May 21 Watch 9:19 Can U.S. transit workers be kept safe on crowded buses and trains? By PBS NewsHour, Jaywon Choe U.S. transit workers have been hit hard by the coronavirus. More than 120 have died from the disease just within New York City Transit, and drivers and transport workers represent the second-largest share of work-related cases, according to a Harvard… Continue watching
May 21 Nearly 39 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus hit By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced millions of businesses to close their doors and shrink their workforces, the Labor Department said Thursday. Continue reading
May 20 U.S. health officials quietly release more reopening guidance By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:17 This truck-driving couple's Brief But Spectacular take on surviving COVID-19 Married couple Chante and Ron Drew are truck drivers transporting groceries and other essential supplies across the country. They take turns driving and sleeping. But when they came down with COVID-19, their ability to hit the road -- and earn… Continue watching
May 20 AT&T to drop misleading '5G' marketing for non-5G networks By Tali Arbel, Associated Press AT&T in December 2018 began talking about a “5G Evolution” service. But it was not 5G. It was merely the existing 4G network with minor speed boosts, at least compared to the fastest type of 5G networks. Continue reading
May 20 Republican operatives front 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening By Michael Biesecker, Jason Dearen, Associated Press Republican political operatives are recruiting what are described as "extremely pro-Trump" doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Pence visits tourism-reliant Florida as Disney shops reopen By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is visiting central Florida as the region's biggest tourist destination begins reopening. Pence visited Orlando on Wednesday to meet with tourism officials, talk to the governor and drop off protective equipment at a nursing home. Continue reading
May 20 Pence participates in discussion of COVID-19 challenges in nursing homes By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence will deliver personal protective equipment to a nursing home in Orlando. Continue reading
May 20 What's going to happen at colleges this fall? Here are 15 scenarios By Edward J. Maloney, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed Ideas range from getting back to normal to fully remote learning. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:45 Sen. Toomey on why he doesn't support more federal aid for states right now Top U.S. economic officials are being pressed for answers about government relief efforts amid COVID-19. Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey sits on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, as well as the Congressional Oversight Commission that monitors spending… Continue watching