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Detroit Memorial Honors The City's Victims Of The Pandemic

Detroit held a socially distant, city-wide memorial service for the more than 1,500 city residents who have died from COVID-19.

Thomas Salts spent two weeks recovering from COVID-19 in a hotel in Phoenix, Ariz. Circle the City, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, is helping Salts and other people experiencing homelessness gain access to health care.

A Phoenix Nonprofit Opens Up A Hotel To Homeless Coronavirus Patients

Scott Simon speaks with Thomas Salts, one of the COVID-19 patients treated and cared for in a Phoenix hotel by Circle the City, a group providing care and services to people experiencing homelessness.

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council who testified during the impeachment hearings on Capitol Hill, is seen at the White House complex in January.

Senator Waiting For White House Promise Not To Block Promotion Of Impeachment Witness

Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells NPR that she'll hold up hundreds of Army officer promotions unless she gets assurance that the Trump administration won't interfere with that of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.

The University of Georgia's marching band, seen during a football game last November in Athens. The band's acting director, Brett Bawcum, announced that it would no longer play <em></em>"Tara's Theme" from <em>Gone with the Wind.</em> The film has attracted criticism for its depiction of race.

Georgia Marching Band Drops Song From 'Gone With The Wind' For 'Georgia On My Mind'

The Redcoat Band will no longer play "Tara's Theme" from the controversial film. And it already has an apt replacement in mind: the official state song, best known for Ray Charles' rendition.

An American bald eagle flies over Mill Pond in Centerport, N.Y., in 2018. The bald eagle is one of the birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Eagles And Mockingbirds Catch A Break As Judge Strikes Down Trump Bird Opinion

In 2017, the Trump administration scaled back protections of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A federal judge has now struck down the rule change — and cited To Kill a Mockingbird in so doing.

A dog dressed as Marty McFly from <em>Back to the Future</em> attends the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in 2015. New research says time travel might be possible without the problems McFly encountered.

Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Theoretically Possible, Researchers Say

In a peer-reviewed journal article, University of Queensland physicists say time is essentially self-healing. Changes in the past wouldn't necessarily cause a universe-ending paradox. Phew.

California Fires: 3 More People Killed As Blazes Rage In Wine Country

Gusty winds on Monday helped the Zogg and Glass fires to multiply in size. Winds eased overnight, raising hopes that firefighters could make progress containing the blazes.

Target Co. estimates that at least 70 million individuals may have had information including their "names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses" stolen in a recent data breach.

Security Experts Say Data Thieves Are Getting Harder To Fight

Even retailers that invest heavily in sophisticated security systems are seeing new vulnerabilities from rogue hackers who are buying software tools on the black market.

Jedidiah Brown is removed by security during a Donald Trump rally at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday.

'This Can't Go On In Chicago,' Says Anti-Trump Protester

Jedidiah Brown was the man pulled off stage at the canceled Chicago Trump rally. He says his goal was to shut it down.

When it comes to the end of life, hospital stays are more intensive and more expensive than alternatives.

Dying In A Hospital Means More Procedures, Tests And Costs

Hospital deaths are more expensive and intrusive than deaths at home, in hospice care or even in nursing homes. Financial incentives favor more care, even when it's not always wanted.

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