Apr 20 WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives coronavirus update By Harry Zahn Gov. Reeves is expected to deliver remarks at 3:30 pm ET on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead By Associated Press “Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us,” he said. “Let’s prevent this tragedy. It’s a virus that many people still don’t understand.”… Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: Pentagon discusses plans and funding for COVID-19 fight By Candice Norwood Officials from the Department of Defense hold a news conference on COVID-19 acquisition policy updates. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: NYC mayor says no public events in June By Associated Press The move will affect three of the city’s major annual celebrations: the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Celebrate Israel parade and the Pride parade on its 50th anniversary. Continue reading
Apr 20 Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 25% of infected people might not have symptoms. Continue reading
Apr 20 As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option By Associated Press Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Coronavirus task force briefing in 15 minutes for April 19, 2020 By Hari Sreenivasan, Zachary Green From swabs to reagents to columnists and China, President Trump and some of the White House coronavirus task force held a news briefing Sunday that covered a range of topics related to the global outbreak and beyond. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 5:50 Fostering pets is helping some better cope with the pandemic By Melanie Saltzman, Laura Fong Thousands of New Yorkers have responded to pleas from animal shelters looking to find homes for pets amid the COVID-19 crisis. And it turns out, fostering animals also has emotional and physical health benefits for the humans taking care of… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 3:58 Small businesses languish amid aid package debate Congressional leaders and White House officials say an additional $400 billion to aid businesses, hospitals and communities could be approved as soon as this week, as the coronavirus continues to shut down much of the country’s economy. NewsHour Correspondent Lisa… Continue watching