Jan 01 U.S. hits 20 million-mark in COVID-19 cases By Associated Press America exceeded the mark Friday, less than a week after the country reached 19 million cases. COVID-19 deaths have also increased in the country, now totaling more than 346,000. Continue reading
Jan 01 How long-term online learning in pandemic may affect college students' well-being By Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Education Students are still struggling to find spaces in their homes to work, dealing with financial and health crises, and homeschooling their own children or siblings. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 8:03 News Wrap: COVID-19 claims more than 1.8 million lives worldwide In our news wrap Thursday, New Year's Eve arrives as COVID-19 claimed more than 1.8 million lives worldwide, Sen. Ben Sasse pushes back against Republican colleagues trying to reverse the 2020 election results, the U.S. Senate continues a stalemate over… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 9:06 The pandemic's toll in 2020 and the difficult road ahead Since the first reported case of COVID-19 a little more than a year ago, the pandemic has taken a devastating toll in the U.S. -- far worse than in many other developed countries. Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and… Continue watching
Dec 31 WHO clears Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use By Associated Press The World Health Organization says it has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, meaning poorer countries may soon get access to the shot already available in Europe and North America. Continue reading
Dec 31 Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing it from refrigeration for two nights. Continue reading
Dec 31 Jobless claims down 19,000, still 4 times pre-pandemic level By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week fell by 19,000 to 787,000, still a historically high level as a resurgent coronavirus maintains its grip on the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Dec 31 Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in coronavirus cases By Associated Press The level of testing across the continent is considerably less than what health experts say is needed to effectively control the spread of the disease. Continue reading
Dec 31 China approves 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally By Associated Press Sinopharm, which has another shot under development, is one of at least five Chinese developers that are in a global race to create vaccines for the disease that has killed more than 1.8 million people. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 4:10 Senate remains at a standstill over increased COVID relief checks The struggle to provide additional COVID relief continues in the U.S. Senate. The passage of $2,000 relief checks is stalled despite President Trump's repeated demands for larger direct payments. Anna Palmer, senior Washington correspondent for POLITICO, joins Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching