Apr 27 Watch 9:43 What businesses and consumers think about state moves to reopen Weeks into the social distancing driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, some states are beginning to lift restrictions -- while others are extending them. How do business owners and customers feel about the decision to reopen? John Yang talks to Bill… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 5:50 Health care in rural America was already fragile. Can it survive COVID-19? Cases of COVID-19 have been rising in some rural parts of the U.S. -- many of which were already squeezed for medical care before the pandemic. With fewer resources available in these places, a spike in patients requiring hospitalization and… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:42 Why losing a loved one amid COVID-19 means a different kind of goodbye By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Rachel Wellford The spread of COVID-19 has dramatically altered the way Americans both live and die. We asked our viewers to share their stories about losing loved ones during the pandemic, whether to COVID-19 or to something else. Amna Nawaz reports on… Continue watching
Apr 27 Digital ad downturn may complicate things for tech giants By Michael Liedtke, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn. Continue reading
Apr 27 In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverage By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Bloomberg had initially enticed staffers to join his long-shot presidential campaign by offering generous benefits and pay and promising them employment through November, even if he didn't win the Democratic nomination. But after a poor showing on Super Tuesday, Bloomberg… Continue reading
Apr 27 With schools shuttered, districts struggle to feed students and communities By Candice Norwood School districts launched meal delivery services and grab-and-go locations that not only feed students, but in many cases adult community members, too, as unemployment numbers and the need for food rise. Continue reading
Apr 27 Amid pandemic, political campaigns forced to adapt By Jessica Yarvin Campaigns and candidates on both sides of the aisle are deploying new strategies to attract and engage voters, donors, and organizers virtually — whether it be big hats on Zoom, or interactive video game meetups. Continue reading
Apr 27 Riots, escapes and fear as coronavirus hits juvenile centers By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press As of Sunday, 150 juveniles and 283 staff had tested positive for COVID-19 at facilities nationwide, according to an unofficial log being kept by Josh Rovner at the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit The Sentencing Project. Continue reading
Apr 27 Brazil may be the next big hot spot as other nations ease up By David Biller, Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Adam Geller, Associated Press Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro's insistence that it is just "a little flu" and that there is no need for the sharp restrictions that have slowed the infection's… Continue reading
Apr 27 Why ventilators are increasingly seen as a 'final measure' with COVID-19 By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue Health care providers are concerned that anxious Americans don't understand what it means to go on and then come off a mechanical ventilator, how the machines are being deployed in U.S. hospitals and the necessity of using this information to… Continue reading