Health

Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft defends comments about schools reopening

By Associated Press

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says comments he made that fathers would risk dying to send their children back to school are being misconstrued.

WATCH: Trump threatens executive action if no virus relief deal reached

By Associated Press

Trump said Wednesday he'll probably deliver his Republican convention acceptance speech from the White House now that plans to hold the event in two battleground states have been foiled by coronavirus concerns and restrictions.

Chicago schools to begin fall semester remotely, dropping hybrid plan

By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

Chicago's mayor has announced that the nation's third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom, after all, and will instead rely only on remote instruction to start the school year.

Mississippi's only federally recognized Native American tribe bears brunt of state's outbreak

By Leah Willingham, Associated Press

COVID-19 has ripped through Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indian families. Almost 10% of the tribe’s roughly 11,000 members have tested positive for the virus. More than 75 have died.

'We are no less American.' Deaths pile up on Texas border

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The U.S. failure to contain the pandemic has been laid bare in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.

Millennials report more stress than older Americans during pandemic

By Gretchen Frazee

Young Americans are reporting high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted by job loss or fears that their loved ones might become seriously ill.

WATCH: Trump claims without evidence that Beirut explosion was an 'attack'

By Associated Press

U.S. officials said Wednesday there is no indication the massive explosion was an attack, contradicting Trump, who said American generals told him it was likely caused by a bomb.

Judge calls it 'discriminatory' to deny Puerto Rico access to U.S. aid

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Legal experts warned that they expect the U.S. government to appeal the decision, and if unsuccessful, to take it as far as the U.S. Supreme Court given the millions of dollars at stake.

Air pollution down in the U.S. but still hurts marginalized communities most

By Jonathan Colmer, Jay Shimshack, The Conversation

A new study shows that while fine particle air pollution has declined nationwide over the past 40 years, the health and environmental benefits haven't been shared evenly.

WATCH: Trump wants broader role for telehealth services in Medicare

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The Trump administration is taking steps to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare, with an executive order that serves as a call for Congress to make doctor visits via personal technology a permanent fixture of the program.