Some states and school districts provide detailed data on school outbreaks. Others choose to keep such information under wraps.

Covid in the Classroom? Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet

With many vacationers reluctant to go abroad because of the pandemic, “for the first time in the U.K., owning a caravan is kind of cool.”

Greece … or Devon? Camping Outshines Continent for Britons This Summer

For Biden, a cautionary tale. For Trump, a negative strategy for rebounding in a race.

A Glimmer of Hope for Trump? How Bush Mounted a Comeback in 1988

Coronavirus outbreaks at colleges reopening for fall classes underscore the difficulties of policing student behavior.

Stop Campus Partying to Slow the Virus? Colleges Try but Often Fail

At President Trump’s behest, the Treasury Secretary sought out appointees who would restructure the United States Postal Service.

Mnuchin Paved Way for Postal Service Shake-Up

Early releases of prisoners to protect them from the virus have depleted the ranks of an inmate firefighting program that some say should be abolished anyway.

Coronavirus Limits California’s Efforts to Fight Fires With Prison Labor

Biden takes on Donnie Darkness and promises to bring us into the light.

Joe’s Fearsome Weapon Against Trump: Simple Decency

Courts have long held that tenants can stay away from their apartments for extended periods because of health reasons. But don’t neglect your home.

I’ve Been Away From My Apartment for Months. What Happens Now?

Stream a podcast full of pro tips, tune in for story time and a snack tutorial — or host a murder-mystery party.

Treat Yourself to Good Advice and Pudding

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: Felt Sick in March? Antibody Test Won’t Tell Much

Only a lopsided show of force would overcome undelivered mail, closed polling sites and Trump’s schemes.

Why Biden Needs a Landslide Just to Win

Researchers discovered a way to awaken dormant stem cells and transform them into cartilage. If the technique works in humans, it may help ease debilitating joint pain.

Cartilage Is Grown in the Arthritic Joints of Mice

On occasion, different species of angelfish produce hybrid offspring even more colorful than the parents.

Why Some Tropical Fish Are Gettin’ Squiggly With It

But what Republicans learn from the Trump era will make all the difference.

Win or Lose, Trump Will Hold Power Over the G.O.P.

The virus doesn’t sicken kids as much as adults. But it can still destroy their futures. A child allowance would help.

The Coronavirus Generation

Identifying reliable information online is especially urgent, and especially for seniors.

Recognize Misinformation on the Internet

You’d do anything for them in a crisis, but the crisis isn’t going away. Here’s how to get your life back.

How to Set Pandemic Boundaries for Relatives

Who knows what the rest of 2020 will bring, but at least you’ll have quality pasta sauce to enjoy just like Nonna used to make.

Make and Jar Pomodoro to Last All Year Long

Students arriving at N.Y.U. and other campuses are flooding social media with complaints about meals they are given as they isolate.

Crummy College Quarantine Food Goes Viral: A Lemon as a Side Dish?

Sorting your photographs, whether digital or print or both, can seem daunting. Here are some simple ways to catalog and organize your images.

Finally Organize Those Photos

Bolivia was mired in political turmoil when the pandemic hit. The response was chaotic. And the surge in deaths that followed was among the worst in the world, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

As Politicians Clashed, Bolivia’s Pandemic Death Rate Soared

Many theater companies are closed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t immerse yourself in the magic of a play.

5 Podcasts to Bring Theater Into Your Home

Changes Sister Elaine helped bring about at the Bedford Hills prison for women in New York State allowed inmates and their offspring to bond.

Sister Elaine Roulet, 89, Dies; Aided Imprisoned Mothers and Their Children

A widely respected linguist, he found popularity beyond academia with appearances on NPR and books like the intriguingly titled “Going Nucular.”

Geoffrey Nunberg, Expert on How Language Works, Dies at 75

The tourism operators who depend on the natural wonder, already contending with climate change, have been walloped by the pandemic. The absence of visitors is bad for them — and the reef.

August 22, 2020

Headlines from August 22, 2020

Covid in the Classroom? Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet

Greece … or Devon? Camping Outshines Continent for Britons This Summer

A Glimmer of Hope for Trump? How Bush Mounted a Comeback in 1988

Stop Campus Partying to Slow the Virus? Colleges Try but Often Fail

Mnuchin Paved Way for Postal Service Shake-Up

Billboard 200

Folklore

Legends Never Die

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Pray 4 Love

Born Here Live Here Die Here

Historical Context for August 22, 2020