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USA TODAY At least 21 ultramarathon athletes died after brutal weather swept across a mountainous area of northwest China during the Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon, state media reported Sunday. Another 151 participants in the 100 kilometer race – 62 miles – in Baiyin City in Gansu Province were accounted for, and eight people were hospitalized in stable condition, local rescue headquarters reported. The officials cited a sudden, dramatic change in the weather during Saturday's race in the Yellow River Stone Forest. At about 1 p.m., hail  freezing rain and gales hit the area of the r...

The change was felt immediately in Iowa schools. Des Moines Public Schools said the district will comply with the law. A statement from the district said that masks "are still the best method available to protect the unvaccinated." "A bill signed into law shortly after midnight by Gov. Kim Reynolds supersedes CDC recommendations and Polk County Health Department guidance that schools continue to require masks until the end of the school year for the health and safety of unvaccinated students and staff," DMPS said in a post on Twitter. "Due to the size of our district, limited space in our bui...

Since the start of pandemic, 3- and 4-year-olds weren't required to wear masks at day care in New York. That changed on Wednesday.

A lot has happened in the last few weeks, but it has come to the point where Knox County Schools will reevaluate its relationship with police in schools. The police department employs 14 school resource officers who are based in middle and high schools within city limits. The Knox County Sheriff's Office employs 32 officers and the school district has close 100 of its own armed security force.  But that could all change.  It's up to the school board to decide how it will involve community members in assessing the agreement. The board will meet Wednesday to start that process. The district...

The recall covers certain Optima sedans from 2013 through 2015 and Sorento SUVs from 2014 and 2015.