Apr 18 Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to the virus, including inequity in access to… Continue reading
Apr 18 Canada, US extend border restrictions for another 30 days By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days. Continue reading
Apr 18 Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill dies at age 84 By Martin Crutsinger, Ron Todt, Associated Press Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. Continue reading
Apr 18 10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed By Kevin McGill, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling in deeper and deeper waters, where payoffs can be huge but risks are greater than ever. Continue reading
Apr 18 Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safeguard his coronavirus-infected crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. In the glare of a… Continue reading
Apr 18 Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows By Frank Jordans, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due. Continue reading
Apr 17 Scant testing in U.S. migration system risks spreading virus By Sonia Pérez D., Nomaan Merchant, Ben Fox, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed 105 cases of the virus in at least 25 separate detention facilities, along with at least 25 employees. Continue reading
Apr 17 NASCAR goes virtual, takes a bad turn By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press The iRacing experiment was an immediate and initial success for both NASCAR and IndyCar. But controversy has plagued virtual racing the last two weeks. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 4:35 Governors try to balance economic crisis with public health threat By John Yang President Trump has shared a plan states can use to decide when to lift restrictions on movement and economic activity. But some governors say testing for COVID-19 isn’t near the levels necessary to enable them to reopen. Meanwhile, global health… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 12:55 ‘Our health care system has not been overwhelmed’ by COVID-19, says Pence Vice President Mike Pence was chosen by President Trump to lead his Coronavirus Task Force. This week, the administration offered governors a plan for how to begin lifting restrictions implemented due to the pandemic. Judy Woodruff talks to Pence about… Continue watching