Sep 15 Experts worry as state and local officials roll back virus restrictions By Michelle R. Smith, Bobby Caina Calvan, Wilson Ring, Associated Press State and local officials around the U.S. are rolling back social distancing rules again, but public health experts warn the country is setting itself up for failure. Continue reading
Sep 15 Income in the U.S. rose in 2019. So did the number of uninsured By Mike Schneider, Associated Press In 2019, median household income in the U.S. was the highest ever on record. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Continue reading
Sep 15 Pelosi says House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver rescue package By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief. Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a Tuesday morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”… Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: House GOP unveils tax cuts, police funds in election agenda By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy has rolled out Republicans’ priorities of tax breaks and police funding for 2021. It's the GOP’s calling card to voters as they try to wrest back seats from Democrats in the November election. Continue reading
Sep 14 Macy’s plans smaller but camera-ready Thanksgiving parade By Karen Matthews, Associated Press A Macy's Thanksgiving parade reimagined for the coronavirus pandemic will feature floats, performers and giant balloons along a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of the retailer's flagship Manhattan store, Macy's officials announced Monday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Italy’s initial virus hotspot back to school after 7 months By Associated Press Schools throughout the country struggled to identify new classroom spaces, for instance in church oratory buildings, and construct outside learning spaces. Continue reading
Sep 13 Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge By Tia Goldenberg, Aron Heller, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection… Continue reading
Sep 13 Asia Today: India cases climb to 4.75M as recovery improves By Associated Press India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 1,114 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 78,586. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 6:15 How has COVID-19 impacted tennis? By PBS NewsHour Every year, hundreds of thousands of spectators attend the U.S. Open at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens. But like other sports, the men’s and women’s finals this weekend are being played without an audience. Michael… Continue watching
Sep 11 1 in 10 Americans don’t have enough food. The pandemic is making things worse By Laura Santhanam Data is starting to catch up to the real-life fallout of dueling health and economic crises, and shows that households of color and those with less income are disproportionately affected so far. Continue reading