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Kentucky Republican again threatens to halt quick passage of coronavirus aid package
Kentucky Republican again threatens to halt quick passage of coronavirus aid package
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Sanders had multiple conversations with Obama ahead of decision to end campaign
(CNN)Former President Barack Obama played an active, albeit private, role in the Democratic presidential primary that effectively ended on Wednesday when Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race.
Obama and Sanders spoke multiple times in the last …
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims he ‘inherited’ the faulty coronavirus test. It was developed this year
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has falsely claimed four times since last week that he inherited a faulty coronavirus test — which was, in reality, developed this year.
In March, Trump initially made a debatable claim that he had inherited a flawed t…
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Hear acting Navy secretary’s remarks on ousted captain who sounded coronavirus alarm
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Acting secretary of the Navy has submitted his resignation after calling ousted aircraft carrier captain ‘stupid’
Washington (CNN)Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has submitted his resignation a day after leaked audio revealed he called the ousted commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt “stupid” in an address to the ship’s crew, according to a US official and a former …
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Coronavirus deaths jump in New York, but governor says hospitalizations are plateauing and distancing ‘is working’
(CNN)The governor of the state with the largest coronavirus outbreak said Tuesday that hospitalizations may be leveling off and social distancing “is working” — and people need to keep doing it.
“Right now, we are projecting we are reaching a plateau in the…
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Why black Americans are at higher risk for coronavirus
(CNN)Black Americans have more existing medical issues, less access to health care, and are more likely to work in unstable jobs — all factors that have made the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately hurt blacks more.
While everyone is susceptible to Covi…
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NYC Councilman tweets about potential contingency plan of using a NYC park for burials
NYC Councilman tweets about potential contingency plan of using a NYC park for burials
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Queen Elizabeth calls for unity during the coronavirus pandemic in rare televised address
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