May 18 Watch 7:01 As restrictions are lifted, how to apply lessons from health care workers to daily life In all but two U.S. states, stay-at-home orders are being lifted, and businesses are reopening. But can the lifting of restrictions be safe, when COVID-19 is still increasing in many parts of the country? Atul Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 8:57 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump attacking Obama, and Obama speaking out NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the escalating rhetorical war between President Trump and former President Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign strategy and… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 5:34 A music maker sings the coronavirus blues By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson Musician Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen has long met adversity with music. She lost her New Orleans home to Hurricane Katrina and relocated to North Carolina with assistance from the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a group that supports blues musicians. But… Continue watching
May 18 WATCH: California's Newsom relaxes criteria for counties to reopen By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press A decline in state hospitalizations in the last two weeks, the distribution of more personal protective equipment and the state's increased testing ability are all positive trend lines that allowed the state to relax its criteria, the governor said. Continue reading
May 18 Iraq faces full local lockdowns as virus cases jump By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country's new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. Continue reading
May 18 Why a 1946 novel resonates with today's working-class struggles By Courtney Vinopal In Ann Petry’s 1946 novel “The Street,” which chronicles an African American woman’s pursuit of the American dream, the main character’s predicament is not unlike that of many workers today. Continue reading
May 18 Local leaders resist Mexico president's push for reopening By Carlos Rodriguez, María Verza, Associated Press Local governments across Mexico pushed back against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's call to reopen the economy in some 300 townships that do not have active cases of coronavirus. Continue reading
May 18 Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot application and a host… Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces full Phase 1 of recovery plan By Associated Press Florida is entering the full Phase 1 of its step-by-step plan for recovery, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a news conference on Monday. Continue reading
May 18 WHO to launch independent evaluation into coronavirus response By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press The World Health Organization has bowed to calls from most of its member states to launch an independent evaluation of how it managed the international response to the coronavirus. Continue reading