Jun 21 2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press “When you have 20,000-plus infections per day, how can you talk about a second wave?" said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health. “We’re in the first wave. Let’s get out of the first wave before you have… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:03 Why minority-owned businesses are struggling to get PPP loans By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo The Paycheck Protection Program or PPP provides federally-backed forgivable loans to businesses whose revenues may be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Center for Responsible Lending, little of the $659 billion fund has made it to Latino and… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 8:03 Trump holds rally amid pandemic and protests By PBS NewsHour Thousands of President Trump’s supporters gathered in downtown Tulsa, OK, for the president’s first rally since March. Attendees, expected to fill the 19,000-seat Bank of Oklahoma Center, have agreed to not sue the campaign or the president if they get… Continue watching
Jun 20 6 staffers setting up for Trump rally positive for COVID-19 By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Campaign officials say everyone who is attending the rally will be given temperature checks before they pass through security. They will also be given masks to wear, if they want, and hand sanitizer at the 19,000-seat BOK Center. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Powell discusses ways to rebuild the workplace amid COVID-19 By Associated Press The chairman's remarks to a House committee came on the second day of his semi-annual testimony to Congress on monetary policy. Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: World Health Organization offers update amid spiking global coronavirus cases By Associated Press At a press briefing on Friday, Dr. Michael Ryan noted that “strains and viruses have moved around the world” throughout the pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 6:29 Grieving Northern Italians mount campaign to investigate officials’ pandemic response By Malcolm Brabant Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to the disease. Continue watching
Jun 18 WATCH: Officials testify on international response to COVID-19 By Associated Press The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing June 18 on U.S. international pandemic preparedness, prevention and response as it relates to COVID-19. Continue reading
Jun 18 ‘The system wasn’t designed to ramp up to millions.’ Here’s why U.S. is struggling with coronavirus testing By Laura Santhanam Testing for COVID-19 has improved but remains a major stumbling block for reopening as large and small communities across the United States try to resume a more normal pace of life. Continue reading
Jun 18 1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work. Continue reading