Jan 20 On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus By Zeke Miller, Associated Press In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Nurse sings ‘Amazing Grace’ at national COVID remembrance By Joshua Barajas With the Reflecting Pool as a backdrop, and 400 lights lit up in honor of the 400,000 dead, Lori Marie Key, a 29-year-old nurse from Livonia, Michigan, sang “Amazing Grace.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:00 Tribute held in nation’s capital for those lost to the pandemic The U.S. passed another sad milestone Tuesday with 400,000 COVID-related deaths now recorded. President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris spoke at a special tribute on the National Mall to remember the lives lost in the pandemic. It featured music, remarks… Continue watching
Jan 19 U.S. virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump’s final hours By Associated Press The running total of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World II. Continue reading
Jan 19 Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans By Hannah Recht, Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News In 16 states that have released data by race, white residents are being vaccinated at significantly higher rates than Black residents, according to a new Kaiser Health News analysis — in many cases two to three times higher. Continue reading
Jan 19 City of Manaus in Brazil’s Amazon begins COVID-19 immunization By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press The Amazonian city of Manaus in Brazil began administering vaccines against the coronavirus, providing a ray of hope for the rainforest’s biggest city whose health system is collapsing. Continue reading
Jan 19 Biden taps Rachel Levine in historic pick for assistant health secretary By Will Weissert, Associated Press A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in 2017, making her one of the few transgender people serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide. Continue reading
Jan 19 Panel concludes China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic By Maria Cheng, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a… Continue reading
Jan 19 Biden inherits a deeply divided nation, but most voters think he will bring unity By Laura Santhanam The Biden presidency is starting at a precarious point in American history, but a majority of Americans say the next president will do more to bring the country together than to tear it apart, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist… Continue reading
Jan 18 California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases By Robert Jablon, Associated Press The grim milestone wasn't entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed was stunning. The state only reached 2 million reported cases on Dec. 24. Continue reading