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Former A's pitcher, 'Real Housewives' guest star Matt Keough dies at 64
Matt Keough, a former All-Star pitcher with the Oakland Athletics and guest star on the reality television show "Real Housewives of Orange County," died at the age of 64.
Israel's High Court holds hearing on whether to bar Netanyahu from prime minister role
Israel's High Court of Justice on Sunday heard arguments on whether to allow Benjamin Netanyahu to form a coalition government to lead the country despite his indictment on corruption charges.
Kara Keough tells late father he's on 'grandpa duty in heaven now'
"Real Housewives of Orange County alum" Kara Keough is mourning the death of her father shortly after her son died during childbirth.
California stay-at-home order faces revolts at beaches and in rural communities
Amid coronavirus closures, pressure to reopen California builds, with more rural counties vowing to ease restrictions and protests of beach shutdowns.
Why smartphones are digital truth serum
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explains that the device people use to communicate can affect the extent to which they...
Look: Lea Michele shares first baby bump photo: 'So grateful'
"Glee" and "Scream Queens" alum Lea Michele confirmed reports of her pregnancy by posting a photo of her baby bump on Instagram this weekend.
Season Interrupted: Peninsula track star Aiden Lieb pays it forward
UCLA-bound hurdles standout Aiden Lieb envisions a future teaching others: 'I want to be that support system that believes in young athletes.'
'Tell the hotels they are commandeered.' Homeless activists are losing patience with L.A.
L.A. County is falling behind on its goal of quickly moving 15,000 homeless people into hotel rooms amid the coronavirus pandemic. Activists want more.
Japan's work culture keeps many employees at the office despite COVID-19
Japan's workers are encouraged to stay home and practice physical distancing by the government, and companies are asked to scale back or close amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Tokyo,...
‘The Harvard Novel’ takes students back to campus
It didn’t turn out at all the way they thought it would. Being asked to quickly leave campus and return home last month amid the mushrooming coronavirus outbreak was painful and disappointing....
At Harvard, coronavirus becomes part of the curriculum
The coronavirus has had a huge impact on Daniel E. Lieberman’s class on human evolution and human health. And not just because it’s upended the lives of his 91 students and moved...
Respected teacher and administrator Richard Hunt dies at 93
The Harvard historian who literally wrote the book on his beloved alma mater died peacefully on April 10 at his home in Lincoln, Mass. Richard McMasters Hunt, a faculty member in social...
Amid the pandemic crisis there is a hierarchy of need
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak may bring. As...
Dispatches from faculty and staff, from at least 6 feet away
Lisa Albert’s wedding was just a few weeks away when the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the stay-at-home advisory. After postponing the planned event at Ventfort Hall in Lenox, Mass., until next...
Brothers deploy COVID-19 screening tool for refugee populations
Soon after starting the spring semester, brothers Hassaan and Senan Ebrahim recall having frequent conversations about COVID-19 in their respective classes. “At the Kennedy School, we started having discussions along the lines of,...
Students find ways to help during the pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has brought disruption, loss, and jarring change, but it has also fired in many students the desire to help and inspired creative ways to make a difference. Shortly after Isabella...
Editorial: Widespread coronavirus testing won't help end the pandemic if it's inaccurate
Some antibody tests for COVID-19 have unacceptably high rates of false positives.
Op-Ed: My immigrant parents lost their jobs, but the CARES Act won't help mixed-status families like mine
My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.
Advance care planning is best way to show compassion in these strange times
Without clearly documented plans, research indicates family members are wrong about the end-of-life care preferences of their loved ones approximately one-third of the time, writes Dr. Tavis Apramian.
At least 40 dead, dozens injured in Venezuela prison riot
At least 40 people died and 75 others were injured Saturday in a riot at the Los Llanos Penitentiary in Venezuela, authorities said.
Where does fear actually come from?
Convention thinking says that the root of all fear lies in our brains. But what comes before then? (The National Museum in Oslo/)Excerpt from Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear by...
Courts lean against US EPA science advisers policy
Trial court vacates directive, appeals courts appear skeptical of legality
African Americans in Georgia wary of returning to work as community struggles with impact of COVID-19
Some African Americans in Georgia are hesitant to return to work despite a reopening of some non-essential businesses last week as they wrestle with the disproportionate toll COVID-19 has had...
Column: These researchers aren't waiting for COVID-19 answers, they're finding them
A doctor with COVID-19 thought, "My God, I'm going to die." He says an experimental treatment did the trick.
DaBaby's 'Blame It On Baby' tops the U.S. album chart
Rapper DaBaby's "Blame It On Baby" is the No. 1 album in the United States.
'Scrubs,' 'Seinfeld' alum Sam Lloyd dead at 56
Sam Lloyd -- a character actor who appeared on the TV shows "Scrubs," "Seinfeld" and "The West Wing" -- has died after a battle with cancer. He was 56.
Survey shows pandemic’s severe impact on U.S. small businesses
Small-business owners across the United States were struggling with pandemic-related disruptions and had already laid off large numbers of employees by the time Congress passed its initial relief package, according...
Letters to the Editor: Urban sprawl is bad for your health, with or without the coronavirus
Coronavirus: Los Angeles is doing better than New York, but much worse than San Francisco. Our experience with COVID-19 is not an argument for sprawl.