States race to start coronavirus contact tracing, a monumental task ahead
iStock/Weedezign(NEW YORK) — BY: KATHERINE FAULDERS, ALLISON PECORIN, SOO RIN KIM, and OLIVIA RUBIN Contract tracing, the ability to track down everyone with whom a coronavirus-positive person has significantly interacted, is seen by experts as one of
2 nurses take breather from ER to get married
Courtesy Mel Keefer(BATON ROUGE, Louisiana) — BY: TOMMY BROOKSBANK Two emergency room nurses said “I do” over the weekend with pictures of family and friends due to the coronavirus pandemic. Clare Seghers, 25, and Mel Keefer, 35,
As coronavirus upends elections, ballot access becomes next point of concern
Steven White(NEW YORK) — BY: MEG CUNNINGHAM and KENDALL KARSON As coronavirus continues to upend the election cycle and fights over voter access to the polls weave through the courts, candidate access to ballots has become just
Doctor treating COVID-19 patients on whirlwind transition since med school graduation
University of Massachusetts Medical School (NEW YORK) — BY: ABC News A former medical student was recently thurst onto the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic when he started working at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients just days
Health Officer on getting back to work, misleading tests and how not to clean
PORT ANGELES – Clallam Health Officer Dr. Unthank held another briefing Wednesday morning that covered a lot of ground. First, the numbers. No new cases reported out of 957 tests. Still 14 positives and 11 of those
Laura Dern narrates bedtime story for meditation app Calm
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — These times are stressful, so Laura Dern wants to help keep you calm. The Marriage Story and Big Little Lies actress has teamed up with the mindfulness app Calm to narrate a bedtime
Tracey Ullman says 'Mrs. America' unflinchingly explores the complex and messy side of early feminism
Sabrina Lantos/FX (LOS ANGELES) — Many freedoms women enjoy today are due in part to a massive movement in feminism during the 1970s –called the women’s rights movement. That critical moment in history will be explored in-depth with the new FX/Hulu miniseries Mrs.
Peninsula College moves commencement ceremony in August
PORT ANGELES – Peninsula College will postpone its graduation ceremony to August. College President Luke Robbins says after surveying staff and students, they made the decision to move the commencement to August 22nd due to the coronavirus
Charlize Theron launches campaign to fight gender-based violence during COVID-19
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Charlize Theron is using her platform to help domestic violence victims during the COVID-19 crisis. The Oscar-winning actress and her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) have partnered with CARE and the Entertainment
ACLU study projects coronavirus deaths double US government estimates
Kameleon007/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Calling the 1,200 mid-sized to large jails in the nation “veritable volcanoes for the spread of the virus,” the American Civil Liberties Union released results on Wednesday of its