Sep 04 WATCH: Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden is intensifying his efforts to frame the 2020 election as a referendum on the president's character. Defending himself, Trump says the allegations published by The Atlantic are false. Continue reading
Sep 04 Russia publishes virus vaccine results, weeks after approval By Associated Press The authors noted that participants were only followed for 42 days, the study sample was small and there was no placebo or control vaccine used. Continue reading
Sep 04 U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.4 percent even as hiring slows By Associated Press Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor Department said, down from 1.7 million in July. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 7:19 What accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development means for safety Some of the federal government’s top health officials are suggesting a vaccine for COVID-19 could be released in less than two months. The move would be made through a special emergency authorization of the Food and Drug Administration. But the… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 2:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on empowering Malawi during the pandemic The pandemic has created immense challenges for people around the world. In Malawi, an extremely poor country in southern Africa, the situation is complicated by the fact that many residents don’t have access to services and supplies that Americans tend… Continue watching
Sep 03 Some Americans unlikely to quailfy new $300 federal jobless benefit By Christopher S. Rugaber, Leah Willingham, Associated Press The administration rolled out the new $300-a-week benefit, using money from a $44 billion disaster relief fund, after Congress and the White House failed to agree to extend the $600 payment. Yet because of a raft of restrictions and bureaucratic… Continue reading
Sep 03 South African health care workers protest, threaten strike By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press More than 100 South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the purchase of COVID-19 personal protective equipment. Continue reading
Sep 03 Middle East's confirmed coronavirus death toll surpasses 50,000 By Associated Press The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus went over 50,000 in the Middle East on Thursday as the pandemic continues. Continue reading
Sep 03 Jobless claims fall to 881,000 but layoffs remain elevated By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to roughly 880,000 last week, a sign of possible improvement but evidence that the viral pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 6:02 How Iowa became a coronavirus hot spot Iowa is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases that has turned the state into a hot spot for the disease. The increase has been driven in part by the return to school, with virus clusters developing around the state’s… Continue watching