The COVID-19 American News Fear Index

May 28, 2020

May 28, 2020

Newsy's report on American's fear level and media consumption.

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Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right

Chinese Foreign Minister Meets With Taliban Leaders

Simone Biles waits to perform on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final.

Gregory Bull / AP

Dominique Dawes 'Not Surprised' Simone Biles Pulled Out

Willow Breshears does her makeup.

Activists Worry Anti-Trans Health Care Law Will Go Into Effect

A polygraph examiner applies electrodes on the fingers of a subject.

Fernando Vergara / AP

Ex-Polygraph Chief: Polygraphs Need Not Deny Afghan Interpreters Visas

Face mask requirements are posted at the various entrances at the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University.

AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

Medical Lessons Learned So Far During The Pandemic

COVID advocates meet with staff of Speaker Pelosi.

Andrew Shafer / Newsy

COVID Survivors, Families Say They Need More Support From Congress

Graphic of submitted comments on social media

What's The Biggest Lesson You've Learned From The Pandemic?

Britney Spears' father exits LA courthouse.

Britney Spears And The Legal Battle Against Her Conservator Father

Employment application

WXYZ: Why Some Americans Are Staying On Unemployment

A Connecticut State Police Detective holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle.

Jessica Hill / AP

Gunmaker Remington Offers $33M Settlement To Sandy Hook Families

A sign in support of Dr. Michelle Fiscus

Latest COVID-19 Wave Not Immune From Politics

Black Hawk helicopter drops recycled fir trees into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.

Tammy Estwick / Newsy

Recycled Christmas Trees In New Orleans Protect Wildlife And Residents

Woman prepares a COVID shot.

KGTV: What To Know About The Lambda Variant

Man records a video.

KMGH: Colorado Turns To Influencers To Encourage COVID Vaccines

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Mary Altaffer / AP

Pfizer: COVID-19 Booster Shot Strongly Protects Against Delta Variant

Doctor cares for patient

WPTV: Florida Hospitals Prepare For A COVID-19 Surge

Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson

Philip B. Poston / Sentinel Colorado / AP

Colorado Officers Arrested After Hitting Suspect With Gun

Cal Fire officials monitor a firing operation, which is used to stop a wildfire from spreading.

Noah Berger / AP

Cooler, Wet Weather Helping Crews Battle California Wildfire

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Elizabeth Frantz / AP

Investigation Launched Into Swastika Found At State Department

Outside an apartment complex.

KNXV: Arizona Researchers Predict Upcoming Eviction Rates

Girl walks to school with parents.

KNXV: New CDC Mask Guidance Unlikely To Impact Arizona Schools

Katie Ledecky, of the United States, reacts after winning the women's 1500-meters freestyle

Matthias Schrader / AP

Katie Ledecky Wins Gold In 1,500-Meter Freestyle

Zaila Avant-Garde in an interview

Spelling Bee Champion Keeps Her Eyes On The Future

Florida Weighing Impact Of CDC Mask Change

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wears a face mask.

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

House Reintroduces Mask Rules As Cases Surge

Simone Biles, of the United States, watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Ashley Landis / AP

Simone Biles Withdraws From All-Around Competition

Colorado police officer John Haubert who was arrested after he allegedly beat a man, choked him and threatened to kill him

Aurora Police Department / AP

2 Colorado Officers Facing Charges After Violent Arrest

On the left Jamie Spears leaving a courthouse, on the right Britney Spears at the Billboard Music Awards

Britney Spears' Lawyer Wants To Remove Father From Conservatorship

January 6th Select Committee members speak with reporters Tuesday

Jacquelyn Martin / AP

Democrats' January 6th Committee Holds First Hearing

CDC Revises Mask Guidance

President Joe Biden participates in a summit on semiconductor and supply chain resilience

AP Photo / Patrick Semansky

Fixing Semiconductor Shortage Isn’t As Easy As Building New Foundries

Provider fills syringe with vaccine

Gerald Herbert // ASSOCIATED PRESS

FDA Aims To Fully Approve COVID Vaccines 'As Quickly As Possible'

Law enforcement officials testify at the first hearing of the House Jan. 6 investigation.

Andrew Harnik / AP

Officers Testify At First Hearing Of The House Jan. 6 Investigation

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the vault

Putting 'Mental Health First,' Biles Withdraws from Team Competition

Olympic discus thrower train

U.S. Discus Thrower Shares How She Prepared For The Olympics

A St. Louis Cardinals fan wearing a protective face mask.

Lynne Sladky / AP

Debate Over Renewed Mask Mandate In St. Louis, Missouri

Statue stands in front of a stadium.

WEWS: Guardians' Name Change Inspires Others To Reconsider Identities

A man sits in a hospital bed.

KGTV: San Diego Bodybuilder Spends Months In ICU With COVID-19

Sanibel Beach in Florida.

WFTX: First Responders Warn Of Lightning Dangers After Accident

Woman gets a COVID shot.

WMAR: Baltimore Leaders Push Masks, Vaccines As COVID Cases Rise

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci.

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

CDC Backtracks On Indoor Mask Guidance For Fully Vaccinated People

Woman preps a vaccine.

KGTV: Why Doctors Say Vaccines Should Be Mandatory For Health Workers

Teacher sits in an empty classroom.

WFTS: Florida Doctors Push School District To Require Masks

Elaine Thompson / AP

Biden Administration Monitoring U.K. Delta Spread

The U.S. Capitol in Washington

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Senate Infrastructure Talks Stall As Deadline Passes

An excavator clears rubble at the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse and demolition in Surfside, Fla.

