COVID-19 exposes mistrust, health care inequality going back generations for African Americans
Courtesy Mia MunginBy AVERI HARPER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Tanya Fields had textbook COVID-19 symptoms. She was lethargic, and experienced chills, body aches, fever and a dry cough. Rather than going to the hospital, she opted
Trump immigration suspension under fire as experts say economic benefits unclear
TriggerPhoto/iStockBy QUINN OWEN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — With visa office closures and international travel restrictions still in place, experts say the economic benefits of President Donald Trump’s immigration suspension last week are uncertain, at best, while thousands
Despite policy, Pence goes without mask while visiting patients at Mayo Clinic
ABC News(ROCHESTER, Minnesota) — BY: ELIZABETH THOMAS and MICHELLE STODDART When Vice President Mike Pence, the head of the nation’s coronavirus task force, visited the Mayo Clinic Tuesday in Minnesota and greeted patients, he did so without
Trump, South Korea pour cold water on rumors about Kim Jong Un, nearly three weeks after last appearance
iStock/NatanaelGinting(NEW YORK) — BY: CONOR FINNEGAN and JOOHEE CHO Nearly three weeks since North Korea’s Kim Jong Un was last seen in public, President Donald Trump and senior South Korean leaders are downplaying or even outright dismissing
Tyler Perry describes plan to reopen his Atlanta studios during COVID-19
Walt Disney Television/Lou Rocco(ATLANTA) — Tyler Perry has come up with a strategic plan to reopen Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta after Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared earlier this week that nonessential businesses could reopen. The TV mogul plans to begin
You can invite a farm animal to your next Zoom meeting
Sweet Farm(NEW YORK) — BY: SHANNON MCLELLAN Moo-ve over funny Zoom backgrounds — an animal sanctuary in California is offering the chance to include some of their favorite farm friends on your next Zoom call. Sweet Farm
'Not a scintilla of evidence' Fyre Fest's Billy McFarland should be released from prison: Prosecutors
iStock/Jonathan Ross(NEW YORK) — BY: LUKE BARR Billy McFarland, the convicted Fyre Festival music festival fraudster, petitioned a court earlier this month for compassionate release amid the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging federal prisons. McFarland gained notoriety
Blue Angels and Thunderbirds fly over NYC to honor front-line workers
Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) — BY: ABC News The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, aka the Thunderbirds, and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, commonly known as the Blue Angels, honored COVID-19 responders and essential workers
The grim task of processing death certificates during the coronavirus pandemic
iStock/fitzkes(MERIDEN, Conn.) — BY: MEREDITH DELISO and GERRY WAGSCHAL Krista Martino is on a team of six at the Meriden City Hall in Connecticut. As part of social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic, they’re divided equally
T.I. says coronavirus health disparities in black communities expose 'systemic institutionalized racism'
iStock/ipopba(ATLANTA) — BY: DEENA ZARU Rapper T.I. has joined forces with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin to raise awareness about the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the African American community. “There’s systemic, institutionalized