A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Outrage inside NBC Staffers at NBC News are outraged (and a bit confused) after President Trump viciously attacked their network’s White House correspondent, Peter Alexander, at Friday’s coronavirus briefing. Alexander, if you didn’t see, asked
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As one of the most proactive governors dealing with the novel coronavirus, Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has stepped into a national spotlight that he hasn’t sought out. With his perpetually calm tone and a steady focus on transparency, he was among the first governors in the country to begin aggressively shutting down activity in
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As one of the most proactive governors dealing with the novel coronavirus, Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has stepped into a national spotlight that he hasn’t sought out. With his perpetually calm tone and a steady focus on transparency, he was among the first governors in the country to begin aggressively shutting down activity in
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Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, two of England’s fiercest football rivals have put aside past resentment to help those affected by the virus. Manchester United and Manchester City — who both play in the Premier League — announced on Saturday that they are donating a combined $117,000 (£100,000) to help food banks in the
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A week ago Tess DeMeyer was sitting in class taking a midterm. Today, the Brown University senior is home in Georgia, waiting to learn whether her college graduation will happen in person or online. Life as a student, no matter what grade, has been forever changed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Graduations, proms and senior
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Freedom of movement at the world’s longest land border diminished on Wednesday when President Donald Trump announced restrictions on travel between the United States and Canada. “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic. Trade will not be affected. Details to follow!” Trump tweeted. The decision, which
Continue Reading America is coming to a halt while authorities race to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The normally bustling streets of New York City and San Francisco are eerily quiet, with only a few people walking or taking the subway. And that sight is quickly replicating across the United States. Millions of people stayed
Continue Reading Monday, February 17. The novel coronavirus outbreak is raging in China, but fewer than 1,000 people have been infected outside the country. With the virus out of sight and mostly out of mind, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stands just shy of 30,000 points, driven by the longest US economic expansion in history. What investors
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Monday, February 17. The novel coronavirus outbreak is raging in China, but fewer than 1,000 people have been infected outside the country. With the virus out of sight and mostly out of mind, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stands just shy of 30,000 points, driven by the longest US economic expansion in history. What investors
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Remember impeachment? Me either. There’s a worldwide pandemic and many Americans are confined to their homes as the US government tries to halt the spread of Covid-19. So come November, despite being the first impeached President to appear on a presidential ballot afterward, Donald Trump will likely be judged by one thing: His response to
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Elizabeth Fusco was still grieving her oldest sister’s death when she got another call this week. Her oldest brother had died, too. While she was on the phone with the hospital Wednesday, she heard her mother coding in the background and the doctors’ frantic activity to save her, she told CNN. Her mother did not
Continue Reading As coronavirus sends the country’s largest cities into lockdown and its hospitals into resource rationing, President Donald Trump has found himself relying on individual states and the private sector to make essential decisions on controlling and combating the pandemic. It’s a pattern that leaves Trump on the sidelines even as he declares himself a “wartime
Continue Reading A New York nonprofit that helps the developmentally disabled says it is having trouble getting people tested and obtaining protective equipment, even though 11 people in its programs have coronavirus. “We’re really struggling,” Libby Traynor, the executive director of AABR, told CNN. “It keeps getting more dire by the minute.” The organization based in Queens
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The city that never sleeps is faced with a “brand new reality,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. A dark Broadway. Empty streets. Shuttered bars and restaurants. A statewide order for millions of residents to stay home. And thousands of reported coronavirus cases. About 8,377 have tested positive in the state of New York. In New
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(CNN) – La mayoría de las personas que contrae el coronavirus experimenta síntomas leves, según revelan datos de la enfermedad en China, donde ahora parece que lo peor de la epidemia ya pasó. El mes pasado, científicos del Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de China publicaron una investigación que analiza los
Continue Reading In a full-page spread on March 2, 1979, the Los Angeles Times introduced its readers to Pinyin, a Chinese romanization system it said was changing the “familiar map of China.” In the new system “Canton becomes Guangzhou and Tientsin becomes Tianjin.” Most importantly, the newspaper would now refer to the country’s capital as Beijing, not
Continue Reading President Donald Trump ignored reports from US intelligence agencies starting in January that warned of the scale and intensity of the coronavirus outbreak in China, The Washington Post reported Friday. Citing US officials familiar with the agencies’ reports and warnings, the Post reported that intelligence agencies depicted the nature and global spread of the virus
Continue Reading Texan newlyweds Jay and Carmen Martinez went straight from celebrating their beachside wedding to embarking on a globe-trotting honeymoon cruise across the South Pacific on board the Norwegian Jewel. Ahead of the February 28 departure date in Australia, the couple had worried about the spread of coronavirus but didn’t have the option to cancel the
Continue Reading The coronavirus has canceled your spring break plans, sporting events, concerts and late night rendezvous. You’re practicing social distancing, isolation and self-quarantining to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. So when boredom strikes, days, weeks and possibly months in, it’s going to call for some serious creativity. Here are some ideas you can use
Continue Reading Three inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia, raising concerns the pandemic could spread within tight prison quarters nationwide. The inmates at Lee State Prison in Leesburg suffered flu symptoms and were hospitalized Sunday and Monday, the Georgia Department of Corrections said in a statement. Three other prisoners under observation suffered similar symptoms.
Continue Reading SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia — Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on records and on TV, died Friday night. He was 81. He died at home in Sandy Springs, Georgia, representative
Continue Reading I don’t know about you, but I’ve been reading, walking and embroidering more this week than I have in my entire life. It seems strange to focus on hobbies and self-care when there are people around the world struggling from the coronavirus outbreak, but the powers that be have been clear: Staying inside and staying
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EL PASO, Texas — The local non-profit Operation Hope was preparing to give away free food Saturday to help El Paso families that are struggling economically in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The food distribution is “a drive thru event” to minimize contact on Saturday at 8 a.m. at the El Paso County Coliseum
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DALLAS, Texas — Dak Prescott has his No. 1 receiver in place again, and of course, the star running back who signed a big contract last summer. The question is whether the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys will play under the franchise tag or get his own long-term deal to go with those handed out
Continue Reading Negotiations to secure a bipartisan deal on a far-reaching economic stimulus package moved ahead in the Senate on Friday amid dire fallout from the spread of the novel coronavirus, but key lawmakers signaled that major issues remained unresolved and talks would extend into Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday evening that negotiators
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Al Worden, an astronaut from the Apollo lunar program, has died, NASA says. Worden was command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing — and although he never got to walk on the moon, he performed a space walk on the flight back from the moon to retrieve film from cameras on the spacecraft,
Continue Reading Google launched an educational coronavirus website on Saturday that contains safety tips and authoritative information about the pandemic. The move comes a week after President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence announced that Google was building a nationwide testing website, where Americans could answer a questionnaire and be directed to their nearest testing locations.
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Google launched an educational coronavirus website on Saturday that contains safety tips and authoritative information about the pandemic. The move comes a week after President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence announced that Google was building a nationwide testing website, where Americans could answer a questionnaire and be directed to their nearest testing locations.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police have confirmed that Las Cruces police used a controversial vascular neck restraint and a stun gun on a suspect before he died. A state police report released this week said Officer Christopher Smelser used a vascular neck restraint on Antonio Valenzuela, who fled from a traffic
Continue Reading A federal judge late Friday granted an emergency request by Wisconsin Democrats to extend the deadline for people to register to vote electronically to March 30 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wisconsin law had imposed a deadline of March 18. The ruling is a partial win for the Democratic National Committee and Wisconsin Democrats who
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