May 06 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on coronavirus response By Candice Norwood The subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hear from two witnesses. Continue reading
May 06 Pope backs migrant farm workers as Italy mulls legalization By Associated Press Migrant farm workers must be treated with dignity, Pope Francis said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 05 States formed pacts to reopen together. Will they last? By Daniel Bush Regional alliances to coordinate reopening states were new and largely untested when they launched in mid-April. Now, just three weeks later, divisions have opened up, raising questions about whether states will ultimately act together in deciding when to allow nonessential… Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives coronavirus update By Courtney Vinopal Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update on the state's response to the novel coronavirus on May 5. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says Trump is a ‘hypocrite’ for refusing states federal bailout By Courtney Vinopal “The president of the United States, a former New Yorker who seems to enjoy stabbing his hometown in the back, talking about 'no bailout' for New York,” de Blasio said in response to Trump’s comments. Continue reading
May 05 Coronavirus fears may lead to big gap year for college students By Charlotte West, The Hechinger Report Many students have a simpler reason than travel or work for considering a gap year: They consider it better than spending a semester or even a year taking college classes online. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Trump tours Honeywell face mask factory in Phoenix By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump is scheduled to travel to Arizona Tuesday to visit a Honeywell facility that makes N95 masks in what the president suggests will mark the return to more regular travel. Continue reading
May 05 Korean baseball season begins in empty stadiums By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The new baseball season has begun in South Korea with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums. Continue reading
May 05 COVID-19 tracing apps come with privacy trade-offs By Christina Larson, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Many governments eager to reopen their societies are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 05 Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran By Mehdi Fattahi, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theater. Continue reading