5 million.

Pandemic Pups Hit Dog Parks February 21, 2021 Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:07:22 0:00 Pop-out player When many people in the U.S. were forced to work from home in the early days of the coronavirus health crisis, they decided to get a dog. People say having a dog offers companionship and a reason to get exercise. After all, dogs need to get outside and walk. Adriana Magarin is a new dog owner in Houston, Texas. She said she got a dog because, “you can only read...

Student Playwrights Inspire At Virtual Plays By Young Writers Festival This season five brilliant young writers provide insightful glimpses into the question, “How do we move forward?”by BWW News Desk Five young writers between the ages of 13 and 18 have written insightful new plays that will be presented online in Playwrights Project 36th Season of Plays by Young Writers. Playwrights Projects Executive Director Cecelia Kouma said, "Plays by Young Writers offers young playwrights a rewardi...

It is finally cold enough for ice fishing in parts of the northern United States. Some businesses and researchers are worried about the winter freeze coming later each year.

Many people wonder about whether the already delayed Olympics will happen in July. One concern centers on the Japanese people. Will they be vaccinated in time?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says schools should be able to safely reopen if they follow specific guidelines.

The Influence of America’s First Ladies February 14, 2021 Jill Biden waves after her husband, Joe, is sworn-in as the 46th U.S. president at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2021. Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:56 0:00 Pop-out player When Joe Biden became president on January 20, Jill Biden, his wife, took on an important job in American society. She became first lady of the United States. The position comes with no pay, but it is influential. So, m...

Pop-out player How history should be taught in American schools is a subject forcefully argued by many different American groups. One example of the ongoing dispute was an effort by the administration of former President Donald Trump. It sought to influence the way American history, including slavery and race, are discussed in public schools and universities. In November of 2020, Trump ordered the Department of Education to establish a group called the 1776 Commission. Its stated job was to “...