Sep 10 Watch 8:02 Ed Yong: On pandemic, Trump reinforced Americans’ worst impulses While the political fallout from President Trump’s coronavirus comments to Bob Woodward continues, what about the public health repercussions? Would America have fared better if Trump had treated the virus more seriously from the beginning? Ed Yong of The Atlantic,… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 8:44 Could the pandemic change addiction medicine for the better? By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz For many Americans facing addiction, the pandemic has made life significantly harder. Across the country, overdoses have soared, with more than 40 states reporting increases in opioid-related mortality. But the coronavirus is also changing how addiction medicine can be provided,… Continue watching
Sep 10 WATCH: Trump holds White House news conference By Ken Ritter, Associated Press Less than eight weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump's campaign is urging a federal judge in Las Vegas to block a new state law and prevent mail-in ballots from going to all active Nevada voters amid the… Continue reading
Sep 10 Politics complicate Israeli virus response ahead of holidays By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press With the coronavirus pandemic raging and the Jewish High Holidays approaching, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself caught between his ultra-Orthodox partners and the need to drive down surging infection rates. Continue reading
Sep 10 U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 884,000 seek jobless aid By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the pandemic flattened the economy. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 6:21 What Woodward recordings reveal about Trump’s pandemic response A new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward has sent shockwaves across the country -- and the 2020 presidential campaign. Woodward’s reporting includes audio recordings of on-the-record conversations with President Trump in which he admits he intentionally misled Americans about… Continue watching
Sep 09 What Chadwick Boseman’s death means in a year marked by grief By Joshua Barajas Grieving for Chadwick Boseman and his family was, in a way, also grieving for everything that has happened this year. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:44 How economic factors are putting people of color at greater risk for coronavirus By Yamiche Alcindor, Frank Carlson Black and Latino Americans are suffering disproportionately from the novel coronavirus pandemic -- both in terms of health and economic harm. These groups are three times as likely to contract the virus as white Americans and nearly twice as likely… Continue watching
Sep 09 New York doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients By Larry Neumeister, Jim Mustian, Associated Press A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, was charged Wednesday with attacking girls and women for nearly two decades using the cover of medical examinations. Continue reading
Sep 09 Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins By Jim Salter, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S. Continue reading