May 05 Watch 9:28 The ominous consequences of COVID-19 for American mental health Even in the best of times, mental health and illness tend to be minimized by U.S. health care. That problem is now magnified by an extended period of social isolation, economic disaster and fear. How can Americans cope with this… Continue watching
May 05 Workers want virus protections before casinos reopen By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Casino workers across the country want their employers to provide them with protective equipment and adopt tough new cleaning and social distancing policies before the gambling halls reopen during the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 7:30 In the UK, people of color are hit harder by COVID-19. Here's the story of 1 family's loss By Malcolm Brabant Newly released data show that the United Kingdom has Europe’s highest COVID-19 death toll: at least 32,000, second globally only to the United States. But people of color there are being both infected and killed at higher rates than are… Continue watching
May 05 U.S. infection rate rising outside New York as states open up By Nicky Forster, Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis finds that taking the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation shows the rest of the U.S. moving in the wrong direction, with the infection rate rising even as states move… Continue reading
May 05 U.S. Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury Department says it will begin distributing billions in coronavirus relief funding to tribes. The announcement Tuesday comes more than a week after a congressional deadline to get $8 billion to tribal governments. Continue reading
May 05 Production shutdowns shrink meat supplies at stores By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press U.S. meat supplies are dwindling due to coronavirus-related production shutdowns. As a result, some stores like Costco and restaurants like Wendy's are limiting sales. Continue reading
May 05 White House limits task force appearances on Capitol Hill By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A White House memo to congressional committees says no member of the administration's coronavirus task force may agree to testify on Capitol Hill unless the appearance is expressly approved by the president's chief of staff. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: New Jersey governor gives coronavirus update By Associated Press New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy held a news conference May 4 on the state’s response to the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
May 05 In clamor to reopen, many African Americans feel their safety is ignored By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Many African Americans watching protests calling for easing restrictions meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus see them as one more example of how their health and their rights just don't seem to matter. Continue reading
May 05 Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus, says whistleblower By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press A government scientist says he was ousted from his job after raising concerns that the Trump administration wanted to "flood" coronavirus hot spots like New York and New Jersey with a malaria drug, despite not enough scientific evidence to back… Continue reading