Jun 23 German region in new lockdown after slaughterhouse outbreak By Frank Jordans, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German authorities on Tuesday slapped new lockdown measures on a western region that has had a surge of coronavirus infections linked to a slaughterhouse. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 10:07 Where the coronavirus is spreading worldwide — and why The World Health Organization says Sunday marked the largest global daily surge in new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began: 183,000. In the U.S., daily fatalities from the disease have dropped since the initial peak this spring, but more than… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 9:02 Why Gov. Asa Hutchinson says reopening Arkansas isn’t to blame for rising COVID-19 cases As states continue to lift pandemic restrictions and allow economic activity to resume, many are seeing new surges in coronavirus cases. Arkansas has documented more than 3,500 new positive tests since it began the second phase of its reopening. Arkansas… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:17 Past pandemics have reshaped society. Will coronavirus do the same? By Jeffrey Brown, Gretchen Frazee Although the coronavirus pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for people living through it, humans have endured similar health ordeals in the past. Jeffrey Brown speaks to two historians, Frank Snowden of Yale University and Nancy Bristow of the University of Puget… Continue watching
Jun 22 Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to virus By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Saudi Arabia has never canceled the hajj in the nearly 90 years since the country was founded. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: WHO urges world leaders to unite to tackle virus By Associated Press The greatest threat from the COVID-19 pandemic is not the coronavirus itself but a "lack of global solidarity" in confronting it, the World Health Organization chief warned on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 22 Existing home sale plunge 9.7 percent in 3rd straight monthly drop By Associated Press The National Association of Realtors said Monday that the monthly decline pushed sales down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million, the slowest pace since a home buyers tax credit expired in October 2010. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: House Education and Labor committee holds hearing on racial inequities during pandemic By Candice Norwood The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing called "How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce."… Continue reading
Jun 22 As virus cases soar, Pakistan says it must keep economy open By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press New cases in Pakistan leaped from around 2,000-3,000 a day in late May to up to 6,800 a day in mid-June. Deaths are nearing 150 a day. Continue reading
Jun 22 Amid pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press The entertainment company on Monday announced “Live from the Drive-In” — a set of nine shows to take place July 10-12 in Nashville, Tennessee; Maryland Heights, Missouri; and Noblesville, Indiana. Continue reading