May 08 WATCH: Cuomo says 5-year-old New York boy dies of virus-linked illness By Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press The death of a 5-year-old New York boy is challenging assumptions that children are less susceptible to COVID-19 complications, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Continue reading
May 08 Jobless rate spikes to 14.7 percent, highest since Great Depression By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Georgia promises thorough probe in killing of Ahmaud Arbery By Russ Bynum, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Georgia authorities addressed the arrests in the Arbery case. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
May 07 What we know about the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery By Courtney Vinopal, Yamiche Alcindor As attention surrounding the death of Ahmaud Arbery grows, questions about the shooting, and how law enforcement is handling it, remain. Here’s what we know about the case right now and what happens next. Continue reading
May 07 2 men arrested in death of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia man shot while jogging By Russ Bynum, Ben Nadler, Associated Press The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick. National outrage over the case swelled this week after a cellphone video that appeared to show… Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: New Jersey sending National Guard to nursing homes, governor says By Associated Press Gov. Phil Murphy and other officials didn’t offer details on what their exact role would be. Nursing homes need “some relief from the bullpen,” Murphy said. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:46 Public health expert decries ‘total abdication of federal leadership’ on COVID-19 testing More than half of U.S. states have started lifting pandemic restrictions and reopening their economies. But questions remain about how to resume business while maintaining social distancing. In addition, testing for COVID-19 remains relatively limited, with about 250,000 tests per… Continue watching
May 07 WATCH: Michigan’s Whitmer says auto, manufacturing workers can soon return to work By Associated Press Manufacturers — which account for 19 percent of the state’s economy — can resume operations on Monday. Continue reading
May 07 Strict U.S. border policy may remain as virus eases, says acting CBP chief By Ben Fox, Associated Press A Trump administration official says a policy of stricter border enforcement imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak may have to stay in place even as the virus begins to ebb in the U.S. and life in the country starts… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:37 Attorney for Ahmaud Arbery’s family: ‘Why do we have 2 justice systems in America?’ Public outcry is mounting over the killing of an unarmed African American man in Georgia over two months ago. Recently released video shows 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery jogging in late February when he was shot to death by two white men,… Continue watching