Sep 18 Alabama reports 2nd death from Hurricane Sally as new storm ‘Alpha’ forms near Portugal By Associated Press A second death from Hurricane Sally was reported Friday in Alabama on a day that also saw the National Hurricane Center have to resort to using the Greek alphabet for storm names in a record-setting season. Continue reading
Sep 18 CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are dropping a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and telling all those who have been in close contact with infected people to get tested. Continue reading
Sep 18 Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groups By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press Companies are struggling to recruit diverse volunteers in final U.S. tests of possible COVID-19 vaccines. New recruitment efforts are gearing up, with the help of trusted voices in hard-hit communities of color, such as Spanish-speaking “health promoters” and Black pastors. Continue reading
Sep 18 Biden leads Trump by double digits, but more Americans trust Trump on economy despite historic recession By Laura Santhanam With Trump’s overall disapproval rating hovering at 53 percent, U.S. adults said Biden would do a better job as president on some of the issues most important to them. Continue reading
Sep 18 Firefighter dies battling wildfire sparked by gender reveal By Associated Press A firefighter has died battling a wildfire in California that officials say was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby's gender. Continue reading
Sep 18 AP exclusive: More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press An Associated Press review of medical records for four detained immigrant women and interviews with lawyers have revealed growing allegations that a gynecologist performed surgeries and other procedures that the women never sought or didn’t fully understand. Continue reading
Sep 18 U.S. bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security By Matt Ott, Associated Press The U.S. will ban the use of WeChat Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.”… Continue reading
Sep 17 Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobel awards By Mark Pratt, Associated Press This year's winners also included a collection of world leaders who think they're smarter than doctors and scientists, and a team of Dutch and Belgian researchers who looked at why chewing and other sounds people make drive us crazy. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 2:15 After Hurricane Sally, Gulf Coast residents face flooding, power outages By John Yang The remnants of Hurricane Sally are moving east, still pouring rain onto parts of the Southeast. In the storm’s wake, heavy flooding along the Gulf Coast is keeping rescuers busy, while others begin the work of cleaning up. Hundreds of… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: New York City delays in-person schooling again In our news wrap Thursday, New York City has again postponed in-person schooling for more than 1 million students. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement, saying schools need more time to implement the “gold standard” in COVID-19 protocols. Also,… Continue watching