Coronavirus
Coronavirus Cases Are Now Rising In Almost Every State In The US
The difference between the previous spikes in cases and the one we’re in now? COVID-19 cases are now rising almost everywhere.
Peter Aldhous
Schools Don’t Seem To Be COVID Hotbeds. That Doesn’t Mean They Should All Open, Scientists Say.
So far, schools don’t appear to be COVID-19 superspreading sites. But Scott Atlas’s assertion that there is “zero excuse” to keep classrooms closed is an oversimplification, experts say.
Stephanie M. Lee
The iPhone 12 Is A Good Phone. It Would Have Been A Great One Without The Pandemic.
Apple built the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro for a year that didn’t happen.
Katie Notopoulos
“We’re In Hard Times Right Now.” Meet The Nursing Students Turning To OnlyFans To Get By.
“At the end of the day, nobody is paying my rent for me, nobody’s gonna pay my car insurance, my phone bill, my cat food. Nothing.”
Otillia Steadman
The Coronavirus Is Pushing Women Out Of Work And Away From Trump
White women in Wisconsin helped Trump win the presidency in 2016. Now they’re carrying a disproportionate amount of the pandemic’s economic burden.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Kumail Nanjiani's Tweets About The Coronavirus Are A Helpful Reminder To Keep Wearing Masks And Socially Distancing
“I feel like I work really hard to keep all these doors closed in my mind, to try and keep all these scary/sad/devastating thoughts out of my head. ... Most days it works. But not today."
Evelina Zaragoza Medina
The White House Chief Of Staff Said The Trump Administration Is "Not Going To Control The Pandemic"
The top Trump aide told CNN that the administration was not going to control the pandemic as coronavirus cases surge across the country.
Michael Blackmon
Mike Pence's Top Aide Tested Positive For The Coronavirus And Pence Will Keep Campaigning
The vice president tested negative on Saturday, his office said.
Matt Berman
The Pandemic Election Has The Two Presidential Campaigns Living In Different Universes
Donald Trump rallied in a town that canceled its beloved pumpkin festival because of the coronavirus. The biggest crowd Kamala Harris saw was a long line of voters.
Henry J. Gomez
While Texans Brace For Another COVID Spike, Healthcare Is Defining Their Senate Race
“A lot of people are one illness or injury away from bankruptcy,” Democratic Senate candidate MJ Hegar said.
Nidhi Prakash
Two Major Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Have Restarted After Being Paused For Safety Investigations
Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca will resume their coronavirus vaccine trials in the US after pauses to investigate unexplained illnesses in trial participants.
Azeen Ghorayshi
"We're Learning To Live With It": Trump Dismissed The Virus That's Killed 220,000 Americans And Put Him In The Hospital
During the final debate, President Donald Trump said the coronavirus was going away, even as a third wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps most of the country.
Zahra Hirji
Remdesivir Just Became The First Drug Approved By The FDA To Treat COVID-19
"It is absolutely not a blockbuster drug or a miracle drug," one expert said. "We give it because we don’t have anything better."
Azeen Ghorayshi
Katie Porter Said Parenthood Has “Always Been Considered Unpaid Work,” And That Needs To Change
“What I’m trying to do is engage more Americans in speaking up about what they need,” said Katie Porter.
Venessa Wong
People Have Nothing Left — Literally $0 — Because Of The Pandemic
Even people who built rainy day funds over years are watching their savings run down to zero, with no relief from the government in sight.
Venessa Wong
Obama Railed Against Trump’s Coronavirus Response In His First Campaign Trail Speech
The president has done nothing but “completely screw this up,” Obama said in Philadelphia.
Ryan Brooks
Ben Carson Attended An Indoor Fundraiser Where Dozens Were Maskless
Carson, a medical doctor, was not wearing a mask at an event in a state that requires masks "in indoor public settings."
Kadia Goba
A Woman In Her Thirties Died Of COVID-19 On A Plane
A Texas woman in her thirties died after she had trouble breathing while the plane was on the tarmac.
Tasneem Nashrulla
It’s A US Territory Where The Coronavirus Never Arrived — But Some Residents Can’t Get Home
The remote US territory of American Samoa has not recorded a single case of COVID-19 after shutting itself off to the world in March. Even some locals can't get home.
Julia Reinstein
A Wichita Man Allegedly Threatened To Kidnap And Kill The Mayor Over The City's Mask Mandate
"He said he was going to kidnap me and slash my throat and he needed my address," Mayor Brandon Whipple told the Kansas City Star.
Salvador Hernandez
