Kevin Quealy

The Panthers have been eliminated from playoff contention.

The Texans have been eliminated from playoff contention.

The Buccaneers have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.

The Rams have been eliminated from playoff contention.

The Jaguars now have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.

The Eagles have a greater than 99% chance to get a first-round bye.

The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public.

In many places, the debates over reopening are fraught. But in a survey, experts broadly agreed that elementary schools didn’t need vaccines to open safely.

An interactive, street-level tour of America’s full political landscape.

For this year and next, the stimulus bill boosts subsidies for nearly all those buying their own coverage, making insurance free for more people and giving higher-income people discounts for the first time.