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Trump Medical Team Says President Continues To Improve

President Trump remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment. Answers about his care have often led to more questions.

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for Dr. Sean Conley and other members of the president's medical team on Sunday. Another update on Trump's condition is expected sometime on Monday.

White House Struggles To Explain, Contain Its Own Spiraling COVID-19 Crisis

Five days after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and with the commander in chief hospitalized, the White House is struggling to show it has the situation under control.

Regular coronavirus testing can be a valuable tool in preventing the spread of infection but only if accompanied with other critical health measures, experts say.

White House Outbreak Highlights Dangers Of Test-Only Strategy To Prevent Infections

Even regular testing is no substitute for routine mask-wearing and social distancing along with quarantining for those who've been exposed to the coronavirus, experts say.

President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after contracting the coronavirus.

Some Doctors Surprised By Decision To Treat Trump With Dexamethasone

The president's doctor has offered a fairly upbeat assessment of Trump's condition. But typically, only hospitalized COVID-19 patients in need of oxygen are given the drug.

Tulane University will test all undergraduate students living on campus twice a week in an effort to keep the spread of the coronavirus under control.

'Lives Will Be Lost': New Health Department COVID-19 Lead Warns Against Ending State Restrictions

The Louisiana Department of Health has named Dr. Joseph Kanter as the new interim assistant secretary of public health — a job that will see him play a...

Tropical Storm Delta is expected to become a major hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico mid-week, before weakening slightly as it approaches landfall.

Tropical Storm Delta Strengthens As It Approaches The Gulf Of Mexico

Tropical Storm Delta has continued to intensify in the Caribbean and could still make landfall as a hurricane on the Louisiana coast by the end of the...

Ethan Hawke plays abolitionist John Brown in <em>The Good Lord Bird</em>,<em> </em>a new Showtime series<em> </em>based on the novel by James McBride.

Ethan Hawke On Playing John Brown, Early Fame, And Making A Friend Of Fear

Hawke plays the 19th-century abolitionist in the new Showtime series, The Good Lord Bird. He explains why early success isn't always a blessing, and describes the anxiety he's faced later in life.

Hundreds of people gather at the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Va., in July. The Mellon Foundation says it will spend $250 million over five years to re-imagine commemorative spaces in the U.S.

Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million To Rethink Nation's Monuments

The new project will fund efforts to create new monuments, as well as contextualize or relocate existing ones, to tell a "more inclusive story of our history."

Some 40,000 Regal theater employees are now facing a furlough across the U.S. after the movie chain announced it's closing all locations.

Regal Movie Chain Will Close All 536 U.S. Theaters On Thursday

Roughly 40,000 Regal employees in the U.S. now face a work furlough. The company opted to shut down operations after the James Bond franchise's No Time to Die was shelved until 2021.

Justices Thomas, Alito Blast Supreme Court Decision On Same-Sex Marriage Rights

The two justices said the court's 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges hurt religious liberty and "created a problem that only it can fix."

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