May 01 WATCH: Virginia governor gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam held a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. Continue reading
May 01 Health official says U.S. missed some chances to slow virus By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A top health official says the U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from travelers from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaks. Continue reading
May 01 Most enlistees not eligible to join California Health Corps By Don Thompson, Associated Press Two-thirds of the 93,000 people who volunteered for Gov. Gavin Newsom's California Health Corps lacked valid medical licenses, the most basic requirement. Continue reading
May 01 Trump says he hopes U.S. virus toll will be below 100,000 By Associated Press Even that, the president acknowledged on Friday, is a “horrible number.”… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:04 Economic strain drives more states to lift pandemic restrictions By William Brangham As May dawns, more of the country is lifting restrictions intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. With more than 30 million people filing for unemployment in the past six weeks, some states are desperate to open businesses and have… Continue watching
May 01 Sale of internet’s dot-org suffix nixed after protests By Tali Arbel, Associated Press After widespread opposition, the organization overseeing internet domain names has voted against the $1.1 billion sale of the dot-org online registry to an investment firm. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 7:16 The CEO of Waffle House on how his restaurants are adapting to COVID-19 More than a dozen states relaxed their stay-at-home orders Friday, but some southern states began lifting restrictions earlier, allowing beauty salons, restaurants and other businesses to reopen at their discretion. The iconic Waffle House chain resumed limited dine-in service this… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 4:55 How these essential workers feel about the risks they face Across the country, essential workers are maintaining goods and services, despite the risks posed by the pandemic. Grocery store employees, bus drivers and sanitation workers are in close contact with the public, and many say they don't have what they… Continue watching
May 01 Man suspected of shooting at Cuban Embassy said he feared organized crime By Michael Balsamo, Ben Fox, Associated Press A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. sprayed nearly three dozen rounds into the front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington using an AK-47 rifle because he told police he wanted to "get them before they could get… Continue reading
May 01 How language differences can spark fear, racism amid the coronavirus pandemic By Stanley Dubinsky, Kaitlyn E. Smith, Michael Gavin, The Conversation Fear of strangers extends beyond racism and discrimination against people who look like they might come from another place – it includes people who sound different, too. Continue reading