Trump still wants virus deal with Democrats, Mnuchin says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressed by Democrats to quickly negotiate a new coronavirus relief package, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday…
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Missouri pays pandemic consultant more than $500,000
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri has paid a consulting firm more than $500,000 in emergency federal funding for pandemic-related costs,…
Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived restrictions…
Voting groups scramble to reach college students in pandemic
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to answer their front…
Blunders damage credibility of FDA, CDC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after…
Lincoln Memorial rally marks 1963 protest, 2020 need for change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin,…
CDC quicksteps on latest COVID-19 testing guidance
NEW YORK — A top U.S. health official triggered a new round of confusion while trying to clarify a change…
Missouri reports more than 1,500 new virus cases, 1 death
(AP) — Missouri’s health department reported more than 1,500 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as the number of infections since…
City to add more places to vote absentee, in person
CITY HALL – St. Louis has designated $60,000 for the Board of Election Commissioners to offer residents more places to…
Coronavirus testing advice called ‘public health version of Vietnam’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White…
Washington U. coronavirus saliva test approved by FDA
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug…
New virus cases decline in U.S.; experts credit masks
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say…
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced on Sunday emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a…
Businesses held sway over state reopening plans, emails show
As South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster prepared to announce the end of a coronavirus stay-at-home order, his top staff received…
COVID-19 bullies Trump as crisis overwhelms U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — His face framed by the golden Oval Office curtains behind him, President Donald Trump stared straight into…
Coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons spike 50%
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons have spiked more than 50 percent so far this month,…