COVID-19

People queue to be tested for the coronavirus in a sports arena on Tuesday in Lyon, France. The World Health Organization said there were more than 700,000 new coronavirus cases reported in Europe last week.

World News

Europe Reports Record-High 700,000 COVID-19 Cases Last Week, WHO Says

10:55pm October 13, 2020

by Reese Oxner

Europe's cases surged by 36% compared with the prior week. Across Europe, many countries are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus but avoid a national lockdown.

Dozens of Delta jets have been parked on the tarmac of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport since last spring. The airline reported $5.4 billion in third quarter losses on Tuesday.

National

Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots

8:51pm October 13, 2020

by David Schaper

Delta is the first major airline to report 3rd quarter results and lost more than expected, as air travel demand remains weak due to the pandemic.

The phase 3 trial of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused as the company investigates what it says is a study participant's "unexplained illness."

Health & Safety

Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly Pause COVID-19 Drug Trials

6:38pm October 13, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The move by Eli Lilly came less than 24 hours after Johnson & Johnson paused further dosing in all of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials while it investigated a volunteer's illness.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was mentioned as a potential target for kidnapping when a group met to discuss plots to punish governors for their response to the coronavirus, the FBI says. Northam is seen here at a news conference in June in Richmond.

Men In Alleged Kidnapping Plot Also Considered Targeting Virginia Governor, FBI Says

3:24pm October 13, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Special Agent Richard Trask revealed the Virginia connection for the first time on Tuesday, testifying in a federal court in Michigan.

Flight crew members walk past thermal cameras that check passengers' body temperatures at Los Angeles International Airport on June 23. As businesses look to reopen, technology firms are offering an array of monitoring systems to try to control the corona

Health & Safety

More Companies Are Using Technology To Monitor For Coronavirus In The Workplace

12:58pm October 13, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

As businesses reopen, tech firms are offering monitoring systems to screen for the coronavirus. They range from apps that ask about symptoms to software that tracks employees' movements at work.

Queue Listen Now

Positive COVID-19 Case Prompts Temporary Closure Of Some Guilford County Courtrooms

10:39am October 13, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

The Guilford County Courthouse has closed its Superior and District courtrooms in Greensboro for the remainder of the week.

A health care worker tests a patient for the coronavirus in Nevada in July. Scientists say a 25-year-old Nevada man was infected with the virus twice. It is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the U.S.

Science

Scientists Confirm Nevada Man Was Infected Twice With Coronavirus

11:18pm October 12, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

It's the first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection in the U.S. The case underscores that everyone should be social distancing and wearing masks, including COVID-19 survivors.

Queue Listen Now

A Wisconsin judge upheld Gov. Tony Evers' order mandating that face coverings be worn in enclosed spaces statewide, save for a few exceptions. A conservative legal group challenged the measure, arguing that Evers overstepped his authority in issuing succe

National

Wisconsin Judge Upholds Governor's Statewide Mask Mandate

3:18pm October 12, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

A conservative group challenged Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' authority to declare successive states of emergency. St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman refuses its request for an injunction.

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community gather around a journalist as he conducts an interview on a street corner, last Wednesday, in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on

Police Arrest Anti-Lockdown Protest Leader In New York's Orthodox Jewish Community

12:16pm October 12, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Harold "Heshy" Tischler, a talk show host and candidate for City Council, is charged with inciting a riot and unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly egged on violence against a journalist.

A volunteer received an injection as part of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. Studies of vaccines backed by Operation Warp Speed have enrolled tens of thousands of people in a matter of months.

Health & Safety

Call For Administration's COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts To Be Disclosed

11:39am October 10, 2020

by Sydney Lupkin

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms of many aren't public.