Nation May 06 Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 prominent cases as it adapts to remote proceedings A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court considered two cases Wednesday: one on the future of exceptions to a birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act, and another challenging a federal law banning robocalls. John Yang reports on the details…
Health May 05 Traveling to Arizona, Trump wrestles with fallout of new death projections As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passed 70,000, President Trump departed the White House for his first cross-country trip since the pandemic’s eruption, visiting an Arizona Honeywell plant that makes N95 masks. Despite a projection that daily deaths in the…
World Apr 28 The dangerous global flood of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have spread rapidly online, creating what some experts are now calling an “infodemic.” Health officials across the globe are scrambling to refute a flood of bogus claims, some of which could have harmful consequences.
World Apr 24 U.S. death toll passes 50,000 as some states begin lifting restrictions The United States now has more than 50,000 deaths from COVID-19 -- roughly a quarter of all pandemic deaths worldwide. Yet parts of the country have begun to lift restrictions and reopen businesses, including Georgia, whose governor faced criticism from…
Nation Apr 17 Governors try to balance economic crisis with public health threat President Trump has shared a plan states can use to decide when to lift restrictions on movement and economic activity. But some governors say testing for COVID-19 isn’t near the levels necessary to enable them to reopen. Meanwhile, global health…
Health Apr 16 Desperate for more N95 masks, researchers test decontamination measures One of the most important pieces of safety gear for health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic is the N95 mask, designed to filter out 95 percent of airborne particles. But the surge of patients with the highly contagious disease…
Health Apr 15 As U.S. death toll climbs, Trump says working groups are planning economic resurgence The U.S. death toll from novel coronavirus is approaching 30,000. Though President Trump is eager to lift the restrictions prompted by the pandemic and “reopen” the economy, other leaders continue to express concern that doing so would undermine efforts to…
Education Apr 14 What an interrupted school year means for these college students The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the academic year of some 20 million college students as campuses are shuttered nationwide. Many of these young people are continuing their studies through online classes -- but the transition is not easy for all…
Nation Apr 13 How COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit’s poverty and racial inequality Low-income Americans are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. Detroit, a city already facing steep economic and racial inequalities, has emerged as a virus hot spot. John Yang reports and talks to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Darienne Hudson about…
Health Apr 10 Global death toll tops 100,000 as Trump speaks of reopening the economy The global death toll from coronavirus has now passed the 100,000 mark, just four months after the illness first appeared. In the U.S., 18,000 people have died -- nearly double the total from a week ago. Still, some hot spots…