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Huda Mohamed, a student at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., has an immunodeficiency. She decided to take extra precautions by using Virginia's COVIDWISE app, which alerts users who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Such apps are only available in a few states.

A Tech Powerhouse, U.S. Lags In Using Smartphones For Contact Tracing

Google and Apple teamed up on using smartphones to track coronavirus infections. But the systems are only available in a few states, where they're being used by a tiny percentage of the population.

Bionca Ellis, 32, center right, appears in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio, in the stabbing death of 3-year-old Julian Wood in a grocery store parking lot in June.

Bail set at $5M for Cleveland woman accused of fatally stabbing 3-year-old outside supermarket

The ruling by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo concluded an arraignment hearing for Bionca Ellis, 32, of Cleveland, that took three attempts and nearly an hour to complete.

The EEOC was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to address entrenched discrimination in employment.

One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination

The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.

Sex Trafficking Of Minors Is U.S. Problem.

Human trafficking is a term that many of us associate with foreign affairs. Today human trafficking is not only an issue abroad, but one that is becoming…

Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty in U.S.

Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges.