WASHINGTON (Newsmax) – Larry Kudlow, the director of the White House National Economic Council, conceded Sunday that it’s worrisome a relaxation of social distancing could lead to an increase of COVID-19 infections — and more economic pain. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Kudlow was pressed on continuing outbreaks in parts of […]

Move is latest in series of steps to nix Obama-era protections for LGBTQ people in areas such as military, housing, education

NEW YORK (VINnews) – New York state’s health commissioner says overnight summer camps will not be allowed to operate over coronavirus concerns. Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said Friday that it’s too difficult to manage the risks in overnight camps and maintain practices like social distancing and mask wearing. The state had previously decided that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call ahead to restaurants and nail salons to make sure staff are wearing face coverings. And no high-fives — or […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael Conley felt especially isolated these past few months: A deaf man, he was prevented from reading lips by the masks people wore to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But then he met Ingrid Helton, a costume designer who sewed him a solution – masks with plastic windows for hearing people […]

ABU DHABI (VINnews) — A senior member of the United Arab Emirates government published an article in the Israeli press in Hebrew stating that an annexation by Israel of territories in Judea and Samaria could hinder the development of relations with the Arab world. Yoseph Al Otaiba, a minister in the UAE and ambassador to […]

BALTIMORE (AP) – Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury’s still out, now scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place. Thousands of coronavirus patients in hospitals around the world have been […]

COLORADO (AP) – Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days, struggling to respond to the pandemic with only five full-time employees for more than 11,000 residents. Case counts were rising. She was already at odds with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is floating a theory that travel from Mexico may be contributing to a new wave of coronavirus infections, rather than states’ efforts to reopen their economies. The notion was discussed at some length during a meeting of the administration’s coronavirus task force in the White House Situation Room Thursday […]

PHOENIX (AP) — As Arizona sees more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases per day, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego has criticized Arizona’s governor for failing to highlight the “seriousness of the growing public health emergency our state is facing.” In a letter sent to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday, Gallego asked what the governor plans […]