May 28 41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 3:35 U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 milestone By Lisa Desjardins The coronavirus pandemic has reached a fearsome new milestone as of Wednesday night -- 100,000 U.S. lives lost. That number exceeds all the American dead in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined. Although the House of Representatives made history by… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 9:22 Dr. Fauci on the ‘terrible hit’ of 100,000 deaths and being realistic about the fall The American death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic passed the 100,000 milestone on Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci is one of the country's leading public health officials and a key member of President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force. He joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 5:17 Many child care facilities remain closed. Who will watch kids as parents return to work? By Cat Wise Who will care for the children of working parents when they return to their jobs, if schools and many child care providers remain closed? The CARES Act allocated $3.5 billion to support child care programs, but a national organization says… Continue watching
May 27 U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 100,000 By Carla K. Johnson, Hannah Fingerhut, Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press A once-unthinkable toll now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead. Continue reading
May 27 Tennessee to halt sharing COVID-19 patient data By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Tennessee will soon stop providing the names and addresses of COVID-19 patients with first responders after initially arguing doing so would protect those on the front line. Continue reading
May 27 4 questions about summer travel during COVID-19 By Justin Stabley Lockdown orders and other restrictions aimed at reining in the coronavirus pandemic have kept millions of Americans at home for more than two months. But now that the traditional summer vacation season is officially underway, how safe is travel for… Continue reading
May 27 EU proposes 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union has proposed a recovery fund worth 750 billion euros, or $825 billion, to help countries weather a painful recession triggered by the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: New York City projects $9 billion revenue loss because of coronavirus By Candice Norwood De Blasio said he asked the state of New York this week for a "safety net" to have the authority to borrow money to cover the losses. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Nation’s capital set to begin a gradual reopening on Friday By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Mayor Muriel Bowser says the nation's capital will begin a gradual reopening Friday, even as she warns it probably will result in more coronavirus infections. Continue reading