April 2020

Biden joins growing call for release of racial data on virus

DETROIT (AP) — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data on the coronavirus pandemic, which he says has put a spotlight on inequity and the impact of “structural racism.”

Ancient bit of string shows Neanderthal handiwork

NEW YORK (AP) — It looked like a white splotch on the underside of a Neanderthal stone tool. But a microscope showed it was a bunch of fibers twisted around each other.

Take simple steps to establish a new normal

(StatePoint) It’s always the right time to commit to healthy habits, behaviors and steps to improve your physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic creating so much uncertainty and upending so many routines, experts say that focusing on the things within your control is particularly important.

Night lights at school fields across nation a ‘sign of hope’

(AP) - The virus outbreak weighed heavily on Brett Beesley’s heart and mind as the Dumas High School principal drove past the stadium along the main highway in his Texas Panhandle town.

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As curve appears to flatten, Edwards says keep staying home

BATON ROUGE (AP) — As Louisiana sees encouraging signs in fighting the coronavirus, Gov. John Bel Edwards worries the news could embolden people to lessen their physical dis tancing from others in an Easter holiday week traditionally packed with religious gatherings and crawfish boils.

Stocks up 3.4 percent as hopes build for virus peak

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shot 3.4 percent higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors chose to focus on the optimistic side of data about the coronavirus outbreak’s trajectory. It’s the latest about-face in this brutally volatile stretch for the U.S. stock market, which has flipflopped between gains and losses for six straight days. The up moves have recently been bigger than the downward swings, though, amid signs that deaths and infections may be nearing a peak or plateau in some of the world’s hardest-hit areas. The S&P 500 has jumped nealry 23 percent since it hit a low two and a half weeks ago.

Authorities discover body of missing Baton Rouge man in river

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The body of a missing Louisiana man was recovered from a river on Tuesday, a coroner’s office confirmed.

Data: Virus hits blacks, people with hypertension

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana is releasing more information about its coronavirus deaths, showing the virus’s victims are disproportionately black and two-thirds of those who have died suffered from high blood pressure.

Mnuchin: Direct deposits out next week for virus aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is telling House Democrats that direct deposits to Americans will begin next week under the coronavirus aid package.