Jul 21 Watch 3:24 What these Americans say they need from congressional pandemic aid With Congress back in session, lawmakers are considering another round of coronavirus relief. Two of the major sticking points are prolonging increased unemployment benefits and protecting against coronavirus-related lawsuits. What do Americans think about these two issues, as they grapple… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 8:08 Sen. Perdue on GOP proposals for pandemic relief, reopening schools Senate Republicans are considering legislation to sustain a country struggling with the pandemic’s economic fallout. The House passed its own proposal in May, but there is still dissent within the GOP about how much new money to allocate to the… Continue watching
Jul 21 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds COVID-19 roundtable By Associated Press The state's skyrocketing coronavirus death rate is now higher than any other state, edging out Texas, which has about 25 percent more people. Continue reading
Jul 21 Next virus aid package could easily swell past $1 trillion By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press At stake is funds to re-open schools, prop up small businesses, boost virus testing and keep cash flowing to Americans as the virus crisis worsens. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Biden unveils $775 billion plan for child and elder care By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The proposal being unveiled Tuesday is part of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's larger plan to remake an economy ravaged by the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 21 How mental health struggles wrote Ernest Hemingway’s final chapter By Dr. Howard Markel On a Sunday morning, the famed writer awoke early in a discombobulated and distressed mood. The rest is literary history -- and part of a family’s legacy of pain. Continue reading
Jul 21 Over 22 percent of people in Delhi have had virus, study indicates By Emily Schmall, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press A new study indicates that far more people have been infected with the coronavirus in India's capital region than official figures show. The National Center for Disease Control says it tested more than 21,000 people selected randomly across Delhi. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘getting used to’ wearing mask By Associated Press The president's recent comments are a major change in tone for the president, who spent months resisting wearing a mask in public and once suggested they were a political statement against him. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Pence defends outbreak response, pushes against shutdowns By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is defending the Trump administration's guidance to states on ramping their economies back up amid the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: U.S. accuses Chinese hackers of targeting COVID-19 vaccine research By Associated Press Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Continue reading