May 26 Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. Continue reading
May 26 WHO warns 1st wave of pandemic is not over By Elaine Kurtenbach, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel. Continue reading
May 24 States’ reporting of virus testing data leads to confusion By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press In some places, there have been data gaps that leave local leaders wondering whether they should loosen or tighten restrictions. In others, officials are accused of spinning the numbers to make their states look better and justify reopening. Continue reading
May 23 AP FACT CHECK: Trump trashing virus science he doesn’t like By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press, Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer So it was this past week when he took very personally a scientific study that should give pause to anyone thinking of following Trump's lead and ingesting a potentially risky drug for the coronavirus. He branded the study's researchers, financed in… Continue reading
May 23 In Mexican border cities, many fear virus is coming from US By Jorge Rueda, María Verza, Associated Press Citing a threat of the coronavirus from Mexico, the Trump administration has banned hundreds of thousands of people from crossing the southern border with emergency measures that prohibit nonessential traffic and reject asylum seekers without a hearing. Continue reading
May 23 Spain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown By Joseph Wilson, Alicia León, Associated Press Vox called for protesters to attend the protests in their vehicles and thus skirt the current prohibition on social gatherings in effect under the nation’s two-month long state of emergency designed to reduce contagion risks. Continue reading
May 21 European plans to use apps in virus tracking face setbacks By Danica Kirka, Vanessa Gera, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Doubts were growing on Thursday over whether ambitious plans by European governments to use contact-tracing apps to fight the spread of the coronavirus will be able to be implemented with any real effectiveness soon. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Pence previews next week’s U.S. return to space By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence hosted a preview of the U.S. program that will launch next week to return astronauts to space. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Fed’s Powell says new lending programs to launch by June 1 By Martin Crutsinger, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify Tuesday at 10 a.m. before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Political leaders, attorneys hold news conference on the death of Ahmaud Arbery By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A video released Monday shows police in Georgia attempting to search Ahmaud Arbery's parked car in 2017 and when he refuses to let them and begins to walk back to the vehicle an officer tries to use a stun gun… Continue reading