Health

Childhood inequities worst for black and Native American communities, report says

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that children in the most disadvantaged counties die at rates up to five times of children elsewhere in the same state.

GOP to look at potential alternative sites for convention

By Gary D. Robertson, Bryan Anderson, Associated Press

Organizers of the Republican National Convention say they will begin visiting potential alternative sites after North Carolina's governor told them in a letter that the COVID-19 pandemic means they must prepare for a scaled-back event if they want it in…

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

By Associated Press

The WHO repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for its work and commitment to transparency. But behind the scenes, there were significant delays by China and considerable frustration among WHO officials over the lack of outbreak data.

U.K. study finds minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death

By Pan Pylas, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

A British study says people from ethnic minorities have died in larger relative numbers with COVID-19 than their white compatriots. The Public Health England study was published Tuesday and it found that people of Bangladeshi ethnicity had about twice the…

Intentional Rescue Committee says lack of virus tests pushes Afghanistan toward crisis

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

The International Rescue Committee has warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster because the government is unable to test at least 80% of possible coronavirus cases.

French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy

By Sylvie Corbet, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease.

Black businesses bear economic brunt of the pandemic

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disproportionately impacted African Americans, infecting and killing them at higher rates across the nation, but black Americans are also experiencing the economic brunt of the pandemic.

WATCH: Minnesota governor holds news briefing amid nationwide protests

By Associated Press

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he was "proud" of the demonstrators after two consecutive nights of mostly peaceful protests following the death of George Floyd.

WATCH: WHO director asks U.S. to continue collaboration

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted that the United States "will be designating" Antifa as a "terrorist organization" amid a week of unrest across the country.

WATCH: New York City mayor eyes curfew amid protests

By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio has previously rejected imposing a curfew, as many other cities across the U.S. have done in efforts to curb violence that erupted amid demonstrations over Floyd's May 25 death, police brutality and racial injustice.