Apr 13 Analysis: How we can prevent the next pandemic By Roger Cohn, Yale Environment 360 David Quammen has tracked the spillover of viruses from animals to humans for more than a decade. To avoid future pandemics, he says, we must rethink our relationship with nature and recognize how our choices can lead to dangerous disruptions… Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a news conference to give an update on efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 13 As virus deaths rise, Sweden sticks to 'low-scale' lockdown By David Keyton, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press While most businesses in Sweden are still operating, the economic cost of the pandemic is already being felt. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 6:21 As Ebola outbreak fades out, Congo prepares for COVID-19 By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso Just days before the latest Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared officially over, a new case of the deadly virus was confirmed on Friday. The outbreak began in 2018, infecting thousands of people. Special… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 5:34 Lessons learned in the battle against Ebola What we learned from the Ebola outbreak between 2014 and 2016 helped lay the groundwork for the more recent response to the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lauren Baer, a former senior advisor to Secretary of State… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 3:47 Social 'dis-dance' party replaces nightlife in the pandemic By Ivette Feliciano At a time when music and nightlife have slowed to a halt as people adjust to a world of social distancing, more and more party goers are turning to online dance gatherings to get their collective grooves on. One such… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 2:18 A glimpse of a second-grade class during the outbreak By Karla Murthy With the outbreak causing indefinite school closures across the country, children are having to figure out new ways of learning and playing together while living in isolation. Special correspondent Karla Murthy checked in on one second-grade class in New York… Continue watching
Apr 12 AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In firing one inspector general, sidelining another and assailing a third, President Donald Trump in recent days has put his aversion to agents of federal accountability on stark display in a country consumed by the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 12 Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump's pandemic response By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Continue reading
Apr 12 Millions of taxpaying immigrants won't get stimulus checks By Astrid Galvan, Philip Marcelo, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The relief package that Congress approved to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes. Continue reading