May 05 Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection, Supreme Court says By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized with an infection caused by a gallstone, but has no plans to miss the court's arguments by telephone. Continue reading
May 05 Trump denies ties to Venezuelan attack with 2 U.S. men jailed By Scott Smith, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the United States had nothing to do with a suspected incursion into Venezuela that landed two U.S. citizens behind bars in the crisis-stricken South American nation. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:02 Traveling to Arizona, Trump wrestles with fallout of new death projections By John Yang As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passed 70,000, President Trump departed the White House for his first cross-country trip since the pandemic’s eruption, visiting an Arizona Honeywell plant that makes N95 masks. Despite a projection that daily deaths in the… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 8:37 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says ‘individual discipline’ key to reopening safely Weeks of business closures and stay-at-home orders have left the American economy in shambles. Now, a majority of states are starting to lift restrictions and resume business -- even though COVID-19 cases and deaths nationwide continue to climb. Arkansas Gov. Continue watching
May 05 Watch 5:34 When lifesaving COVID-19 care arrives by helicopter By William Brangham, Jason Kane Regional and rural hospitals can be ill-equipped to handle serious coronavirus cases -- so additional care comes to the patient. Jennifer Adamski is a critical care nurse practitioner with the Cleveland Clinic, an Ohio-based hospital system that dispatches her far… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 9:28 The ominous consequences of COVID-19 for American mental health Even in the best of times, mental health and illness tend to be minimized by U.S. health care. That problem is now magnified by an extended period of social isolation, economic disaster and fear. How can Americans cope with this… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 5:53 Social isolation and stay-at-home orders drive some to learn new skills By Jeffrey Brown, Rhana Natour During this difficult period, some of the millions of Americans stuck at home have turned to new hobbies and do-it-yourself projects to pass the time and redirect their energy. But while such accomplishments can be fulfilling, experts say it's also… Continue watching
May 05 Grand jury to weigh charges in Georgia shooting of Ahmaud Arbery By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed Feb. 23 in a neighborhood outside the coastal port city of Brunswick. No one has been arrested or charged in the case, prompting an outcry from the local NAACP and others. Arbery was black and… Continue reading
May 05 U.S. infection rate rising outside New York as states open up By Nicky Forster, Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis finds that taking the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation shows the rest of the U.S. moving in the wrong direction, with the infection rate rising even as states move… Continue reading
May 05 U.S. Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury Department says it will begin distributing billions in coronavirus relief funding to tribes. The announcement Tuesday comes more than a week after a congressional deadline to get $8 billion to tribal governments. Continue reading