According to a new study, life expectancy among whites in the U.S. exceeds the life expectancy of Blacks in any given year, even during the pandemic. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, examined national life expectancy data and demographic models to estimate how many white deaths from […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day. About 43,000 new cases are being reported daily across the country, […]
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distancing fans to attend their home opener against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 20, a decision that divided political leaders and upset the visiting coach. The same plan will be followed for the University of Miami’s home opener against UAB at the Dolphins’ […]
During an interview with ABC News, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow scientists’ recommendations to shut down the country again to stop the spread of the virus if he is elected in November. “I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists,” Biden said during a joint interview with his […]
As schools nationwide open for fall instruction amid the pandemic, parents are faced with having to work while facing the possibility of school or childcare closures. According to a Care.com survey of 1,000 parents with school age children under the age of 15, 73% of them say they must make major adjustments to their professional […]
For many Americans, economic uncertainty remains despite a decrease in first-time unemployment claims. This uncertainty, along with economic instability caused by the pandemic, is providing more reason for several U.S. mayors to advocate for universal basic income. The coalition of 16 mayors, called Mayors for Guaranteed Income, is framing the concept as a simple, and […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday said he’s dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city’s requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp had sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the City Council. The Republican governor argued […]
ROME (AP) — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe. Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America’s bungled virus response viewed […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A 7-year-old boy with COVID-19 has become the youngest known person to die in Georgia since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The African-American boy had no other chronic health conditions, according to data released by the state. The case is from Chatham County, which includes Savannah, the Georgia Department of Public […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound. With confirmed viral cases still elevated in much of the nation and businesses under continued pressure, many employers appear reluctant […]
Nearly 1.2 million people nationwide applied for state unemployment benefits last week, signaling the cutting of jobs by companies due to uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. Although the number of the jobless remains high, the number of jobless claims declined by 249,000 from the previous week, the lowest total since mid-March. According to data from the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S. economy. The continuing wave of job cuts is occurring against the backdrop of a spike in virus cases that has led many states to halt plans to […]
