Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden says he has informed his Democratic rival for the nomination, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, that he is beginning the process of vetting potential vice presidential running mates. “I am in the process and I’ve actually had this discussion with Bernie because he’s a friend — we’re competitors, he’s a friend,”…… MORE
Walmart on Saturday began limiting the number of customers who can be in its stores at once because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been concerned to still see some behaviors in our stores that put undue risk on our people,” Walmart’s executive vice president and chief operating officer Dacona Smith wrote in a Friday…… MORE
When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statewide shelter in place order for residents earlier this week, he attracted widespread criticism for saying he and state officials were just “finding out that this virus is now transmitting before people see signs,” despite publicly available findings that have circulated for weeks about such risks.The statement drew…… MORE
Katy Perry has announced the gender of her baby, and the reveal was pretty sweet. Perry posted a picture on Instagram showing Orlando Bloom’s face smeared in what appeared to be pink frosting. “It’s a girl,” the singer captioned the photo on Friday. In March, the pop star revealed that the two are expecting their…… MORE
It’s a question that many want answered: Exactly how many people recover from Covid-19? Most people with Covid-19 have mild illness and are able to recover at home without medical care, while severe cases often receive supportive care in the hospital, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although there have been…… MORE
Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages, President Donald Trump and top Republicans are pressing forward with efforts to further undermine the nation’s already compromised health care system. The rapid spread of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has put a new spotlight on the same frailties that Democrats successfully seized on in 2018…… MORE
As the economy continues to hemorrhage jobs, it’s becoming apparent that some groups are more at risk of unemployment than others. Minority workers, teens and, in many cases, women, are losing jobs at a higher pace than other groups. “There’s no doubt about it, they’re getting hit worse,” said Dean Baker, senior economist at the…… MORE
John Mele is one of roughly 700 inmates who were released from county jails in New Jersey to address the growing novel coronavirus pandemic. But when he was handed two bus tickets and freed, he said he was frightened, not relieved. “I was scared to leave,” Mele told CNN. “There ain’t too much sh** that…… MORE
Attorney General William Barr has directed prison officials at a number of federal facilities besieged by growing coronavirus cases to immediately maximize early release programs for a wide swath of vulnerable inmates. “We are experiencing significant levels of infection at several of our facilities,” Barr wrote in a memo Friday, singling out federal prisons in…… MORE
First responders in New York City are in “battlefield conditions,” forced to treat a rising number of cardiac arrests in “triage mode” and sleeping in cars to avoid exposing their own families to Covid-19. That’s the picture painted by Michael Greco, vice president of the FDNY EMS local 2507 union, in an interview with CNN.…… MORE
