May 01 WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo says schools will be closed through end of academic year By Marina Villeneuve, Karen Matthews, Associated Press For weeks, New York has served as the nation's viral epicenter, reporting more cases than other states and massive strain on health care and other systems. Continue reading
May 01 Women and minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic By Mae Anderson, Alexandra Olson, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis of census data shows that the burden of keeping the country open has been borne unevenly across gender, racial and socioeconomic lines. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam DeSantis met with President Donald Trump this week about reopening the economy. Continue reading
May 01 U.S. manufacturing falls in April as virus ravages economy By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press U.S. manufacturing retreated again in April, a victim of economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: WHO reiterates virus believed to be ‘natural in origin’ By Associated Press The World Health Organization will update the press about COVID-19 response efforts Friday. Continue reading
Apr 30 Major U.S. airlines to require passengers to wear face masks By David Koenig, Associated Press The three biggest U.S. airlines announced Thursday they will require passengers to wear face makes during flights. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: Pence tours ventilator production facility, this time wearing a mask By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence donned a face covering Thursday as he toured a General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility in Indiana after coming under fire for failing to wear one earlier this week in violation of Mayo Clinic policy. Continue reading
Apr 30 Georgia shelter-in-place order to expire at midnight, governor says By Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is extending his emergency powers to June 12 and telling the elderly and medically fragile to stay at home until then. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 4:32 States ask for more federal aid as economic crisis deepens By Yamiche Alcindor New government jobs numbers reiterate the extent of the pandemic’s economic damage. In the last six weeks, more than 30 million Americans have lost their jobs, including another 3.8 million filing for unemployment last week. Lawmakers are still debating how… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 8:26 What to do if you can’t afford to pay your mortgage right now With more than 30 million Americans losing jobs or businesses and others forced to take pay cuts, making monthly rent and mortgage payments has become increasingly difficult. Viewers share their challenges, and John Yang talks to the National Consumer Law… Continue watching