Tag: Distance learning
Gov’t: New foreign students can’t enter US if courses online
A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials on Friday announced that new foreign students will be barred from...
The Latest: Troops to help Australia state in virus tracing
MELBOURNE, Australia - The premier of Australia’s COVID-19 hot spot, Victoria state, says the military will be used to bolster contact-tracing efforts. Premier Daniel...
In shift, Trump says some schools may need to delay opening
Softening his earlier stance, President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that some schools may need to delay their reopening this fall as the coronavirus...
The Latest: California in new deal with Chinese mask maker
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will spend an additional $315 million on protective masks through a contract with a Chinese manufacturer. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced...
The Latest: Mexico passes 40,000 new coronavirus death mark
MEXICO CITY - Mexico passed the 40,000-death mark Tuesday and reported near-record levels of newly confirmed coronavirus cases. The Health Department reported that COVID-19...
The Latest: 510 women positive for virus at Texas prison
FORT WORTH, Texas -- More than 500 women at a federal medical prison in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of...
The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘getting used to’ wearing mask
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says he’s “getting used to†wearing a mask as he showed off his from the White House briefing room...
The Latest: Bolsonaro has 3rd test to see if still infected
BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he has had a third test to see if he is still infected with the coronavirus...
The Latest: Nevada church battles 50-person cap on services
RENO, Nev. -- A rural church trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend Nevada’s 50-person cap on worship services is accusing...
New California rules mean most schools will start online
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday...