President Donald Trump on Tuesday made inaccurate claims about the World Health Organization and delivered more of the false statements that have become a signature trait of his daily coronavirus briefings. At CNN, we start with the facts. Visit CNN’s home for Facts First. We are still reviewing some of Trump’s comments at the daily…… MORE
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Baltimore police launch investigation into video that appears to show an officer repeatedly coughing on residents
The Baltimore Police Department has launched an internal investigation into a social media video that appears to show an officer repeatedly coughing near citizens in Southeast Baltimore, according to the department. The department’s Public Integrity Bureau has opened up an internal investigation and reviewed the online video, according to a release from BPD, as well…… MORE
A clinic in Pennsylvania is bringing the Amish drive-through coronavirus testing for their horse and buggies
A small clinic in central Pennsylvania has set up drive-through coronavirus testing that accommodates horse and buggies for its local Amish and Mennonite communities. The Central Pennsylvania Clinic in Belleville, a town known for its majority Amish and Mennonite population, is one of the only coronavirus testing facilities in the area. The clinic’s founder and…… MORE
Biden describes his phone call with Trump about coronavirus response
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he told President Donald Trump in their phone call that the federal response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is “about taking responsibility.” The call, which took place Monday, marked a rare moment of direct communication between the two political rivals. The President has harshly criticized Biden over…… MORE
Hal Willner, longtime ‘SNL’ staffer and music producer, dies at 64
Generations of “Saturday Night Live” talent are paying tribute to Hal Willner, a longtime staff member of the show who is being remembered for his lovable weirdness as much as his musical genius. Willner died Tuesday at age 64, according to Blake Zidell, a spokesperson for Willner. Willner had symptoms consistent with Covid-19 but had…… MORE
John Prine, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 73
John Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career that spanned five decades, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was 73. His publicist tells CNN, “Yes, we can confirm on behalf of the Prine family — John died today at Vanderbilt…… MORE
Detroit hospital nurses refuse to work without more help, ordered to leave
Emergency room nursing staff at a Detroit hospital were told to leave Sunday night after they refused to work and demanded more nurses be brought into their overrun emergency room, health care workers there told CNN. The night shift ER nurses at Sinai-Grace Hospital refused to leave the break room until hospital administrators brought in…… MORE
Abortion rights opponents in several cities have been cited for violating stay-at-home orders
For some abortion rights opponents around the country, orders by cities and counties to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic have become a point of contention. In recent weeks, police in several cities have arrested people who continued to engage in anti-abortion rights demonstrations or other advocacy efforts outside reproductive health clinics, despite stay-at-home…… MORE
National security officials warn of extremists exploiting coronavirus pandemic
National security officials warned in an intelligence bulletin issued Tuesday that extremist groups are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to incite violence and bolster racist and anti-government narratives. The bulletin — from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and National Counterterrorism Center — cites threats from an array of hate groups aimed at minorities, and captures…… MORE
New White House press secretary downplayed pandemic threat and said Democrats were rooting for coronavirus
New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany repeatedly downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in comments made in February and March, a CNN KFile review has found. In radio and television appearances, McEnany, in her role as spokeswoman for President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, said the administration had the rapidly spreading coronavirus “under control” and…… MORE