Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration’s projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely to be killed by the disease. One by one, though, states are increasingly pushing shutdown orders of their own. Trump said Wednesday […]
From Kennedy’s kitchen to Biden’s basement, candidates … As his two young children fidgeted and squealed in the background, Joe Kennedy III stood in his Newton, Massachusetts, kitchen this week and did battle with a raw chicken.
Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on … WASHINGTON (AP) — Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the president himself. George W. Bush stood with a bullhorn on a pile of rubble after the 9/11 attacks on […]
6 people have died from COVID-19 coronavirus in the … Six people have died in Washington state as the United States grapples with more than 90 cases of the disease. Five of the deaths are from Seattle and King County, county health official Jeffrey Duchin said Monday. The sixth death happened in Snohomish County, said Heather Thomas, spokeswoman with the Snohomish Health District. So far, […]
How to stop disease spreading on airplanes and ships (CNN) — Aviation is fighting for survival. Cruise ships are grounded. As the pandemic grows, the travel industry faces an uncertain future and is scrambling to adapt. Those aircraft still flying are now subject to stricter than ever hygiene protocols, but when the threat of the virus eventually lifts, the transportation industry will face heightened […]
Tentacles of Olympic cancellation would reach around … TOKYO (AP) — The tentacles of canceling the Tokyo Olympics — or postponing or staging it in empty venues — would reach into every corner of the globe, much like the spreading virus that now imperils the opening ceremony on July 24. The International Olympic Committee and local organizers say the games are on, but […]
Nearly 100 children dead from Ebola in Congo as crisis … Nearly 100 children have died since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started last year — and the crisis is gathering pace, with the number of new cases doubling last month, according to charity Save the Children. A total of 97 children have died from the viral illness since the outbreak began […]
DNC Night 2: Democrats formally nominate Biden for … Though Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is in Milwaukee, the convention host city, most party and elected officials, activists and musical acts will be appearing from livestreams and pretaped videos from around the country.
‘Cacophony of coughing’: Inside NYC’s virus-besieged … New York City’s hospitals have become the war-zone-like epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus crisis.
US coronavirus cases soar past 7,500 as officials … The number of coronavirus cases in the United States keeps jumping each day by the hundreds, pushing health care officials and political leaders to take steps to keep the pandemic from overwhelming the system.
Virus hits 100,000 cases as its economic impact snowballs Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions, infecting the powerful, the unprotected poor and vast masses in between.
One of these 12 women astronauts will go to the moon “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” is among the most recognizable quotes in modern history. While that “man” was thought to be inclusive, Neil Armstrong’s comments were also representative of the Apollo Era astronaut corps of 50 years ago. Twelve Americans have walked on the moon, all of them men. In […]