White House weighing plan to replace Azar  —  White House officials are weighing a plan to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, according to four people familiar with the discussions.  —  Among the names on the short list to replace Azar are White House coronavirus coordinator …

N. KOREA DICTATOR KIM JONG-UN REPORTEDLY DEAD ... After Botched Heart Surgery  —  North Korea's Supreme Leader/dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly died, or is on his death bed with no hope for recuperation — according to media outlets in China and Japan.  —  Amid reports China has sent …

Trump, Putin issue joint commemorative statement triggering concerns from government officials  —  President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement on Saturday commemorating the 75th anniversary of a World War II meeting of U.S. and Soviet troops at the Elbe river in 1945.

“It was not a Confederate flag,” State Senator explains questionable mask  —  LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Friday afternoon during a senate vote at the capitol it was brought to our attention that one State Senator was wearing a mask that appeared to have the confederate flag on it.

Fauci's absence from recent coronavirus briefings draws notice  —  The national health expert was in attendance for just one of this week's seven briefings.  —  WASHINGTON — Until this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci was a near-constant presence at the daily coronavirus task force briefings at the White House.

Biden's accuser says mother called into ‘Larry King Live’ in 1993 for advice after alleged sexual assault  —  (CNN)Newly surfaced video from 1993 appears to feature the mother of Tara Reade, a woman who accused presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of sexual assault …

Statement From CEO Goli Sheikholeslami To The NYPR Staff On The Death Of WNYC's Richard Hake  —  It's with a heavy heart that I write to inform you that our beloved colleague and friend Richard Hake passed away suddenly on Friday at home.  We are in touch with his family, and the exact cause of death hasn't yet been determined*.

“Immunity passports” in the context of COVID-19  —  Scientific Brief  —  WHO has published guidance on adjusting public health and social measures for the next phase of the COVID-19 response.1 Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 …

Trump expands battle with World Health Organization far beyond aid suspension  —  President Trump and his top aides are working behind the scenes to sideline the World Health Organization on several new fronts as they seek to shift blame for the coronavirus pandemic to the world body …

'That's the one there': A photo of a protesting nurse in Phoenix goes viral  —  He saw that the rally to reopen businesses shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic was transitioning from speeches at the plaza to a march to the Arizona state Capitol across the street.

Experts worry ‘quarantine fatigue’ is starting  —  Researchers tracking smartphone data say they recently made a disturbing discovery: For the first time since states began implementing stay-at-home orders in mid-March to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, Americans are staying home less.

This Pandemic Is Over.  Let's Stop the Economic Suicide, and Get Back to Work  —  With the latest reports of plummeting death rates from all causes, this crisis is over.  The pandemic of doom erupted as a panic of pols and is now a comedy of Mash-minded med admins and stooges …

No, Poison Control Calls Aren't Suddenly Spiking After Trump's Disinfectant Comments  —  On Thursday, the president suggested that perhaps an “injection” of disinfectant could help cure people of COVID-19.  Critics of Donald Trump went to town—and rightfully so!—while supporters scrambled …

Tens of thousands of Californians escape their homes to open beaches during a heatwave despite Gov. Newsom's pleas for them to stay home as state reached 40,000 cases  — California recorded its deadliest day yet, with 115 fatalities in the 24 hours from Wednesday to Thursday

With rallies banned, Joe Biden welcomes voters to another kind of show  —  Gov. Jay Inslee told Joe Biden he had used a 30-mile bike ride to clear his head from “ludicrous noises out of the White House.”  Sen. Amy Klobuchar joked how her husband, after fully recovering from the novel coronavirus …

I work at Smithfield Foods.  I'm suing them over putting our lives at risk for your dinner.  —  Meat processing plants can do more to protect us from the coronavirus  —  On the “cut floor” at Smithfield Foods, the meat processing company where I work in Milan, Mo., we use knives to butcher …

Top Pentagon leaders split on next steps for fired captain who warned of coronavirus  —  The nation's top military officer wants a broader investigation into the events leading up to the firing of an aircraft carrier captain, after top Navy leaders recommended Capt. Brett Crozier be reinstated …

Harris County closing temporary medical center for overflow coronavirus patients without ever using it  —  Local leaders had planned for the center to be an overflow medical facility in case of a surge in COVID-19 cases.  —  A temporary Houston medical shelter set up to take a potential overflow …

Tensions emerge between Republicans over coronavirus spending and how to rescue the economy  —  The economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic is opening up a rift in the Republican Party — as the Trump administration and some GOP senators advocate for more aggressive spending …

Prescriptions Surged as Trump Praised Drugs in Coronavirus Fight  —  Prescriptions for two antimalarial drugs jumped by 46 times the average when the president praised them on TV.  There's no proof they work against Covid-19.  —  It was at a midday briefing last month that President Trump …