Jul 24 Two Detroit students test positive for COVID-19 after attending summer school By Associated Press More than 250 students have been tested since U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow’s order Tuesday mandated tests as a condition for attendance. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Officials testify on how FEMA will respond to natural disasters amid the pandemic By Associated Press The virus has overstretched states and left many people wondering how to safely respond to disasters while preventing the spread of more infections. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Pelosi says Republicans in ‘disarray’ over COVID rescue bill By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press Fears of coronavirus have sparked an historic recession in the U.S. economy, and millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Continue reading
Jul 23 Mexico opens anti-monopoly probe amid oxygen price rise By Associated Press An official at a Mexican pharmacy association said Thursday that "what little we could hold of went by 200 percent" in price. Continue reading
Jul 23 Bolivia delays presidential election due to pandemic By Associated Press Tribunal president Salvador Romero told reporters that Bolivian and international experts had advised the body that the country's uncontrolled spread of the novel coronavirus made holding the election in September unfeasible. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 2:09 Why Trump decided to cancel Jacksonville convention President Trump announced late Thursday that the 2020 Republican National Convention will no longer be held in Jacksonville, Florida, in August. While some local officials expressed appreciation for the decision, Democrats argued it came much later than it should have. Continue watching
Jul 23 ‘This is not working.’ Parents juggling jobs and child care under COVID-19 see no good solutions By Laura Santhanam When the pandemic forced day cares and schools to close across much of the country, the stress of child care fell upon millions of parents of children who feel they must choose between their jobs and kids, often multiple times… Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing coronavirus By Associated Press Trump's formal renomination will still go forward in North Carolina, where a small subset of GOP delegates will still gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, for just four hours on Aug. 24. Florida was to have hosted four nights of programming… Continue reading
Jul 23 AP-NORC poll shows 3 in 4 Americans support face mask requirements By Michael R. Blood, Emily Swanson, Associated Press More than four months after government stay-at-home orders first swept across the U.S., the poll spotlights an America increasingly on edge about the virus. Continue reading
Jul 23 Uganda confirms first coronavirus death By Associated Press The death likely will raise awareness of COVID-19 in the East African country where health officials have been saying many people don’t take the disease seriously. Continue reading