Experts fear Ohio governor’s diagnosis may fuel virus doubts
Health experts expressed concern that Gov. Mike DeWine’s apparent false positive — and subsequent negative test result — may become a misleading data point for those who doubt the pandemic’s severity or, in some cases, its very existence.
Hispanic, Black children at higher risk of virus-related hospitalization, CDC finds
The CDC report underscored the relative rarity of children being hospitalized.
With recovery at risk of stalling, workers and businesses are grasping in vain for certainty
People are growing more pessimistic about the nation’s ability to contain the virus, which only digs a deeper hole for the economy.
As enhanced jobless benefits expire, these unemployed Americans wonder how they'll get by. (The Washington Post)
As pandemic relief talks flounder, Trump prepares executive actions
The president signaled he was ready to forge ahead without Congress to try to address lapsed economic relief measures for millions of Americans, but he stopped short of declaring negotiations dead.
Most VA workers see racism against colleagues veterans, survey finds
Nearly 80 percent of Veterans Affairs employees surveyed by their workers union said endemic racism in the agency is a moderate or serious problem, with more than half reporting they have witnessed discrimination against the former military personnel whom the agency serves.
In a summer of racial protests, Alexandria remembers a young lynching victim
Sixteen-year-old Benjamin Thomas was hanged from a lamppost after an unproven allegation of attempted assault. It will be remembered on Saturday, its 121st anniversary.
Should police be in charge of traffic enforcement? In a suburb beset by racial inequities, lawmakers aren’t sure.
Black drivers are more than twice as likely to be stopped by police than White drivers in Montgomery County, Md.
Election 2020
