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…
Nation Apr 09 How religious observances are adapting to social distancing In April, millions of Christians, Jews and Muslims around the world mark Easter, Passover and Ramadan -- some of the holiest observances of the year. But how are followers of these religions expressing faith and community when the pandemic makes…
Health Apr 08 U.S. officials urge adherence to social distancing as NY infections slow The human cost of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still rising worldwide, but infections may be leveling off in Italy, Spain and New York, which lost nearly 800 people to the disease Tuesday. U.S. officials at both the state and…
Health Apr 01 As New York's death toll approaches 2,000, Cuomo warns other states of what's to come New York’s death toll from COVID-19 is nearing 2,000, and experts warn it will continue to rise. But many other areas of the country are also seeing cases climb and taking steps to try to limit them. President Trump sounded…
Nation Feb 24 At Los Angeles' Staples Center, 20,000 gather to remember Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna More than 20,000 people gathered Monday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center -- known by Lakers fans as “The House that Kobe Built” -- to honor NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed in a January helicopter…
Nation Feb 18 Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amid sex abuse scandal The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, with officials saying the move is the only way they can deal with the growing number of sexual abuse lawsuits and still maintain scouting programs for its current members. But, as…