Feb 05 A meager gain in U.S. jobs last month highlights virus' damage By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The increase of just 49,000 positions in January made scarcely any dent in the nearly 10 million jobs that remain lost since the virus intensified nearly a year ago. Continue reading
Feb 05 Why we haven't cracked the mystery of COVID 'long-haulers' By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin, Vika Aronson, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry For people whose COVID-19 symptoms linger for months, the effects can be devastating and debilitating. Continue reading
Feb 05 $3 million bond for former Ohio officer who fatally shot Andre Hill By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press The officer was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday following a monthlong investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's Office into the fatal shooting of Hill, 47, on Dec. 22. Continue reading
Feb 05 Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive By Lolita C. Baldor, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House vaccination campaign. Continue reading
Feb 05 U.S. employers add just 49,000 jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3 percent By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press U.S employers added just 49,000 jobs in January, a sign that that the viral pandemic retains a tight grip on the economy nearly a year after it triggered a painful recession. Continue reading
Feb 04 Congressional report finds some amounts of toxic metals in baby food brands By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press A congressional investigation has found levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic metals in many popular baby foods, including organic brands. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Smartmatic files suit against Fox News, Trump's lawyers over election claims In our news wrap Thursday, the voting technology company Smartmatic USA filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News and two of former President Trump's attorneys over election fraud claims, the pandemic is still throwing large numbers of Americans out… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 6:34 What consequences have rioters faced for the Capitol attack? By Nick Schifrin, Rachel Wellford, Frank Carlson One month ago this Saturday, a mob of Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to deny Joe Biden's presidential victory in the November election. Since then, the Department of Justice has arrested and charged more than 180… Continue watching
Feb 04 Johnson & Johnson asks U.S. regulators to approve its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press Preliminary results from a massive study showed J&J's vaccine was safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 5:06 How Americans can coexist after the deadly insurrection In the aftermath of the attack at the Capitol many Americans continue to be distrustful of the election results despite it being free and fair, raising the question of where the U.S. goes from here as a country. Anne Applebaum,… Continue watching