Jun 19 Watch 5:58 How pandemic, police protests created an 'alignment' for racial change The past several weeks have been tumultuous ones for American race relations. Between a pandemic disproportionately affecting Black people and new incidents of police violence, Juneteenth has taken on increased public prominence. Yamiche Alcindor talks to Mark Anthony Neal, professor… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 8:18 How wearing a face mask became politically fraught As several states experience surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the debate over wearing face masks is creating a sharp divide. Nearly everyone in the public health community says masks worn in crowded places can help slow coronavirus spread --… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 2:54 Remembering 5 people lost to the COVID-19 pandemic By Judy Woodruff The coronavirus pandemic continues to claim the lives of hundreds of Americans every day. Judy Woodruff remembers five of them, including a 29-year-old registered nurse and a 48-year-old firefighter. Continue watching
Jun 19 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. Continue reading
Jun 19 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. Continue reading
Jun 19 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. Continue reading
Jun 19 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. Continue reading
Jun 19 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. Continue reading
Jun 19 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… Continue reading
Jun 19 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. Continue reading