May 19 WATCH: Schumer slams GOP over virus aid package stall By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed his Republican counterpart Sen. Mitch McConnell, along with President Donald Trump over the new virus aid package that is stalled in the GOP-led Senate. Continue reading
May 19 States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data By Michelle R. Smith, Colleen Long, Jeff Amy, Associated Press As large parts of the U.S. ease their lockdowns against the coronavirus, public health officials in some states are being accused of bungling infection numbers or even deliberately using a little sleight of hand to make things look better than… Continue reading
May 19 Canada, U.S. extend border closure to nonessential travel By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend their agreement to keep border closed to non essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Fed's Powell says new lending programs to launch by June 1 By Martin Crutsinger, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify Tuesday at 10 a.m. before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Continue reading
May 18 Local leaders resist Mexico president's push for reopening By Carlos Rodriguez, María Verza, Associated Press Local governments across Mexico pushed back against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's call to reopen the economy in some 300 townships that do not have active cases of coronavirus. Continue reading
May 18 Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Harnessing today's technology to the task of fighting the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared. Continue reading
May 18 Italy has its fewest daily deaths in 2 months By Associated Press Italy has registered its lowest daily increases in both deaths and new cases of COVID-19 since before the national lockdown began in early March. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Western New York to begin reopening process By Associated Press Western New York, including the city of Buffalo, has met coronavirus containment goals and can begin to reopen its economy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Continue reading
May 18 Pandemic delivers financial blow to health care sector By Tom Murphy, Associated Press COVID-19 worries have kept patients away from doctors' offices and forced the postponement and cancellation of non-urgent surgeries. Continue reading
May 18 World stock markets rebound on economic recovery hopes By Associated Press Investors appear to be looking past the outbreak to a recovery despite rising infection numbers in the United States, Brazil and some other countries. Continue reading