Jul 13 WATCH: New York governor outlines the when and hows of returning to school By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press New York parents and school administrators are getting long-awaited answers to their back-to-school questions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said schools can open in areas where the virus is under control. Continue reading
Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: WHO chief criticizes 'mixed messages' from leaders on coronavirus By Maria Cheng, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The WHO director-general did not call out specific politicians but said that "too many countries are headed in the wrong direction" with the pandemic and some were not taking the proper steps to curb infections. Continue reading
Jul 13 In the U.K. and France, debate over whether to require face masks spreads By Angela Charlton, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Scientists say the two countries' governments should have done so ever since they started easing lockdowns — like many other European nations did. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: White House press secretary discusses virus research, Washington football team By Candice Norwood and Associated Press White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will give a news briefing Monday, the first since President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone on Friday. Continue reading
Jul 13 Families of Italy's virus dead seek answers, solace and justice By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press A Facebook group created to let Italian families mourn their coronavirus dead has turned into an activist group that is providing testimony and evidence to prosecutors investigating whether any crimes contributed to Italy’s COVID-19 toll. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 8:25 How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, climate change By Allison Aubrey, NPR With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle… Continue watching
Jul 12 As U.S. grapples with virus, Florida hits record case increase By Tamara Lush, Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in positive cases. Continue reading
Jul 12 It's Trump's call on what the GOP convention will look like By Zeke Miller, Associated Press After a venue change, spiking coronavirus cases and a sharp recession, Trump aides and allies are increasingly questioning whether it’s worth the trouble, and some are advocating that the convention be scrapped altogether. Conventions are meant to lay out a… Continue reading
Jul 12 Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan, 3 family members test positive By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Abhishek Bachchan tweeted Sunday that his wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and their 8-year-old daughter had also tested positive. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a top Bollywood actress. Continue reading