Novel coronavirus

WATCH: Trump speaks on the virus while visiting North Carolina food program

By Associated Press

In the toss-up state of North Carolina, Trump spoke on a tarmac in Fletcher to several hundred cheering supporters — the majority not wearing masks — after he addressed delegates at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte.

Florida judge says reopening public schools ‘disregards safety’

By Tamara Lush, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

A Florida judge temporarily blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis and top education officials from forcing public schools to reopen brick-and-mortar classrooms amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the state's order "arbitrarily disregards safety."…

Scientists say Hong Kong man became infected with coronavirus a second time

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

"That's a win as far as I'm concerned" because it suggests a first infection may protect a person from moderate to severe disease the second time around, a vaccine expert said.

Zoom gets glitchy on first day of school for thousands

By Associated Press

Zoom is experiencing partial outages during the first day of school for thousands of students who are relying on the video conferencing technology to connect with educators. The company said Monday that it began receiving reports of disruptions around 9…

Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Cathy Bussewitz, John Flesher, Matthew Brown, Michael Casey, Associated Press

The AP's findings run counter to statements in late June by Susan Bodine, EPA's assistant administrator for enforcement, who told lawmakers the pandemic was not causing "a significant impact on routine compliance, monitoring and reporting" and that industry wasn't widely…

Trump authorizes emergency plasma treatment to treat COVID-19

By PBS NewsHour

President Trump authorized emergency use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 on Sunday. The treatment, which has been used on more than 64,000 patients already, infuses blood plasma from COVID-19 patients who have recovered and have antibodies with those who…

Quarantines, closures and confusion reign as schools reopen

By Tammy Webber, Kimberlee Kruesi, Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

For countless families across the country, the school year is opening in disarray and confusion, with coronavirus outbreaks triggering sudden closings, mass quarantines and deep anxiety among parents.

Mounting U.S. deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press, Damini Sharma, Anna Flagg, The Marshall Project, Larry Fenn, Associate Press

As many as 215,000 more people than usual died in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2020 and half the dead were people of color — Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Americans.

California’s jobless rate improves, but economy still struggles to make a full comeback

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California added more than 140,000 jobs in July and lowered its unemployment rate to 13.3%. But the unemployment rate is still higher than it ever was during the Great Recession a decade ago.

WATCH: WHO head hopes COVID-19 pandemic ends in ‘less than two years’

By Associated Press

WHO’s emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan noted that the 1918 pandemic hit the globe in three distinct waves and that the second wave, which started during the fall of 1918, was the most devastating.