Jul 23 1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March. Continue reading
Jul 22 The late Nick Cordero to have an album released in his honor By Associated Press Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who spent more than 90 days in a hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus, will have an album released posthumously. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 2:40 U.S. sees spreading infection, spiking deaths and dwindling supply of PPE By Stephanie Sy The summer surge in coronavirus cases is now fueling a corresponding spike in deaths, with over 1,000 recorded in just 24 hours for the first time in weeks. In California, which now has the most confirmed infections in the nation,… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:15 U.S. must collect this data in order to contain pandemic, former CDC director says More than 1,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 were reported Tuesday. As many states struggle with outbreaks, Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the country desperately needs improved data collection to understand how… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 9:29 How the pandemic is complicating America's addiction crisis By William Brangham, Mike Fritz According to preliminary data, drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 Americans in 2019, a record high. Now, it appears that 2020 is on track to be even worse, as the U.S. has witnessed a startling rise in overdoses during the pandemic. Continue watching
Jul 22 WATCH: California surpasses New York state in confirmed virus cases By Kathleen Ronayne, Adam Beam, Associated Press California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the country, reporting more than 409,000 infections after setting a record on Tuesday for the state's most confirmed new cases in a single day since the start of the… Continue reading
Jul 22 How laid-off Americans may 'fall through the cracks' of the health care system during COVID-19 By Courtney Vinopal Some newly uninsured Americans say they’re living without a health care safety net in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: Trump announces $5 billion more for nursing homes By Associated Press Nursing homes have borne a disproportionate share of the death toll in the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 22 U.S. signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses By Associated Press he Trump administration will pay Pfizer nearly $2 billion for a December delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is developing, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 22 AP Exclusive: Humanitarian aid from top donors drops as need soars By Cara Anna, Associated Press A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain. Continue reading