What Mattered This Week: May 25-29, 2020This EveningFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged with murder on Friday as protests spread across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd. Plus, America has now recorded more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths, and an additional 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week. Read up on these and more of the week's top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: May 18-22, 2020This EveningOver the last nine weeks, more than 38 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in the U.S. Plus, reported coronavirus cases passed five million globally, and an experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed promising early results in a trial by Moderna. The news sent the biotech company's stock price soaring—then two executives sold off nearly $30 million worth of shares. Read up on these and more of the week's top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: May 11-15, 2020This EveningThe global coronavirus death toll passed 300,000 people on Thursday as recorded cases exceeded 4.4 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Plus, nearly one in four workers in the U.S. have filed for unemployment benefits, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned reopening the country too soon could lead to avoidable "suffering and death." Read up on these and more of the week's top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: May 4-8, 2020This EveningThe U.S. unemployment rate hit its highest level since the Great Depression, rising to 14.7 percent in April. Plus, Georgia authorities charged a former police officer and his son with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery following widespread outrage, and former Senate aide Tara Reade called on Joe Biden to drop out in her first interview since the presidential candidate publicly refuted her allegation of sexual assault. Read up on these and more of the week's top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: April 27-May 1, 2020More than 30 million people in the U.S. have filed for unemployment benefits in the last six weeks, according to the Department of Labor. Plus, the FDA granted emergency authorization for Gilead's antiviral drug remdesivir to treat the novel coronavirus, and Joe Biden publicly denied the sexual-assault allegation made against him by former Senate aide Tara Reade. Read up on these and more of the week's top headlines.
What Mattered This Week: April 20-24, 2020This EveningThe U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 50,000 and President Trump signed a $484 billion relief bill to provide funds for small businesses, hospitals, and testing. Plus, more than 26 million people in the U.S. have filed jobless claims in the last five weeks. Read up on these and more of the week's top headlines.
