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Judge calls it 'discriminatory' to deny Puerto Rico access to U.S. aid

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Legal experts warned that they expect the U.S. government to appeal the decision, and if unsuccessful, to take it as far as the U.S. Supreme Court given the millions of dollars at stake.

Where Congress stands on a potential new pandemic relief bill

COVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S., but children in some southern states returned to school Monday -- causing parents to worry about potential virus transmission. Meanwhile, negotiations over a new economic relief bill continued between the White House and…

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WATCH: Trump wants broader role for telehealth services in Medicare

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The Trump administration is taking steps to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare, with an executive order that serves as a call for Congress to make doctor visits via personal technology a permanent fixture of the program.

WATCH: Governor says California getting a grip on virus

By Associated Press

In California, more than 9,000 people have now died from the virus, and three-quarters were 65 and older. Only about 9% of California’s nearly half-million confirmed virus cases are children.

Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making

By John Seewer, Associated Press

Ohio lawmakers are facing calls to repeal a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout that’s now entangled in a state bribery scandal.

With loan money gone, restaurants are at mercy of virus

By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

Many restaurants that got coronavirus relief loans have spent the money and now find themselves in the same precarious position as in the pandemic's early days.

WATCH: Florida gov. says he's encouraged by virus trends

By Associated Press

Florida reported 73 additional deaths from the virus on Monday as the number of new cases increased by almost 4,800 people, health officials reported.

WATCH: Trump meets with tech workers and signs executive order on 'hiring American'

By Candice Norwood

Since March, the president has made changes to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processes seeking to create more job opportunities for Americans.

U.S. manufacturing shows further improvement in July

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

U.S. manufacturing showed further improvement in July with a key gauge of activity rising for a second straight month.

Retail continues to falter as Lord & Taylor seeks bankruptcy

By Associated Press

The company last year, before the emergence of coronavirus, sold its 11-story flagship building on New York’s Fifth Avenue which it's owned for more than a century.