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Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence

7:16pm August 07, 2020

by Teri Schultz

There's a perception that Americans are resistant to wearing masks and are refusing to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Still, one hotel workers says, "We are missing the Americans greatly."

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Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the Senate to become Air Force chief of staff on Tuesday. He's seen here testifying during his Senate nomination hearing in May.

Senate Unanimously Confirms 1st Black Chief Of A U.S. Military Service

6:49pm June 10, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Gen. Charles Brown was confirmed to lead the U.S. Air Force. Brown said his nomination "provides some hope but also comes with a heavy burden," given the nation's current focus on matters of race.

President Trump walks from the White House to visit St. John's Church after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd.

Politics & Government

What Is The Insurrection Act That Trump Is Threatening To Invoke?

10:11pm June 01, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The 213-year-old law allows a president to "call forth the militia for the purpose of suppressing" an insurrection. Trump threatened to deploy the military to states that don't quell violent protests.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about the coronavirus response with Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., in the Oval Office on April 30.

With Trump's Coronavirus Response, U.S. Forfeits Global Leadership Role

10:35pm April 30, 2020

by Greg Myre

The president has rejected the notion that the U.S. should lead a global response to the crisis. The current pandemic has unfolded in a world where no one has offered international leadership.

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Mark Green has stepped down as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) after nearly three years on the job.

Exiting USAID Chief On The Pandemic, Foreign Aid, Trump's Policies

12:59pm April 29, 2020

Mark Green talks to NPR about what it's like leaving during a global health crisis — and what the future may hold for the agency.

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Health care professionals prepare to screen people for the coronavirus at a testing site in Phoenix, Arizona.

FACT CHECK: Trump Claims U.S. Testing For Coronavirus Most Per Capita — It's Not

9:54pm April 02, 2020

During his briefing with the coronavirus task force on Thursday, President Trump once again inaccurately described the per capita testing within the United States.

A health care worker with the UNLV School of Medicine tests a patient for the coronavirus at a drive-thru testing site in Las Vegas.

FACT CHECK: U.S. Testing Still Isn't Close To What South Korea Has Done

5:03pm March 24, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump and other U.S. officials touted Tuesday that the United States had surpassed South Korea in total coronavirus tests. But South Korea is far outpacing the U.S. per capita.

Line chart for COVID-19 growth in countries

Singapore Wins Praise For Its COVID-19 Strategy. The U.S. Does Not

11:17am March 12, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

Around the world, different countries have responded differently to the coronavirus crisis — with dramatically different results.

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Marvin Joel is currently living in a Dallas suburb. Soon he will turn 18 and apply for asylum as an adult, while his father languishes in a refugee camp in Matamoros, unable to join him.

National

A Migrant Father Sends His Son To The U.S.: 'I Know That He's Safe'

12:33pm March 09, 2020

by John Burnett

More parents are sending children across the Gateway International Bridge to Brownsville, Texas, to get them away from squalid, dangerous conditions in a displaced persons camp in Matamoros, Mexico.

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Thomas Germanson sails a radio-controlled model yacht in early December in Madison, Wis.

From Allergies To Declining Business, Warming Winters Affect Everyday Life

5:00am February 26, 2020

by Brooklyn Riepma

For many parts of the United States this winter has been one of the warmest on record. People around the country are feeling the effects of it.