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USA TODAY In late December, the idea that safe, effective vaccines against COVID-19 had been created in less than a year seemed miraculous – a triumph of science and American ingenuity. It took only six weeks to tarnish that image.  Pride in the remarkable feat has been replaced by confusion, accusations of unfairness, frustrating waits and the nightmare of vaccine vials gathering dust while tens of thousands of people die of what is now a preventable disease.  Even people leading the effort are at a loss to explain how and why things took such a bad turn so fast.  "I would love t...

Lori Torres was nervous about returning to teaching in-person this week in Chicago. Torres, 47, teaches Spanish to all grades at her preK-8 school and has a medical condition that puts her at increased risk for COVID-19, but her request to continue to teach from home hadn't been approved. Her short-term concern was addressed when the Chicago Teachers Union voted to stay remote while union and city leaders haggled over the safety of working conditions in buildings. But Torres' long-term concern – getting a vaccine before she returns to Monroe Elementary School – is unresolved. Chic...

While thousands of seniors in Florida are bleary eyed and angry after spending weeks trying unsuccessfully to get an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine, the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner told a national television audience on Friday that it was a breeze. Richard Parsons, who is also a former chairman of Citigroup, said he left his home of New York to travel to Florida specifically because the Sunshine State made it so easy. “It’s orderly and sensible,” the 72-year-old Parsons said while appearing on "Squawk Box" on CNBC. “I don’t know how Florida got the march on everyo...

homeowners. michael tonight with 7 on your side follow-up report. >> sky 7 hd you can see miguel lopez home in the countryside of petaluma. authorities were inside choosing computer file. client record and paperwork. undercover agents who asked not to be identified did the same thing at an office lopez sub let in petaluma office park. source tells us the raid began this morning and lasted some 5 hours. lopez was there at the time of the raid but was not interrogated. word of today actions spread quickly and homeowner whose say they were duped showed up to see for themselves. >> i thi...

well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. we begin with sal. >> breaking news, crash, involving a transit bus and several other vehicles. ktvu's claudine wong is on the scene as we look at live pictures from newschopper2. they are working hard to clear the lanes. looks like one of the paramedic vehicle is just leaving -- vehicles is just leaving. let's go to claudine? >> reporter: five cars were involved. you can see multiple tow trucks out here trying to get these cars out of the way. pretty decent damage to the back of at least several ca...