May 25 Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months By Associated Press The appearance was a milestone in a presidential campaign that has largely been frozen by the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
May 25 Biden aims to move left without abandoning centrist roots By Associated Press The idea is to avoid repeating the party’s 2016 defeat, when Hillary Clinton struggled to unite her moderate supporters and backers of Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
May 25 1st deadlines for laid-off workers to get health insurance By Associated Press Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
May 24 White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world's coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 7:17 ‘Massive numbers of people’ needed to do contact tracing State governments across the country are hiring thousands of people as contact tracers to track the spread of COVID-19 and to help bring it under control. The data collected from contact tracing can help researchers better understand how the virus… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 7:03 Work-share programs help some businesses avoid layoffs By Christopher Booker More than 38 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March, though the passage of the CARES Act has for now helped alleviate some of the financial fallout. But buried in the landmark legislation, there is also financial support for… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 6:18 Climate activism in the age of COVID-19 By Ivette Feliciano Americans’ acceptance of global warming is at a record high and environmental activists say those views have a lot to do with the mass climate protests that have been gaining momentum in recent years. But in the midst of the… Continue watching
May 24 Trump’s pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021 By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press It's a delayed-reward tactic Trump was using long before the global pandemic gut-punched the country. He has turned to it with new urgency as the coronavirus has robbed him of the booming economy that was to be the core of… Continue reading
May 24 Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from virus By R.J. Rico, Associated Press ATLANTA — One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg overseas and was always touched when people… Continue reading
May 24 In fight against virus, South Africa expects a long wait By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press South Africa is struggling to balance its fight against the coronavirus with its dire need to resume economic activity. The country with the Africa’s most developed economy also has its highest number of infections. Continue reading