Jul 15 Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions By Costas Kantouris, Vanessa Gera, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control. Continue reading
Jul 15 First data for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine show it spurs an immune response By Matthew Herper, STAT News, Damian Garde, STAT The study showed that vaccinated volunteers made more neutralizing antibodies than have been seen in most patients who have recovered from COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 14 Justice Ginsburg treated in hospital for possible infection By Associated Press The court says in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg went to a hospital in Washington on Monday evening after experiencing fever and chills. Continue reading
Jul 14 Fired VA staffer admits to murdering 7 patients with insulin By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press At a plea hearing, Mays admitted to purposely killing the veterans, injecting them with unprescribed insulin while she worked overnight shifts at the hospital between 2017 and 2018. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 4:10 Rising virus cases in many states could mean new restrictions More states are setting records for coronavirus infections and deaths, with some moving toward implementing restrictions as a result. California, Florida and Texas are a trio of high-population hot spots, reporting 30,000 new cases among them on Monday alone. And… Continue watching
Jul 14 White House virus task force member stresses that school reopening guidance is based on facts By Darlene Superville, Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press A top member of the White House coronavirus task force on Tuesday assured "none of us lie" to the public. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 8:08 CDC’s politicization ‘extremely dangerous’ for Americans, says its former head The CDC is traditionally seen as the leading government agency to monitor public health and communicate key information to the public. But according to four former heads of the agency, the Trump administration has been interfering in the CDC's central… Continue watching
Jul 14 Trump bristles at question about police killings of Black Americans By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump seemed taken aback when asked by CBS's Catherine Herridge why African Americans are still dying at the hands of police. "And so are white people," he responded. Continue reading
Jul 14 White House campaign aims to help jobless find new paths By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to "find something new."… Continue reading
Jul 14 Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Terence Chea, Associated Press Robots that can flip burgers, make salads and even bake bread are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Continue reading