Feb 28 Powell says Fed will ‘use our tools’ to support economy amid coronavirus concerns By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged Friday that the Fed will "use our tools" to support the economy, an effort to ease fears and a strong signal of a likely rate cut, perhaps at its next meeting March 17-18. Continue reading
Feb 28 FDA reports drug shortage tied to novel coronavirus outbreak By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press, Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess The Food and Drug Administration declined to identify the manufacturer or the product. Continue reading
Feb 28 Court blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Friday in a 2-1 vote to put on hold the policy that furthered President Donald Trump’s asylum crackdown. Nearly 60,000 people have been sent back since… Continue reading
Feb 28 Feds won’t allow Oregon dams to be removed to aid salmon recovery By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press A federal report said such removing the dams would destabilize the power grid, increase overall greenhouse emissions and more than double the risk of regional power outages. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Pompeo defends Trump’s airstrike against Iran and virus response By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general. Continue reading
Feb 28 U.S. schools plan for possible spread of novel coronavirus By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Districts have been rushing to update emergency plans this week after federal officials warned that the virus is almost certain to begin spreading in the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 27 Warren still dogged by past claims of indigenous ancestry By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The topic has haunted the Massachusetts senator even before she announced she'd seek the Democratic nomination for president. Continue reading
Feb 27 U.S. finds failures in USC’s treatment of gynecologist claims By John Antczak, Associated Press The department said Thursday it has ordered the school to overhaul its procedures for preventing sex discrimination and to conduct a formal review of how employees responded to complaints about Dr. George Tyndall. Continue reading
Feb 27 Regulators boost PG&E’s wildfire fine to $2.1 billion By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The increased punishment includes a $200 million payment earmarked for the people who lost family and property in catastrophic wildfires caused by PG&E's outdated electrical grid and negligence during 2017 and 2018. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 8:39 An infectious disease specialist on what we do and don’t know about COVID-19 After infecting tens of thousands in China, the novel coronavirus has reached dozens of other countries -- at least 48 in total. Public health officials say it’s almost inevitable the illness will spread more extensively within the U.S. So what… Continue watching