Novel coronavirus

Vulnerable U.S. Latino communities hard hit by COVID-19

By Regina Garcia Cano, Anita Snow, Bryan Anderson, Associated Press

As the coronavirus spreads deeper across America, it is ravaging through Latino communities from the mid-Atlantic to the Southwest, infecting them at alarmingly high rates and amplifying the inequalities they live with.

Phoenix mandates use of face masks for coronavirus

By Terry Tang, Associated Press

At an emergency meeting Friday, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council voted to make masks or face coverings mandatory. The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. Saturday.

Oklahoma Supreme Court says Trump rally attendees don't have to wear masks

By Associated Press

The court ruled Friday that the two local residents who asked that the thousands expected at the rally be required to take the precautions couldn't establish that they have a clear legal right to the relief they sought.

AMC Theaters to require face masks after backlash

By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.

WATCH: Navy upholds firing of carrier captain in virus outbreak

By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press

The spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt while on deployment in the Pacific in March exploded into one of the biggest military leadership crises of recent years.

Hiring rose in 46 states in May, yet jobless rates remain high

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only…

Ready to see your doctor but scared to go? Here are some pandemic guidelines

By Rebekah Rollston, Margot Savoy, The Conversation

While the world grappled with managing COVID-19, millions found routine appointments deferred or canceled. Two doctors offer suggestions for making those return trips safer.

How 'vaccine nationalism' could hurt vulnerable populations

By Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation

Should the U.S. be able to pre-order vaccines for its citizens when other populations around the globe are at greater risk?…

WATCH: World Health Organization offers update amid spiking global coronavirus cases

By Associated Press

At a press briefing on Friday, Dr. Michael Ryan noted that “strains and viruses have moved around the world” throughout the pandemic.

Judge approves housing for 7,000 Los Angeles homeless living near freeways

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Officials say the city will provide 6,000 new beds within 10 months and another 700 beds over 18 months. And the county will spend $300 million over five years to fund services for the people.