Health

Around the world, virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day

By Elena Becatoros, Angela Charlton, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

Millions of workers worldwide are marking international labor day trapped between hunger and fear because of the virus pandemic, either with no job at all or a job without enough health protections.

FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus

By Associated Press

U.S. regulators will allow emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster.

Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public

By Associated Press

Beijing's parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City have reopened to the public after being closed for months by the coronavirus pandemic. The Forbidden City, past home to China's emperors, is allowing just 5,000 visitors daily, down from 80,000.

WATCH: What have past pandemics, and COVID-19 taught us?

By Laura Santhanam

Novel coronavirus has sickened more than a million people in the United States, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. But this isn't the first time the country has faced a major pandemic.

WATCH: California Gov. Newsom gives coronavirus update; rural county defies shutdown

By John Antczak, Adam Beam, Associated Press

A rural California county is defying Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus shutdown order and has become the state's first county to let nonessential businesses reopen.

WATCH: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker updates public on COVID-19 response

By Laura Santhanam

His comments come as other parts of the country begin to reopen. Massachusetts had extended stay-at-home orders until at least May 18…

WATCH: White House briefs reporters as states eye reopening under COVID-19

By Jill Colvin, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's new spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, made her debut at the first White House briefing by a press secretary in more than a year.

Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

Rent comes due again for more than 30 million people around the U.S. who have sought unemployment benefits amid shutdowns caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

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.

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.