May 22 Loughlin, Giannulli plead guilty in college scam, but fate is hazy By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Loughlin is proposing two months in prison and Giannulli five. Meanwhile, prosecutors say a 54th person has been charged in the investigation and will plead guilty to paying $300,000 to get his son into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit. Continue reading
May 22 Coronavirus pandemic claims another victim: robocalls By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Industry experts say robocalls are down — scam calls as well as nagging from your credit-card company to pay your bill. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a set of thresholds Friday. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a short time later that it will be up to the state to make those decisions. Continue reading
May 22 California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession By Adam Beam, Associated Press California accounted for 11.4% of all jobs lost nationwide in April as the unemployment rate jumped 10.2 percentage points since March, the largest one month rise since 1976. Continue reading
May 21 Puerto Rico to reopen businesses, beaches with new rules By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. territory is about to emerge from a two-month lockdown that stifled business activity on an island already beset with economic woes. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump meets with African American leaders ahead of Michigan Ford tour By Associated Press The president said churches were "important in terms of the psyche of our country" and that warned that the country would be "broken" if the churches aren't reopened. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: D.C. mayor aims to start reopening May 29 By Justin Stabley and Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says the numbers are pointing to the start of a gradual reopening process in Washington, D.C,. at the end of the month. Continue reading
May 21 GOP weighs jobless aid cuts to urge Americans back to work By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell huddled Thursday at the White House as Republicans stake out new plans to phase out coronavirus-related unemployment benefit. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:00 Why Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam delayed reopening parts of his state The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is one of three regions where cases of the coronavirus are plateauing, instead of declining. It includes parts of Virginia, whose governor, Ralph Northam, approved the phased reopening of most of his state last week. Continue watching
May 21 Watch 7:11 How the pandemic has pushed U.S. retail toward the brink of collapse By Paul Solman For more than two months, the toll of unemployment in the U.S. has grown each week. The retail sector, which was already struggling before the pandemic, is among the hardest hit, with stores closed or at reduced capacity and consumers… Continue watching