Jun 25 Thousands defy social distancing rules to cram onto English beaches amid hot weather By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away as thousands defied social distancing guidelines and flocked to local beaches on what has been the U.K.’s hottest day of the year so far. Continue reading
Jun 25 Some private schools getting more virus relief funding than public schools, under DeVos formula By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires. Continue reading
Jun 25 As many as 20 million in U.S. have had COVID-19, officials say -- 10 times more than previously thought By Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer U.S. officials believe as many as 20 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus since it first arrived in the country. That's nearly 10 times as many infections as the 2.3 million cases that have been confirmed so far. Continue reading
Jun 25 U.S. virus cases near an all-time high and governors impose new restrictions By Jennifer Peltz, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press The daily U.S. count of new coronavirus cases stood near an all-time high Thursday. It's hovering close to the late-April peak that marked some of the darkest and deadliest days of the crisis so far. Continue reading
Jun 25 U.S. sent $1.4 billion in virus relief payments to dead people By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press A government watchdog says nearly 1.1 million relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people in the government’s coronavirus aid program. Continue reading
Jun 25 How COVID-19 has made some colleges question the academic calendar By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report You won’t know it from their mostly empty campuses, but colleges and universities will be bustling this summer. Experts say it’s time to rethink a calendar that dates back to when students had to go home to help on the… Continue reading
Jun 25 Applications for jobless aid fall to nearly 1.5 million, a slowing but still-high level By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits declined slightly to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are still at a painfully high level. Continue reading
Jun 24 Honduras president shows improvement after testing positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press Doctors at Honduras' Military Hospital say President Juan Orlando Hernández is improving after being placed on oxygen a day earlier. Hernández tested positive for COVID-19 last week and a day later was hospitalized with pneumonia. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:14 Why these meatpacking workers fear for their health and safety amid COVID-19 By Fred de Sam Lazaro Many U.S. meatpacking plants shut down this spring due to coronavirus outbreaks. Nationwide, more than 27,000 workers have become infected, and nearly 100 have died. But in late April, President Trump ordered the facilities to stay open, deeming them critical… Continue watching