Jul 28 Watch 7:43 An epidemiologist answers viewers' questions about COVID-19 More than two years into the pandemic, most Americans have returned to a sense of some normalcy. But the virus is still disrupting daily life in the U.S. with more than 130,000 per day and deaths on the rise. We… Continue watching
Jul 28 How to know when a recession has begun By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The U.S. economy has contracted for two straight quarters, intensifying fears that it is on the cusp of a recession, if not already in one, barely two years after the pandemic downturn officially ended. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:35 Compelling new evidence tracks COVID's origin to Wuhan market From the start of the pandemic, scientists have tried to determine exactly where and how the novel coronavirus spread to humans. New studies conclude the virus first emerged from a live-animal market in Wuhan, China. One of the authors of… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Biden 'feeling great' after recovering from COVID, encourages vaccines By Chris Megerian, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden has emerged from five days of isolation after contracting the coronavirus, telling Americans that "COVID isn't gone" but saying serious illness can be avoided with vaccines, booster shoots and treatments. Continue reading
Jul 26 2 new studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild By Laura Ungar, Associated Press Two new studies provide more evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, bolstering the theory that the virus emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab. Continue reading
Jul 26 White House COVID task force calls for 'flexibility' in order to combat the changing virus By News Desk and Associated Press The nation’s top infectious disease expert says in order to keep up with ever evolving COVID-19, we need to be "flexible" to move with the changing virus. Continue reading
Jul 25 WATCH: Biden says he's feeling better after COVID infection during meeting on computer chip manufacturing By Chris Megerian, Associated Press After participating in a virtual meeting Monday to talk about computer chip manufacturing, Biden said "everything's on the button" with the medical tests he's been receiving each evening. Continue reading
Jul 25 Sen. Manchin, Sen. Murkowski test positive for COVID By Associated Press Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are able to vote remotely by proxy, but members of the U.S. Senate are not. Lawmakers are expected to take a final vote on a bill to boost semiconductor production in the United… Continue reading
Jul 25 WATCH: White House COVID response coordinator says Joe Biden is improving 'significantly' By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat from his coronavirus infection, according to an update Sunday from his doctor. Continue reading
Jul 24 Biden says he's feeling better after testing positive for COVID By Associated Press Administration officials have emphasized that his symptoms are mild because he has received four vaccine doses, and he started taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid after becoming infected. Continue reading