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Virus Relief Bill Remains Up in Air as Negotiations Resume
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday ...
Rent’s Due, Again: Monthly Anxieties Deepen as Aid Falls Off
Another month passes. The coronavirus pandemic marches on. And Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once ...
Can the Coronavirus Spread Through the Air?
A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of ...
Can You Get the Coronavirus Twice?
Can you get the coronavirus twice? ...
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine is Put to its Biggest Test
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of ...
New Jersey Gives Parents More Options to Keep Kids Home
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State officials provided more details Friday on the reopening of schools this ...
Hotlines Let Workers Snitch on Bosses Who Break Virus Rules
BOSTON (AP) — Feel like snitching on a boss or business not following public health rules ...
Virus Antibodies Fade Fast but Not Necessarily Protection
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only ...
First COVID-19, Now Mosquitoes: Bracing For Bug-Borne Ills
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found ...
Texas Coronavirus Cases Include More Than 80 Infants
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found ...
Millions of Kids Told Full Return to School in Fall Unlikely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions more children in the U.S. learned Friday that they're unlikely ...
Trump Talks Less About Virus, States Look Inward for Answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly hands-off approach to the coronavirus crisis ...
In Bolivian City, People Buy Fake – And Toxic – Virus Cure
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (AP) — Long lines form every morning in one of the Bolivian cities hardest ...
Courts Get Creative to Restart Jury Trials Amid Pandemic
It was New Mexico's first jury trial since the pandemic crippled the U.S. criminal justice system, ...
New Mexico High School to Drop Spanish Conquistador Name
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico high school named after a Spanish conquistador will ...
Virus Cases Rise in U.S. States Amid New World Restrictions
MIAMI (AP) — Arizona, Texas and Florida together reported about 25,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday ...
More Than 200 Schools Back Lawsuit Over Foreign Student Rule
BOSTON (AP) — More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration's ...
Florida Reports Largest, Single-Day Increase in COVID Cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase ...
Pandemic, Racism Compound Worries About Black Suicide Rate
CHICAGO (AP) — Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on ...
Preview: President at Braille Institute of America – Peter Mindnich
Peter Mindnich, President of the Braille Institute of America, discusses the importance of mobile and accessible ...
US Bets on Small, Untested Company to Deliver COVID Vaccine
When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms ...
CDC Head Sticking to School-Opening Guides Trump Criticized
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials won't revise their coronavirus guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism ...
Where Do New Viruses Like the Coronavirus Come From?
Factors smaller than a cell and as large as the planet are at play when a ...
‘A Hot Mess’: Americans Face Testing Delays as Virus Surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck ...
Court OK’s Limiting Free Birth Control on Religious Grounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — More employers who cite religious or moral grounds can decline to offer cost-free ...
Trump Says He Will Pressure States to Reopen Schools in Fall
President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that ...
Protective Gear for Medical Workers Begins to Run Low Again
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the ...
Indians Keep Their Distance in Mass Tree Planting Campaign
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 2 million people gathered Sunday at river banks, farmlands and ...
AIDS Report: Kids are Lagging and COVID-19 is Harming Care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and ...
Amazon Homeless Shelter Boosts Unique Program for Sick Kids
SEATTLE (AP) — After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care ...
Stimulus Money Could Pose Dilemmas in Nursing Homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part ...
Debates Turn Emotional as Schools Decide How and If to Open
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions ...
Hollowed Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront ...
Gyms, Museums, Casinos to Reopen; But a Week Later in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Gyms, casinos, museums, movie theaters and guided tours are some of the businesses ...
Coronavirus Cases are Rising in 40 of 50 US States
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to ...
Little Evidence That Protests Spread Coronavirus in US
NEW YORK (AP) — There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's ...
Arizona Shuts Bars, Theaters, Parks Amid Virus Resurgence
Arizona's Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in ...
Florida Site of GOP Convention Orders Wearing of Masks
The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where mask-averse President Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination ...
States Retreat as Confirmed Virus Cases Hit All-Time High
Texas and Florida reversed course and clamped down on bars again Friday in the nation's biggest ...
US Virus Cases Near an All-Time High as Governors Backtrack
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus crisis deepened in Arizona on Thursday, and the governor of ...
