Jul 21 EU agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 3:24 Trump announces return of coronavirus briefings amid 'big flare-up' By Yamiche Alcindor With the novel coronavirus running rampant across much of the U.S., more states are facing a dilemma about whether to shut down again. In Washington, D.C., political leaders are confronting their own critical choices over a potential new round of… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:30 'No question' slow federal pandemic response cost lives, Gov. Hogan says American governors are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 -- and the economic collapse it prompted. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, is chairman of the National Governors Association, and he has spoken out recently about failures… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 6:34 Can Italian tourism industry survive the pandemic? By Malcolm Brabant Italy is emerging from its COVID-19 nightmare into what is usually its busiest season for tourism. The industry normally brings in 13 percent of the country’s $2 trillion GDP. But there is no normal this year, and most tourists are… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:48 Why the U.S. still doesn't have control of COVID-19, 6 months after pandemic began It was just about six months ago that the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S. Since then, the pandemic has exacted an enormous toll in terms of both human lives and economic harm -- with no end… Continue watching
Jul 20 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood and Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press As other governors move to mandate masks and face coverings for people in public spaces, DeSantis said he has no such plans and will leave the issue for local leaders to decide. Continue reading
Jul 20 UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test By Associated Press In research published Monday in the journal Lancet, scientists said that they found their experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a dual immune response in people aged 18 to 55 that lasted at least two months after they were immunized. Continue reading
Jul 20 Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients By Associated Press Family members, without protective equipment and only a few wearing face masks, help care for the patients lying in hospital beds. Continue reading
Jul 20 Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality By Associated Press Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” labor unions, along with social and racial justice organizations from New York City to Los Angeles, will participate in a range of planned actions. Continue reading
Jul 19 How the coronavirus spread through one immigration facility By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Gregory Arnold walked into the warden’s office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States. Waiting with about 40 guards to begin his shift, he heard a captain say… Continue reading