Northeastern University

Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measures to fight COVID-19.

The average wait time for results has dropped to about three days, but that is still too slow to keep infected people from unknowingly spreading the virus, researchers report.

As Harvard and MIT challenge a new visa requirement that doesn't allow for online-only curricula, students face difficult choices.