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In this March 18, 2021, photo, pre-kindergarten students work on their school work at West Orange Elementary School in Orange, Calif. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its social distancing guidelines for schools Friday, March 19, saying students can now sit 3 feet apart in classrooms. The new guidelines also remove recommendations for plastic shields or other barriers between desks. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

CDC: Students can be 3 feet apart instead of 6 feet

Students can be only 3 feet apart instead of 6 when they return to elementary, middle and high schools amid the coronavirus pandemic so long as everyone in the classroom is wearing masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

March 19, 2021
Vaccination interlopers forced California to revamp its vaccine system so that appointment codes would be tied to specific people and wealthy folks didn’t get their hands on them. (Associated Press)

Vaccine line jumpers force states to rethink distribution

The COVID-19 vaccine is a tiny vial of liquid, but it is the hottest commodity of 2021. It has turned internet operators into access-code hunters and tempted the wealthy and connected to hop the line or tread where they don't belong.

March 18, 2021
In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, Ohio State employee Cory Coffey, right, administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

Ohio residents 16 and older will be able to seek out the COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the month, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday, joining the list of governors moving to aggressively expand eligibility as supply increases.

March 16, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing more pressure from fellow Democrats to resign from office. Six women have come forward with sexual harassment and misconduct allegations against him. (Associated Press)

More Democrats pressure Andrew Cuomo to resign from office

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo "doesn't have any credibility" and will probably face impeachment over the burgeoning sexual harassment scandal that's prompted Democrats to abandon Mr. Cuomo in droves.

March 14, 2021
President Biden is ordering states to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1. As it stands, over 100 million shots have been administered, meaning he met his goal for the first 100 days of his presidency. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Joe Biden taking credit for pandemic recovery

President Biden is taking ownership of the pandemic as the recovery gains steam, setting benchmarks for the public to judge him on after weeks of complaining that former President Donald Trump left him nothing on the virus front.

March 14, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden speech: Make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1

President Biden directed states Thursday to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine no later than May 1 and targeted Independence Day as the entry point to normalcy, saying he wants to see Americans hold cookouts and other small gatherings after a nightmarish year.

March 11, 2021