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A sign reminded visitors to wear masks at Belmont University, which was supposed to host the second presidential debate last week in Nashville. Federal health officials say a new study highlights the need for masks.

CDC Reduces Consecutive Minutes Of COVID-19 Exposure Needed To Be A 'Close Contact'

Health officials once advised going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes in a 24-hour period.

The FBI says Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger died during a raid that was part of an investigation into violent crimes against children. Here, law enforcement officers investigate the scene of the raid in an apartment complex in Sunrise, Fla.

2 FBI Agents Killed, 3 Others Wounded In Raid In Southern Florida

They had been serving a warrant as part of a "violent crimes against children case," according to the FBI. The suspect is also dead.

CSIRO's Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory.

In A Far-Off Galaxy, A Clue To What's Causing Strange Bursts Of Radio Waves

Astronomers have known about the powerful pulses but had never been able to catch one in the act to help figure out what's producing them. Last year, they got one.

Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-the U.S. Virgin Islands, speaks Wednesday during former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. She argued that Trump was "singularly responsible" for the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from holding public office again.

Stacey Plaskett Is 1st Nonvoting House Delegate To Argue An Impeachment Trial

She touched on her unlikely journey from projects in Brooklyn, N.Y., to St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands, "and now as an adult woman representing an island territory speaking to the U.S. Senate."

Texas Republican Rep. Ron Wright battled both cancer and COVID-19, and became the first sitting lawmaker to die from the virus on Sunday.

Rep. Ron Wright Is 1st Member Of Congress To Die After Coronavirus Diagnosis

The Texas Republican died after he tested positive for the coronavirus more than two weeks ago. Wright had remained in isolation and was also being treated for cancer.

The advance child tax credit program is part of the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion economic aid package called the American Rescue Plan that was passed in March.

New Monthly Child Tax Credits Are Starting To Go Out. Here's What It Means For You

"For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here," said President Biden, touting the tax credit that gives American families up to an extra $1,600 per child.

Fla. House, Senate Spending Plans Point To 'Lean Year' In Higher Ed

House and Senate budget leaders are eyeing cuts to higher education spending, but early recommendations would go about it in different ways.A Senate…

A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot.

Maryland Repeals State Song That Called Lincoln A 'Tyrant'

Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.

House Panel Targets School Board Pay

After debating whether county school board members should be paid, and if ending salaries would threaten diversity on the boards, a House panel took a…

Outside of the Duval County Public Schools building

Teacher Turnover Disproportionately Affects Low-Income, Minority Students In Duval

New research from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund shows that Duval County is doing well to retain teachers overall, but turnover is…

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