Mar 08 Watch 4:53 Lawmakers question intelligence officials about origins of COVID-19 By Nick Schifrin, Tommy Walters, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The country’s top intelligence officials testified in the Senate Wednesday, assessing Russia’s plans in Ukraine, the threat of TikTok and the origins of COVID, which was also the subject of its own hearing in the House. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Mar 08 WATCH: House Oversight holds hearing on origins of COVID-19 By Associated Press The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on Wednesday on the origins of COVID-19 following a new report from the Energy Department that it had determined, with low confidence, that the novel coronavirus had escaped from a lab in China. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 7:46 CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses how the agency is addressing COVID shortfalls By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Three years ago this month the U.S. began shutting down due to the explosive spread of COVID. But as the country enters its fourth year with the virus, many people believe the pandemic is over. This as the CDC reports… Continue watching
Mar 01 China dismisses recent FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory By Associated Press For the second day in a row, China is dismissing U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory. Continue reading
Mar 01 COVID-19 conspiracies soar after new classified report on virus origins By David Klepper, Associated Press Online speculation about the origins of COVID-19 is soaring after a new report from the Energy Department concluding the coronavirus that caused the disease leaked from a China lab. Continue reading
Feb 28 3 years into COVID-19 pandemic, disease origins remain a mystery By Laura Ungar, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Governments and health agencies around the world have been trying to answer that question since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Continue reading
Feb 28 China claims it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on COVID origins By Associated Press China had “shared the most data and research results on virus tracing and made important contributions to global virus tracing research," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning Mao told reporters. Continue reading
Feb 23 U.S. to end extra help for groceries that started during COVID By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink. An analysis shows for the average recipient, the change will mean about $90 less per month in food stamps. Continue reading
Feb 23 Here’s how much aid the U.S. has sent to Ukraine By Jonathan Masters, Will Merrow, Council on Foreign Relations The historic sums are helping a broad set of Ukrainian people and institutions, including refugees, law enforcement, and independent radio broadcasters, though most of the aid has been military-related. Continue reading
Feb 17 Brazil’s Carnival is back in full form after pandemic By Mauricio Savarese, David Biller, Associated Press Brazil's Carnival is back. The COVID-19 pandemic last year prompted Rio to delay Carnival by two months, and watered-down some of the fun, which was attended by mostly locals. This year, Brazil's federal government expects 46 million people to join… Continue reading