Apr 02 Central Park houses hospital ward as NY races to add beds By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Spaces including pro tennis courts, college dorms and a cruise ship terminal are supposed to start housing patients over the next few weeks. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:04 U.S. facing 2-front war amid medical crisis and economic collapse The coronavirus pandemic has infected at least 1 million people and killed over 50,000 worldwide. In the U.S., President Trump is taking new action to bolster medical supplies, and unemployment is surging. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy relieved the captain of… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 6:31 Why the speed and scope of U.S. job losses complicate federal response What does the coronavirus pandemic’s unprecedented surge in job loss mean for the American economy? Professor and economist Laura Tyson served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss whether… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 6:27 Will these shuttered restaurants be able to reopen after pandemic? By Paul Solman A sector of the economy that is being hit especially hard amid the coronavirus pandemic is the restaurant industry. In normal times, Americans were spending roughly as much money on dining out as they were at grocery stores. With restaurants… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 6:14 COVID-19 may not discriminate based on race — but U.S. health care does Health officials have stressed that the coronavirus doesn’t discriminate based on race or ethnicity. But disparities long present in the U.S. medical system are now driving what some call a crisis within a crisis: black and brown communities across the… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 4:17 Trump administration is expected to reverse direction on face masks The Trump administration is expected to change its position soon on whether Americans who are not health care workers should wear face masks while out in public. Up until now, the CDC has not recommended they do so. Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Apr 02 Navy captain fired after pleading for help on coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders. Continue reading
Apr 02 Trump administration moves toward broader use of face masks By Zeke Miller, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The recommendations, still being finalized Thursday, would apply to those who live in areas hard-hit by community transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. Continue reading
Apr 02 U.S. allowing longer shifts at nuclear plants in pandemic By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 02 Some in U.S. may not get stimulus checks until August By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may not get checks until mid-August or later. Continue reading