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Louisville Courier Journal Two years ago it was a disqualification and 65-1 longshot winner. Last year it was a delay from spring into September. So what twists and turns will the Kentucky Derby throw at us this year? The first Saturday in May has arrived, which means it's time for the fastest two minutes in sports — and, after a race with no fans in 2020, the scene this year promises to be one to remember. Essential Quality is the favorite in the race, with odds at 5-2 as of 6:15 p.m. Other names to know include Rock Your World at 5-1,Hot Rod Charlie at 5-1 and Known Agenda at 11-1.

Fabric and frame: Williamsburg filmmaker, Ashfield costume designer team up on music video, fairy tale photo project Filmmaker Ben Tobin at his home in Williamsburg. A fter catching COVID-19 last year, Tobin is back to making new art with friend Christina Beam, an Ashfield costume designer. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Cameron Mysliwicz, one of the actors in the music video for the song “Zwischenlicht,” is seen in costume. CONTRIBUTED Elisabeth Castellon Gonçalves is seen as Sleeping Beauty, part of a photo series inspired by fairy tales.  CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Jeffrey Thompson, one of the ac...

Reforming the cash bail system benefits both the accused and taxpayers Sara E. Murphy, For Beacon Magazine Published 7:21 am UTC Feb. 10, 2021 Beacon Magazine and the Savannah Morning News explore the effects of race and class discrimination in Savannah institutions and offer solutions to overcoming the obstacles that divide us. A fundamental tenet of the American criminal justice system is its presumption that the accused is innocent until proven guilty, yet 74 percent of people in U.S. jails have not been convicted of a crime, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. That’s more than 55...

Coronavirus updates: California region has 0.0% available ICU capacity; US reports 16 millionth case; vaccinations to begin Monday Joshua Bote, Grace Hauck and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY How a new type of vaccine called mRNA is changing the game to prevent COVID-19 Replay Video UP NEXT The United States on Saturday reported its 16 millionth COVID-19 case, even as a newly authorized vaccine is already being distributed and vaccinations are expected to begin Monday, according to federal officials. It took three months for the U.S. to record its first million cases. But it's be...

Ten months and 20 days after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency authorization to a vaccine that data shows is highly effective at preventing a disease that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.  The vaccine, from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, was developed at a historically swift pace, besting early estimates that projected it would be a year or more before a COVID-19 vaccine would be authorized. Cutting-edge science and extraordinary funding helped compress that timeline, leading to a vaccine believe...