May 16 Watch 4:53 New Jersey plans for cautious reopening of beaches By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo With summer right around the corner, New Jersey announced this week that beaches would be open by Memorial Day weekend, with some restrictions. The openings are weeks behind other coastal states like Georgia and Florida. But as one of the… Continue watching
May 16 Trump's emergency powers worry some senators, legal experts By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Dozens of statutory authorities become available to any president when national emergencies are declared. They are rarely used, but Trump last month stunned legal experts and others when he claimed — mistakenly — that he has “total” authority over governors… Continue reading
May 16 India overtakes China in number of reported cases By Associated Press India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths. Continue reading
May 16 It's a work from home Congress as House approves proxy vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press From now on, lawmakers will be allowed to cast House floor votes by proxy — without being “present” as the Constitution requires. The next step will allow them to skip the middle-man and simply vote remotely once leaders approve the… Continue reading
May 16 Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus response bill through the House, over Republican opposition. Continue reading
May 15 Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated By Robert Jablon, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Los Angeles city and county to move thousands of homeless people who are living near freeways, saying their health is at risk from pollution and the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 15 Coronavirus has changed online dating. Here's why some say that's a good thing By Courtney Vinopal In the midst of a frightening global event that has negatively affected people’s lives in many ways, some have found that connecting through online dating is a rare bright spot. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:23 House debates another round of pandemic aid as Trump vows, 'We're back' In the U.S., more than 87,000 people have died from COVID-19, and another 300,000 have recovered from it. The House of Representatives is considering another round of federal relief, but Republicans, and even some Democrats, dismissed the proposed bill as… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:47 Why does COVID-19 appear to cause inflammatory response in some children? While only a small percentage of children infected with the novel coronavirus become seriously ill, researchers are now learning about a potentially dangerous syndrome in young people apparently caused by the virus. In more than 100 cases in New York… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 7:16 Densely populated Bangladesh faces immense infection control challenge By Fred de Sam Lazaro Bangladesh is about the size of Iowa, but it has 50 times as many people. That extremely high population density makes containing coronavirus a huge challenge -- as does the recent influx of a million refugees from neighboring Myanmar. Special… Continue watching