'Phase Finder' no longer needed to verify vaccine eligibility in Washington state Starting Wednesday, March 31, vaccine providers in Washington state will no longer have to use Phase Finder to verify whether vaccine recipients are eligible or not. Eilís O'Neill
Nearly Half Of States Will Make All Adults COVID-19 Vaccine Eligible By April 15 Officials said Friday that 46 states and Washington, D.C., have announced plans to expand eligibility to all adults by President Biden's May 1 deadline, with many set to do so in the coming weeks. Rachel Treisman
Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19 The Atlanta shooting has led to heated discussion about the blame — and violence — aimed at Asians during the pandemic. It's the latest example in a long history of hatred fueled by disease. Joanne Lu
DOJ Has Charged Nearly 500 With COVID-Related Fraud In The Past Year A year after the first major coronavirus relief package passed, the Justice Department has charged defendants over exploiting loan and unemployment programs as well as with fraud targeting consumers. Ryan Lucas
Some Mexicans Travel To U.S. For COVID Vaccines As Their Country's Rollout Stumbles Some Mexicans with family ties or dual citizenship in the U.S., or who can afford the airfare, head north of the border to get vaccinated faster than the months of waiting for one back home. Carrie Kahn
Coronavirus FAQ: To Travel Or Not To Travel? Plus, Tattoos And Vaccines Can Mix Airports are getting busier, but the CDC hasn't issued new guidelines for vaccinated folks. What's a wannabe traveler to do? And is it OK to get a vaccine if you just got tattooed? Or have no spleen? Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
'What Are We Going To Do?': Towns Reel As Banks Close Branches At Record Pace Banks closed a record number of branches last year as the pandemic pushed more customers to online and mobile banking. Scott Horsley
Morning News Brief Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a controversial overhaul of the state's election system into law. Gun control advocates criticize Biden. And, COVID-19 cases rise in some states.
Things Are Looking Up For Boston Tavern Cornwall's As It Prepares To Reopen As restrictions on outdoor dining loosen, the owners of Cornwall's in Boston are feeling hopeful for the first time in a while. They closed right before St. Patrick's Day 2020. Things are looking up. Tovia Smith
Miami Beach Business Owners Say Mayor's Curfew Is Cutting Into Their Bottom Line Miami Beach's mayor has ordered a curfew to try to stem a crush of spring breakers and limit the spread of the coronavirus. Business owners say the order is cutting into their bottom lines. Verónica Zaragovia