Nov 09 Utah governor issues statewide mask mandate amid coronavirus surge By Associated Press Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Sunday night that the time to debate masks had passed and insisted his orders won't shut down the economy. Continue reading
Nov 09 Meet the members of president-elect Biden's coronavirus task force By Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the members of a team of public health and science experts to develop a blueprint for fighting the coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 08 Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX’s second crew launch, coming up next weekend. For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private companies providing the lifts. Continue reading
Nov 08 Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden named a former surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, David Kessler, as co-chairs of a coronavirus working group set to get started, with other members expected to be announced Monday. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 4:42 Police reform draws big response from Black voters By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo African-Americans took centerstage on Saturday night as President-elect Joe Biden thanked them for always “having [his] back” and propelling him to victory. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports from Philadelphia, a city whose Black voters helped Biden carry the state of… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 4:23 Dems won the race but the GOP will control the presidency By PBS NewsHour While Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are headed to the White House, Democrats who were hoping to increase their margins in the House and take control of the Senate, failed to strengthen their position in Congress. Jeff Greenfield joins to… Continue watching
Nov 08 Alex Trebek, long-running 'Jeopardy!' host, dies at 80 By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show “Jeopardy!” for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of schoolmaster strictness, died Sunday. He was 80. Continue reading
Nov 08 Biden promotes unity, turns to business of transition By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden used his first national address as president-elect to vow to heal a deeply divided nation, declaring it was time to “let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end” and reaching out to the millions of… Continue reading
Nov 08 Nursing home COVID-19 cases rise four-fold in surge states By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press An analysis of federal data from 20 states for The Associated Press finds that new weekly cases among residents rose nearly four-fold from the end of May to late October, from 1,083 to 4,274. Resident deaths more than doubled, from… Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: Kamala Harris gives victory speech after elected vice president By Associated Press Harris spoke Saturday in her first address to the nation since she and Joe Biden were declared the winners of the presidential election. Continue reading