Aug 31 WATCH: Trump declines to condemn Kenosha shooting suspect By Associated Press Trump also addressed accusations that supporters of his in Portland were themselves being violent. Video widely circulated online shows the caravan of Trump supporters shooting paintballs at protesters. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:01 Homeschooling through the coronavirus pandemic By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been growing interest from parents in homeschooling their children after schools across the nation abruptly shut down and transitioned to remote learning. Ivette Feliciano caught up with two parents in Georgia… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 6:00 Can we fix the inequities exacerbated by remote learning? By PBS NewsHour When schools across the nation shifted to remote learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the change exacerbated several inequities between students including class, race, access to technology, and learning abilities, indicating which students may or may not succeed. Continue watching
Aug 28 MGM Resorts lays off a quarter of its 70,000 American staff amid pandemic By Matt Ott, Associated Press MGM Resorts is laying off 18,000 people as an unchecked pandemic leaves economic scars across a broad swath of U.S. industries, particularly those that rely on healthy crowds of people. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:45 Despite Trump’s characterization, coronavirus is not in U.S. ‘rearview mirror’ In accepting his party’s nomination on the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Trump characterized the United States’ response to the coronavirus pandemic as a success that saved American lives. But the metrics he referenced create an inaccurate… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 3:34 Remembering 5 people lost to the coronavirus As another difficult week for our country comes to a close, we want to take the time to honor a few of the more than 180,000 people in the U.S. who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 28 CDC director attempts to clarify controversial COVID-19 testing guidelines By Kate Sheridan, STAT CDC Director Robert Redfield on Thursday attempted to clarify a set of controversial changes to the agency’s COVID-19 testing guidelines. Continue reading
Aug 28 Hurricanes and wildfires are compounding the risks of the pandemic By Ali Mostafavi, The Conversation Disaster preparation and evacuation procedures weren't made for social distancing. The pandemic means response decisions are now fraught with contradictions. Continue reading
Aug 28 California governor announces new reopening plan By Michael R. Blood, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The new rules create a four-tier, color-coded system that counties will move through based on their number of cases and percentage of positive tests. It will rely on two metrics to determine which tier a county is in: case rates… Continue reading
Aug 28 College towns growing alarmed over outbreaks among students By Bryan Anderson, David Pitt, Associated Press The outbreaks since students began returning to campus in the past few weeks have heightened town-gown tensions and led to recriminations between local politicians and university officials. Continue reading