Conservation experts recovered a copper box buried more than a century ago from a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia.

Instead of quarantining entire classrooms exposed to Covid-19, New York City will allow asymptomatic students who test negative for the coronavirus to stay in school.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and her team announced that New York would deliver six million coronavirus tests to school districts across the state.

The governor of Arkansas raised concerns about President Biden's plan for the federal government to purchase 500 million rapid at-home tests.

An Israeli hospital is studying the effectiveness and safety of a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Daunte Wright's mother and the attorney general of Minnesota gave remarks on the jury's decision to convict Ms. Potter on two counts of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Mr. Wright.

The defense lawyers for Kimberly Potter, prosecutors and Daunte Wright's family are expected to deliver remarks after the jury convicted Ms. Potter on two counts of manslaughter.

The former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright was convicted of two counts of manslaughter.

Kimberly Potter, a former Minnesota police officer, faces two manslaughter charges. Ms. Potter appeared to mistake her gun for a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia demanded that the United States and its allies meet Moscow's security requests, which include denying Ukraine membership into NATO.