Javier Maradiaga (far right) with his brother, Jason Castillo; mother, Alma Maradiaga; and sister, Dariela Moncada on Christmas Eve in 2017. Dariela Moncada Maradiaga hide caption
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Dr. Nikhila Juvvadi gives Dr. Marina Del Rios from the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System one of the first COVID-19 vaccination administered in Chicago on Dec. 15 at Loretto Hospital on the city's West Side. Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP hide caption
Some Health Care Workers Are Hesitant About Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
Tekiah Elzey is using Coworker.org to petition for hazard pay to be restored at the New Seasons Market where she works in Portland, Ore. Chloe Meeske hide caption
Power Of The Petition: Nonprofit Helps Front-Line Workers Fight For Their Rights
Front-Line Workers Use Online Tools And Public Shaming To Fight For Fairer Workplace
A fisherman in a kayak makes a cast on Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pa. Sales of camping, outdoor and recreational equipment have been surging. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Tribune Publishing is closing several of its newsrooms, including the one at New York's Daily News, as the pandemic forces journalists to work remotely. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
Tech companies are under enormous pressure from government officials to prevent their platforms from being used by foreign actors and others to disrupt the 2020 election, as occurred in 2016. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Top Facebook Official: Our Aim Is To Make Lying On The Platform 'More Difficult'
Gold bars are stacked in a vault at the United States Mint, in West Point, N.Y., in 2014. The settlement price for gold futures reached a record high of $1,931 per ounce Monday — and many analysts predict the price will head even higher. Mike Groll/AP hide caption
Cars on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, circa 1960. The urban planner Robert Moses, according to biographers, designed the road so that bridges were low enough to keep buses — which would likely be carrying poor minorities — from passing underneath on the route from New York City to Long Island's beaches. Pictorial Parade/Getty Images hide caption
'The Wrong Complexion For Protection.' How Race Shaped America's Roadways And Cities
A veteran of the Chicago DIY scene, NNAMDÃ has played with everyone from Vagabon to Ratboys. His latest release, Brat, is about coming to terms with feeling selfish for deciding to pursue music. Courtesy of the artist hide caption