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During pandemic, D.C. volunteers provide food for the needy

By Ashraf Khalil, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press

Activists in Washington, D.C., are teaming up to feed the needy during the coronavirus outbreak. Southeast Washington was already a food desert with residents experiencing chronic nutritional and health issues even before the COVID-19 pandemic locked down the nation's capital,…

WATCH: White House task force urges men with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested

By Associated Press

So far, Dr. Deborah Birx says, 56% of the people tested for COVID-19 are female, and 16% of them tested positive for the virus. But for the men, 23% tested positive.

Wall Street climbs after Fed stuns markets again with aid

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve launched its latest unprecedented effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak.

Record 16.6 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus

By Associated Press

The figures collectively constitute the largest and fastest string of job losses in records dating to 1948.

Trump to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

It's part of a proposal unveiled Wednesday that is aimed at giving Americans more recreational access on public lands.

Fed eases limit on Wells Fargo to make more small business loans

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve is lifting its lending restrictions on Wells Fargo after some of the bank's thousands of small business customers were shut out of a program that's supposed to throw them a financial lifeline.

Wildlife group says gulf oil spill still affecting wildlife

By Tamara Lush, Associated Press

A decade after the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a wildlife advocacy organization says dolphins, turtles and other wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico are still seriously at risk.

Pass/fail grades may help students during the COVID-19 crisis, but could cost them later

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

The already dismal rate at which academic credit transfers from one college to another is likely to be even lower for the many courses this semester graded simply “pass.” Competitive professional or graduate programs may not accept them at all.

Wall Street's rally fizzles as oil prices suddenly plunge

By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

A big rally on Wall Street is losing steam in afternoon trading Tuesday, undercut in part by another plunge in the price of oil.

WATCH: Trump holds meeting on small business relief, seeks $250 billion more for payrolls

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

As Congress races to craft the next coronavirus rescue package, President Donald Trump's sudden request Tuesday to pump $250 billion more into a just-launched payroll program for small businesses may hit roadblocks.