ABOUT TIMEJohns Hopkins Doc on Leave After ‘Depraved Animals’ RemarkThe posts were made just after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Alex Nguyen
JUSTICEHenrietta Lacks’ Family Settles Lawsuit Over Stolen CellsThe Black woman’s cells were extracted without her permission while she underwent cancer treatment at a segregated hospital.Brooke Leigh Howard
‘OUR CENTURY’Zelensky Gives Surprise Commencement Speech at Johns HopkinsHe told students to make good use of their time and thanked Biden, Congress, and the American people for supporting Ukraine.Chris Hippensteel
SHAMEFULU.S.’s 2021 COVID Deaths Top Last Year’s The rise came as the Delta variant raged during the summer months and millions of Americans refused to get vaccinated.Corbin Bolies
NATIONAL DISGRACEOver 4,300 Americans Lose Lives to COVID in Just One DayTuesday’s record daily high raises the nation’s overall death toll from the coronavirus pandemic to at least 380,796 people.Jamie Ross
NOTHING TO CELEBRATEAmerica Ends 2020 With Its Deadiest Day—Worst Yet to ComeThe outlook for the start of the new year is not good, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasting 80,000 deaths in the next three weeks.Jamie Ross
HOME FOR CHRISTMASCalifornia Locks Down Again: 33 Million Told to Stay HomeThe state reported a record high of 30,000+ new coronavirus cases on Sunday while, across the nation, the United States reported 175,663 positive tests.Jamie Ross
MORBID MILESTONEU.S. Passes 250,000 COVID Deaths as Cases Reach Record High“Unfortunately, we are entering what I think will be the worst stretch that we have experienced so far,” John Hopkins epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers said.Tori B. Powell
GOING WHERE?Most Cases Since July as Trump Claims COVID Is ‘Going Away’Figures from Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. recorded 71,671 new cases—the most in a single day since July 24.Jamie Ross
JUST NOT WORKINGDaily COVID Cases Shoot Back Up to 52,000—Highest in a MonthThe number of new cases is a dramatic rise from about 34,000 a day earlier, and is the highest daily tally since Aug. 14.Jamie Ross
HELPU.S. Shatters Coronavirus Record Again With 77,000 New CasesIn total, the U.S. has now recorded 3,576,430 cases of COVID-19.Jamie Ross