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Four years later, the shadow of the pandemic continues to play a profound role in voters’ pessimism and distrust amid a presidential rematch.

The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.

Perhaps what’s making me sick is not the lack of love I have received but the love I have ceased to give.

Americans may be advised that it’s safe to return to regular routines after one day without a fever.

A newer, more vague vaccine hesitancy is emerging. A New York doctor has some advice for how to stop it.

When vaccinations begin to lag, as they did during the pandemic, measles is often the first disease to resurge. “It’s the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said.

A Facebook page chronicles the deaths of dozens of bike-riding workers who delivered food in New York City, lionizing them as fallen heroes.

The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.

Most days I feel as if I woke up from a nap I didn’t mean to take into a world I don’t quite recognize.

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus variant, which was first detected in the United States in September.