Nov 30 Risk of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval By Colleen Long, Associated Press The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage. Continue reading
Nov 04 North Carolina voters applaud Cooper’s coronavirus response, giving him another term By Courtney Vinopal In preliminary data, 62 percent of voters surveyed by AP VoteCast said they approved of the way the governor had handled the pandemic, and among those who approved of his handling of COVID-19, 81 percent voted for him. Continue reading
Oct 22 Santa Claus won’t be coming to Macy’s this year By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in New York each year, the company said. That makes it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 21 A conversation with coronavirus survivors By Stephanie Sy, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux The coronavirus has killed 200,000 Americans and infected more than 6.5 million. But of those that contracted the virus, more than 2.5 million have now recovered. As researchers learn more about the coronavirus, it is clear that it can affect… Continue reading
Aug 18 S&P 500 closes at a record, erasing last of pandemic losses By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Wall Street clawed back the last of the historic, frenzied losses unleashed by the coronavirus, as the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 17 Israel to shut down on weekends in response to virus surge By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel has announced new restrictions in response to a surge in coronavirus cases, including weekend closures of many businesses and limiting restaurants to takeout and delivery. Continue reading
Jun 27 Florida records new daily high in COVID-19 cases By Associated Press Florida health officials on Saturday reported more than 9,500 new COVID-19 cases, surpassing the previous day’s total by more than 600 confirmed cases. Continue reading
Jun 25 U.S. GDP fell at 5.0% rate in first quarter, but worse is expected to come By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 3:18 California priest puts his passion for technology to work By KCET The COVID-19 pandemic forced many to find ways to work remotely. And our partners at southern California station KCET found a priest in Santa Clarita who is putting his passion for technology to work. The story is part of their… Continue watching
Jun 07 Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests By Brian Mahoney, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press As New York City prepared to reopen after a more than two-month coronavirus shutdown, officials on Sunday lifted a curfew that was put in place amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice. But they also urged that demonstrators be… Continue reading