May 09 Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Small Native American pueblos across New Mexico are embracing extraordinary isolation measures that turn away outsiders as well as near-universal testing to try to insulate themselves from a contagion with frightening echoes of the past. Continue reading
May 09 3 NY children die from syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19 By Associated Press Three children have now died in New York state from a possible complication from the coronavirus involving swollen blood vessels and heart problems, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. Continue reading
May 09 US governors aim to boost production of medical supplies By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The efforts come as states have been competing against each other, the federal government, hospitals, emergency responders and even other countries to get items such as N95 masks, gloves, medical gowns and hand sanitizer — often paying higher-than-usual prices because… Continue reading
May 09 NY's Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll By Jim Mustian, Jennifer Peltz, Bernard Condon, Associated Press Of the nation’s more than 25,000 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, more than a fifth of them — about 5,300 — are in New York, according to a count by The Associated Press, and the toll… Continue reading
May 09 Georgia man's death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy By Aaron Morrison, Russ Bynum, Associated Press The Feb. 23 shooting in coastal Georgia is drawing comparisons to a much darker period of U.S. history — when extrajudicial killings of black people, almost exclusively at the hands of white male vigilantes, inflicted racial terror on African Americans. Continue reading
May 09 Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75 By Associated Press Magician Roy Horn of the famed Las Vegas act Siegfried & Roy has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 75. Continue reading
May 08 AP report: Top White House officials buried CDC report, emails show By Jason Dearen, Associated Press The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails and documents. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 7:11 Coronavirus hasn't hurt these areas of the U.S. -- but its economic impact has By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn While COVID-19 has devastated parts of the U.S., including hot spots like New York, New Jersey and Louisiana, many counties in Western states have few cases and no deaths. Some officials and residents in those areas feel that pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 08 White House to direct supply of COVID-19 drug amid access fears By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The White House says coronavirus adviser Dr. Deborah Birx will coordinate distribution of the first drug that appears to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 7:43 These journalists just won Pulitzer Prizes. But can they keep their jobs? This year’s Pulitzer Prizes underscore the value of local reporting at a time when many papers and newsrooms have been closed or downsized. According to a recent estimate, more than 35,000 news media employees have experienced job or income loss… Continue watching