Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary As if 1 Mask Isn't Enough, The NYT Is Now Pushing You to Wear 2 at the Same Time A new suggestion from The New York Times may just be the craziest proposal to curb the spread of COVID-19 that we've heard yet. By Grant Atkinson January 17, 2021
Getty Images for All In WACommentary After Years of Secretly Buying Up Land, Bill Gates Becomes Biggest Private Owner of Farmland in America Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has become the country’s largest private owner of farmland, and people don't know what to make of it. By Johnathan Jones January 17, 2021
Matt Rourke / APCommentary Gym Owners Defiant as State Government Seizes Bank Account and Legal Defense Fund in Midst of COVID Shutdown Fight 'It is a clear, and it is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights and our ability to defend ourselves in a court of law.' By C. Douglas Golden January 17, 2021
Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images Biden Will Deploy FEMA and National Guard to Vaccinate Americans 'Almost a year later we’re still far from back to normal. The honest truth is this: Things will get worse before they get better.' By Jack Davis January 16, 2021
Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Hospital in California Administers Hundreds of Vaccinations in 2 Hours After Freezer Failed When given the chance to avoid red tape regarding vaccine distribution, one California hospital inoculated hundreds of people quickly. By Michael Austin January 16, 2021
krisanapong detraphiphat / Getty Images US Gov't Releases Alarming New Intel on Wuhan Virus Lab, 'Secret Projects' with Chinese Military The State Department released intelligence on the possible origins of the coronavirus at a laboratory in Wuhan, China. By Chuck Ross January 16, 2021
vchal / Shutterstock State Causes Uproar by Giving Smokers Priority Access to COVID Vaccine Smokers squeezed in line ahead of teachers as New Jersey decided who should get vaccinated against COVID-19 first. By Jack Davis January 15, 2021
flashgun / Shutterstock Senior Citizens Must Figure Out Lengthy, 'Confusing' Process in Order to Receive Vaccinations Senior citizens across America are facing various issues when attempting to register for COVID vaccinations via the internet. By Michael Austin January 15, 2021
Mario Tama / Getty ImagesCommentary New Study Concludes Lockdowns Didn't Help Slow Spread of COVID 'We fail to find an additional benefit of stay-at-home orders and business closures,' the researchers found. By Johnathan Jones January 15, 2021
Alex Brandon / AP Much-Maligned South Dakota Near Top of Vaccine Leaderboard While Democratic Strongholds Lag Behind 'I am excited to report a light at the end of the tunnel with regard to our fight against COVID-19,' Gov. Kristi Noem said. By Erin Coates January 15, 2021