# Christal Hayes

## Politics Reporter at USA Today

**Email address**  
c*****@*****.com  
**Influence score**  
68  
**Phone**  
(XXX) XXX-XXXX  
**Location**  
United States  
**Languages**  
- English

**Covering topics**  
- Politics

## Recent Articles

### [San Jose wasn’t alerted that feds once detained rail yard killer for terrorist books, hateful writings](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/28/san-jose-shooting-dhs-never-told-local-authorities-stopping-gunman-da-says/5253481001/)  
The Department of Homeland Security never notified local authorities after they stopped the San Jose gunman in 2016 with books on terrorism and writings detailing his hatred of the rail yard that he later attacked, the local DA told USA TODAY.  
*about 5 years ago*

### [EU recommends lifting travel restrictions for US tourists. Latest COVID updates](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/19/eu-travel-restrictions-michigan-new-mexico-restrictions/7749269002/)  
Florida has been granted a preliminary injunction that could render CDC restrictions on cruising as optional starting next month. COVID-19 updates.  
*about 5 years ago*

### [Hospital beds drying up as cases rise in several states; New Mexico updates](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/08/26/covid-hospitalizations-vaccine-mandates-masks-cases/5595572001/)  
Several states seeing surges in COVID-19 cases are dealing with such an influx of sick residents that hospital beds are drying up. Latest COVID news.  
*almost 5 years ago*

### [‘Our hearts are broken’: Body found in Illinois River identified as student](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/23/jelani-day-illinois-state-university-missing-body-river/5837256001/)  
A body found in a river was identified by police as Illinois State University graduate student Jelani “JJ” Day, who’d been missing for nearly a month.  
*almost 5 years ago*

### [Hospitals, nursing homes brace for staff shortages amid vaccine mandates](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/28/covid-vaccine-mandates-hospitals-nursing-homes/5892830001/)  
Hospitals brace for staff shortages amid vaccine mandates, California’s prison staff will be required to vaccinate. Latest COVID-19 updates.  
*almost 5 years ago*

### [Lack of COVID tests could jeopardize school safety; Americans getting vaccinated](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/30/covid-pandemic-vaccine-mandate-health-care-workers/5923049001/)  
Americans are getting vaccinated at the lowest rates yet this year. Unemployment claims rose for the third straight week. Latest COVID updates.  
*almost 5 years ago*

### [Kids account for 27% of US cases; Sweden, Denmark suspend Moderna shots](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/10/06/covid-vaccination-masks-mandates-biden-administration/6012639001/)  
Kids account for a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases. Arizona’s program to discourage mandates violates federal rules. Latest updates.  
*almost 5 years ago*

### [Storm clobbers Hawaii with wild winds, flooding rain; thousands left without power](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/07/hawaii-weather-flooding-snow/6418584001/)  
An unusually powerful storm battered Hawaii, leaving thousands without power and flooding streets across the archipelago.  
*over 4 years ago*

### [About 4,000 US flights already canceled or delayed amid omicron surge](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/01/covid-updates-2022-omicron-coronavirus/9064555002/)  
Americans ushered in 2022 with exploding COVID-19 cases, thousands of canceled flights and quickly-filling hospital beds. COVID-19 updates.  
*over 4 years ago*

### [AG Garland, Commerce Sec Gina Raimondo latest attendees of Washington dinner](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/06/garland-raimondo-covid-positive/9487294002/)  
Both Cabinet secretaries attended Washington’s annual Gridiron Dinner where several guests, including members of Congress, have since tested positive.  
*over 4 years ago*

### [Winter storm updates: Joint inquiry after widespread power outages](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/28/winter-storm-updates-buffalo-east-coast/10958440002/)  
Meanwhile, a joint inquiry was launched to examine the power operations "during the extreme winter weather conditions" over the weekend. Updates  
*over 3 years ago*

### [Memphis police chief faces crucial test leading department through crisis](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/us/cerelyn-davis-memphis-police-chief-tyre-nichols/index.html)  
It’s only been 20 months since Cerelyn “CJ” Davis started leading the Memphis Police Department. As the department’s first outsider chief in decades, she’s facing a crucial test as the agency reckons with the Tyre Nichols case.  
*over 3 years ago*