Oct 12 4 Swiss Guards test positive as COVID-19 penetrates Vatican By Associated Press The Swiss Guards, the world’s oldest standing army, provide ceremonial guard duty during papal Masses, man the Vatican gates and help protect the 83-year-old Pope Francis. Continue reading
Oct 12 Iran has highest daily virus death toll, new patient count By Associated Press For the second day in a row, Iran shattered its single-day record for new deaths and infections from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 4:58 Mobile outreach: A lifeline during COVID-19 By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman For Preble Street Resource Center, a social services agency in Portland, Maine, adapting to the pandemic has meant the soup kitchen can’t serve indoor meals, social workers can’t meet clients in their offices, and limiting the number of people allowed… Continue watching
Oct 10 Trump makes 1st public appearance since his hospital stay By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance after being hospitalized for the coronavirus, defying public health guidelines to speak to a crowd of hundreds even as the White House refused to declare that he was not contagious. Continue reading
Oct 10 Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd virus wave hits By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Europe’s second wave of coronavirus infections has struck well before flu season even started, with intensive care wards filling up again and bars shutting down. Making matters worse, authorities say, is a widespread case of “COVID-fatigue.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 12:12 Shields and Brooks on pandemic partisanship, VP debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the pandemic is influencing voters in battleground Wisconsin, President Trump’s response to his own coronavirus diagnosis, the vice… Continue watching
Oct 09 Why Americans have grown more hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine By Laura Santhanam Polarizing U.S. politics are fueling division over a COVID-19 vaccine, which is the one thing that can help the planet regain control and restore a semblance of normality, public health experts say. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Pelosi unveils 25th Amendment bid, questions Trump's fitness By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Pelosi insists it’s not about President Donald Trump but inspired by the need for greater congressional oversight of his White House. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 4:19 Viewers react to the vice presidential debate between Pence and Harris By Amna Nawaz Questions of how and when to hold the remaining U.S. presidential debates dominated the campaign Thursday, with President Trump insisting he won’t participate in a virtual face-off, and former Vice President Joe Biden declining to postpone the debate schedule. The… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 8:19 Why Fauci says pandemic 'didn't have to be this bad' Cases of COVID-19 are continuing to climb in many parts of the country -- including in Washington, D.C., where President Trump’s infection and those of numerous White House insiders have been a source of serious concern recently. Dr. Anthony Fauci,… Continue watching