Nov 09 Meet the members of president-elect Biden's coronavirus task force By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the members of a team of public health and science experts to develop a blueprint for fighting the coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 09 Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition By Associated Press There is little precedent in the modern era of a president erecting such hurdles for his successor. Continue reading
Nov 08 Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press An analysis of federal data from 20 states for The Associated Press finds that new weekly cases among residents rose nearly four-fold from the end of May to late October, from 1,083 to 4,274. Resident deaths more than doubled, from… Continue reading
Nov 08 The Latest: Israel cautiously reopens after lockdown By Associated Press Israel moved quickly last spring to contain the coronavirus, quickly sealing its borders and shutting down much of the economy. But it mismanaged the reopening of the economy, and the coronavirus quickly returned. A second lockdown was imposed in mid-September. Continue reading
Nov 07 The Latest: Italy hits record 39,800 daily coronavirus cases By Associated Press Here's what you need to know about the COVID-1p pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 4:51 The Biden administration's transition plan, priorities By PBS NewsHour President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and their team prepare their transition to the White House, including taking on the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Trump campaign announces a long legal battle over the results. NewsHour’s John Yang joins from… Continue watching
Nov 07 How a mysterious ailment ended Eleanor Roosevelt's life By Dr. Howard Markel None of her doctors knew what was causing her rare blood disorder. And given this was more than 50 years ago, the treatment options were rather limited. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19 By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: U.S. sees over 120,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. wave of coronavirus infections is still building. More than 120,000 new cases were reported in the last day, pushing the national total past 9.6 million with more than 235,000 deaths. Also, remnants of… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 3:28 Remembering 5 victims of the coronavirus pandemic As we do every Friday during this pandemic, we pay tribute to five individuals who have fallen victim to the coronavirus -- which continues to tighten its grip on our communities. Continue watching