Jul 11 Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, she survived two more attempts at suicide, which felt like the only way to stop her pain. Continue reading
Jul 11 Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings By Cara Anna, Associated Press South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 6:01 ‘You’ve got to help us out’: Houston nurse begs residents to wear face masks Many states are seeing surging coronavirus cases, but Texas is breaking records. As single-day deaths rise to unprecedented levels, Gov. Greg Abbott warns the worst is yet to come. Amna Nawaz talks to Belinda Metts, nurse manager of a COVID-19… Continue watching
Jul 10 WATCH: Health officials testify on racial disparities in COVID-19 response By Laura Santhanam The nation's coronavirus response has been widely criticized as Black and brown communities suffer far worse health outcomes and higher death rates than white communities. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 9:46 The ‘unwise, disruptive policy’ of shutting out international students By Jeffrey Brown New rules for foreign college students have stunned American academic institutions. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that all of the roughly 1 million international students currently enrolled in the U.S. must attend at least one in-person class this… Continue watching
Jul 09 3 things the U.S. can do to stop coronavirus By Laura Santhanam What strategies have been shown to work, but that the U.S. has not adopted on a wide scale? Public health experts say these tactics could still make a difference in saving lives. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:04 This Maryland nursing home has had no coronavirus cases. How did they do it? Of the nation’s roughly 130,000 coronavirus deaths, more than 40,000 have occurred in nursing homes. But one facility in Maryland has had zero COVID-19 cases so far -- despite serving one of the most at-risk populations. Rev. Derrick DeWitt, director… Continue watching
Jul 09 WATCH: McCarthy says reopening schools not a question of if, but how By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press "We cannot miss out on a generation of not being taught," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said, adding that if restaurants and casinos are allowed to reopen, schools and daycare centers should be, too. Continue reading
Jul 09 Layoffs remain high as 1.3 million seek jobless aid By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 5:38 Why is the U.S. still struggling to test everyone who needs it? Since the earliest days of the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts have emphasized that having an efficient system for wide-scale testing was key to bringing the COVID-19 outbreak under control. But in reality, virus testing in the United States has… Continue watching