Rani Molla The United States has about a third of the world’s coronavirus cases. The United States has the most confirmed Covid-19 cases in the world, with more than 13 times the number of cases reported in China and more than five times as many cases as Italy and Spain, other epicenters of the global … Read more
A hog farm near Osage, Iowa, on July 25, 2018. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Millions of animals are being killed and dumped in landfills to make room. Across the country, meatpacking plants are shutting down over coronavirus outbreaks among staff. Since the start of April, huge meat firms like Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, JBS USA … Read more
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, talks with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as they leave the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC n 2015. | Katherine Frey/The Washington Post/Getty Images The stakes in the Supreme Court’s “ministerial exemption” cases are profound. Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. … Read more
Zac Freeland/Vox The US needs tens of thousands of “disease detectives” to safely reopen the economy. To safely begin reopening the economy, America will need to rely on so-called disease detectives to track the novel coronavirus and contain new emerging outbreaks before they grow out of control. This work, known as “contact tracing,” is critical … Read more
James Bareham for Vox/Recode A sudden switch to online learning reveals the choices ahead for educators. When student Marium Raza learned that her online biochemistry exam at the University of Washington would have a digital proctor, she wanted to do her research. The system, provided by a service called Proctorio, would rely on artificial intelligence … Read more
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks to reporters outside the White House on March 16. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Taking a timeout on economic relief is a risk the country can’t afford. The White House would like to put a pause on a fourth coronavirus spending package. But can the country really afford to? … Read more
President Donald Trump arriving at an April coronavirus press briefing. | Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images He also sent out a bizarre tweet talking about coronavirus like it was a biblical plague. Amid rising confirmed coronavirus case counts, and a death toll that has begun to plateau, President Donald Trump spent much of Sunday lashing … Read more
President Donald Trump in the White House on May 1. | Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images Don’t be fooled: Despite Trump’s reopening hype, new coronavirus cases are on the rise. On Sunday evening, Fox News is hosting an “America Together: Returning to Work” virtual town hall with President Donald Trump — capping off a weekend the president … Read more
The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has arrived in the United States, threatening bees. | Shin T/Getty Images The arrival of the invasive species is yet another threat to beleaguered bees in the United States A giant, bee-killing insect dubbed the “murder hornet” is making inroads in the United States, threatening crops that depend on … Read more
A North Korean soldier looks across the border toward a South Korean soldier in the village of Panmunjom, inside the Demilitarized Zone. | Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US believes it was accidental. North Korea and South Korea exchanged gunfire on Sunday across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the heavily guarded … Read more