May 23 Watch 6:39 Report details widespread cover-up of sexual abuse among Southern Baptist leaders A new independent report documents in devastating detail how the past leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention ignored sexual abuse allegations for the better part of two decades, and sometimes silenced or tried to discredit accusers. Anne Marie Miller, a… Continue watching
May 23 What you need to know about monkeypox and how it spreads By Maria Cheng, Associated Press European and American health authorities have identified a number of cases of monkeypox, a surprising outbreak of an illness that has previously been limited mostly to central and western Africa. Continue reading
May 23 Kim Jong Un, other North Koreans attend large funeral amid COVID worry By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press A large number of North Koreans including leader Kim Jong Un have attended a funeral for a top official despite outside worries about its COVID-19 outbreak. Continue reading
May 23 Three Pfizer COVID shots protect children under 5, company says By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine protect kids under 5 and that it plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Harris warns of health care worker burnout after touring Children's National Hospital By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned of burnout among the nation's health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
May 23 Monkeypox outbreak likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, says WHO expert By Maria Cheng, Associated Press A doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group has described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events… Continue reading
May 22 COVID-19 pandemic 'not over' with nearly 1 billion unvaccinated globally, WHO chief says By Associated Press In a weekly report Thursday on the global situation, WHO said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilized after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped. Continue reading
May 22 New York health officials examine possible monkeypox case By Associated Press The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 5:14 White House COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha discusses the growing virus surge By Juliet Fuisz, Ian Couzens, Andrew Corkery A new COVID wave is accelerating across the U.S. with cases rising in almost every state. New daily cases are up by more than 50 percent from just two weeks ago, while COVID-related hospitalizations rose by 12 percent over the… Continue watching
May 20 80 confirmed worldwide cases of monkeypox baffle African scientists who have long studied the disease By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America. Continue reading