On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council approved a 90-day cease-fire in global conflict zones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Security Council is seen here in February at U.N. headquarters in New York City. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images On Wednesday, […]
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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is seen here testifying in March on Capitol Hill. He and others leading the federal coronavirus response will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier […]
California has reached a new high in the number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19, surpassing the previous peak in late April. As of Saturday, the latest publicly available data show that state had 3,574 hospitalized patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 1,163 were in intensive care. There were […]
The original version of General Order No. 3 was located this week by staff at the U.S. National Archives. The first part of the 1865 order is seen here. National Archives hide caption toggle caption National Archives The original version of General Order No. 3 was located this week by […]
Football coach Bob Wager (right) and sophomore safety Cameron Conley greet each other Thursday at the reopening of strength and conditioning camp at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. State officials say they plan to open schools for in-person instruction in the fall. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM […]
Students and supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) rallied in downtown Los Angeles in November 2019 as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the program. The court’s ruling today will uphold DACA for now. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP […]
Texas has seen a recent uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases, with a record level of new cases and hospitalizations announced Tuesday. People are seen here on Monday along the San Antonio River Walk. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Texas has seen a recent uptick in […]
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul draped a Black Lives Matter banner on its building over the weekend “in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change.” Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP The U.S. Embassy in Seoul draped a Black Lives Matter banner on […]
Rebekah Jones was fired last month from her job at the Florida Department of Health, where she helped create a data portal about the state’s COVID-19 cases. Now, she has created a dashboard of her own. In some ways, Jones’s new portal for Florida coronavirus data looks a lot like […]
A border patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego in March. The Trump Administration has proposed a number of changes that would restrict asylum claims. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP A border patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, […]
A border patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego in March. The Trump Administration has proposed a number of changes that would restrict asylum claims. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP A border patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, […]
United Airlines will now require passengers to review a health assessment before boarding. United Airlines hide caption toggle caption United Airlines United Airlines will now require passengers to review a health assessment before boarding. United Airlines United Airlines will now require passengers to complete a “health self-assessment” as part of […]
A woman is tested for COVID-19 at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City earlier this month. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images A woman is tested for COVID-19 at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City earlier this month. […]
Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PeopleImages/Getty Images Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for […]
Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is seen here in 2018. Toya Sarno Jordan/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Toya Sarno Jordan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, is seen here in 2018. […]
A New York City worker closes a street to car traffic in Manhattan on Saturday so that pedestrians and cyclists can maintain social distancing. Mayor Bill de Blasio said 100 miles will be closed to car traffic in the coming weeks. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/Reuters A […]