Rebecca Blackwell / AP

Final Victim Identified In Condo Collapse

Man sits in a wheelchair.

KGTV: Nurse Makes Vaccine Plea After Nearly Dying Of COVID

a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Jae C. Hong / AP

New Vaccine Mandates For Some Public, Health Care Workers

A body is taken away from Gold Spa massage parlor after a shooting, in Atlanta.

Brynn Anderson / AP

Georgia Man Pleading Guilty To 4 Of 8 Asian Spa Killings

Health care worker sets up vaccine vial

Understanding Breakthrough COVID Cases

Man holds a picture of his wife

Widower Helps Other COVID-19 Long-Haulers Cope

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street in Tokyo.

Koji Sasahara / AP

Tokyo Reports Record Number Of New COVID Cases

A dark cloud of smoke rises above the chemical park in Leverkusen, Germany,

Mirko Wolf / DPA / AP

1 Dead, 16 Injured In Germany Chemical Complex Explosion

Gregory Bull / AP

Simone Biles Out Of Olympic Gymnastics Team Finals

The sky above St. Peter's Square at the Vatican,

Riccardo De Luca / AP

Cardinal, 9 Others On Trial At Vatican In Money Scandals

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Mary Altaffer / AP

NY, CA Leaders Announce Public Workers Must Get Vaccinated

President Joe Biden speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office

Susan Walsh / AP

U.S. Agrees To End All Combat Operations In Iraq

Jose Estevez, of Miami, holds a sign saying "Freedom for Cuba," as hundreds of people protest the Cuban government

Jacquelyn Martin / AP

Protesters Demand More Support From President Biden For Cuba

Trump Ally Thomas Barrack Pleads Not Guilty

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers

Jeffrey Phelps / AP

ESPN: Packers Near Deal With Star QB Aaron Rodgers

16-inch softball co-ed league returns to Chicago Parks after 10-year hiatus

Chicago's 16-Inch Softball Returns To Public Parks After 10 Years

For Afghan Interpreters Outside Kabul, A Dangerous Journey Lies Ahead

Susan Walsh/AP

U.S. To End Combat Mission In Iraq

Attorney General Merrick Garland

AG Garland Launches Gun Trafficking Initiative To Stop Violent Crime

A helicopter drops water to put out flames on the island of Sardinia, Italy.

Alessandro Tocco / LaPresse via AP

Wildfires Prompt Evacuations In Italy's Sardinia Region

Man holds a part.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

WFTS: Florida Hospital Turns To 3D Printer To Combat Supply Shortages

Californians leaving a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Los Angeles.

Damian Dovarganes / AP

California To Require COVID Vaccination For State Workers

Monkey sits in the grass.

KGTV: San Diego Zoo Continues Vaccinating Animals Against COVID-19

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, accompanied by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leave in the elevator after a closed door talks.

Jose Luis Magana / AP

Infrastructure Talks Face New Trouble As Pressure Mounts

An empty dental office.

Will Medicare Be Expanded To Include Dental Benefits?

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Mary Altaffer / AP

NYC To Require COVID Vaccination Or Weekly Testing For City Workers

A card tests sense of smell.

Safer Diagnostics

KGTV: Doctor Develops A Scratch-And-Sniff COVID Test

Flames consume a home as the Dixie Fire tears through the Indian Falls community in Plumas County, California.

Noah Berger / AP

Northern California Wildfires Merge, Prompting More Evacuations

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.

Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / AP

Pelosi Appoints Kinzinger To Jan. 6 Committee

U.S. Inflation Is The Highest It's Been In 13 Years

People talk on a computer

Support Group Helps Young People Who've Lost Loved Ones To COVID

United States men's 4x100m freestyle relay team of Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Bowen Beck and Zach Apple, celebrate.

Matthias Schrader / AP

U.S. Men's Team Wins Gold In 4x100 Meter Freestyle Relay

Basketball players in a TikTok video

Twin Sisters Score Big Endorsements Under New NCAA Policy

Protesters face Tunisian police officers during a demonstration in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, July 25, 2021.

Hassene Dridi / AP

Protests Continue In Tunisia After President Suspends Parliament

Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a bomb explosion in Kabul on June 12, 2021.

Rahmat Gul / AP

U.N. Says Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Are Up 47% From 2020

Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul.

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Fauci Says U.S. Headed In 'Wrong Direction'

The Race To Produce The Best Electric Vehicle

Sticky notes on a board

The Debate Behind Using Genealogy To Solve Crimes

Customers sit outside

Some Restaurant Owners Rethink Outdoor Dining Post-Pandemic

What's Killing Wild Birds Across The U.S.?

Outside of a California school

Student History Project Leads To School Name Change

People check in at a hotel.

WEWS: Ohio Hotels Wait For Business Travel To Resume

Renting Out Your Pool? Attorney Says To Consider The Risks

Man gets a haircut.

WFTS: Florida Barber Offers Free Cuts To People In Need

People sort through plastic

Reinventing How We Think About Recycling

New Cardiac Pacemaker Could Be The Future Of Electronic Medicine

What's Causing A Retail Shortage?

Interstate Bridge

Repurposing Aging Bridges Into Wildlife Crossings

Some Border Towns Are Anxious About The Return Of Tourism

Why More Americans Are Relocating To Rural Areas

Kansas Town Works To Invest In Black Farmers