May 07 Tourists arrested as Hawaii tries to curb virus spread By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Police in Hawaii are cracking down on rogue tourists who are visiting beaches, riding personal watercraft, and generally flouting strict requirements that they quarantine for 14 days after arriving. Continue reading
May 07 New York City to test 140,000 for antibodies in next month By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will test 140,000 people for coronavirus antibodies between next week and early June… Continue reading
May 07 Unanimous Supreme Court throws out ‘Bridgegate’ convictions By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of two political insiders involved in New Jersey’s “Bridgegate” scandal. Continue reading
May 07 33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid since virus hit By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades. Continue reading
May 07 AP report: Trump administration shelves CDC guide to reopening country By Jason Dearen, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A set of detailed documents created by the nation's top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit, day care centers and restaurants during the still-raging… Continue reading
May 06 California Gov. Newsom’s billion-dollar mask deal hits snag By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom says millions of protective masks purchased under a billion-dollar deal with a Chinese company are facing a delay in the federal certification process. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 2:24 Video appearing to show killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery sparks outrage By Yamiche Alcindor, Jaywon Choe A black family in Georgia is pressing authorities to act after the shooting death of their son. In late February, Ahmaud Arbery was killed after two white men chased him, but no charges have been filed. Now, shocking video apparently… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 5:15 Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 prominent cases as it adapts to remote proceedings By John Yang A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court considered two cases Wednesday: one on the future of exceptions to a birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act, and another challenging a federal law banning robocalls. John Yang reports on the details… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 4:24 ‘This isn’t a red or blue issue.’ Workers on political battle over state, city funding By Meredith Lee Congress is divided over whether the next coronavirus relief bill should fund cities and states reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic. Democrats and some Republicans cite governors and mayors who say aid is needed to stave off additional… Continue watching
May 06 TV broadcaster Sinclair fined $48 million over Tribune deal By Tali Arbel, Associated Press The federal government has fined TV broadcaster Sinclair $48 million, largely because of actions it took in its failed attempt to acquire smaller rival Tribune Media. Continue reading