May 22 WATCH: Pence holds roundtable with Georgia restaurant owners By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence on Friday praised Georgia’s decision to quickly reopen businesses during the coronavirus outbreak during a visit to the state that included lunch with the governor at an Atlanta café that had resumed dine-in service. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Georgia prosecutor pledges to find justice in Ahmaud Arbery case By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Gregory and Travis McMichael were arrested on murder and aggravated assault charges after a video spread on social media, more than two months after the slaying. Continue reading
May 22 Criminal defendants in limbo as trials put on hold during pandemic By Candice Norwood Many pretrial detainees — those not yet convicted of a crime — are sitting in jails, uncertain of when their cases may proceed. Continue reading
May 22 Many in U.S. will not immediately return to gym or dining out, AP-NORC poll says By Josh Boak, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Many in the US remain unlikely to go out to bars, restaurants, theaters or gyms anytime soon, despite officials across the country increasingly allowing businesses to reopen, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Continue reading
May 21 Puerto Rico to reopen businesses, beaches with new rules By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. territory is about to emerge from a two-month lockdown that stifled business activity on an island already beset with economic woes. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump meets with African American leaders ahead of Michigan Ford tour By Associated Press The president said churches were "important in terms of the psyche of our country" and that warned that the country would be "broken" if the churches aren't reopened. Continue reading
May 21 Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related,’ says FBI By Lolita C. Baldor, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related,” the FBI said Thursday. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:19 As 2.4 million file for unemployment, Trump insists economic recovery is near By Yamiche Alcindor As U.S. businesses prepare for gradual reopenings, the number of Americans filing for unemployment seems to be leveling off. Still, the Labor Department says more than 38 million people sought jobless benefits in the past nine weeks. But as he… Continue watching
May 21 In reversal, White House tells CDC to post church guidance By Zeke Miller, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press After refusing for weeks to release reopening guidance for churches, the Trump administration on Thursday abruptly changed course — with the president saying he had instructed health officials to put the advice out. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:00 Why Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam delayed reopening parts of his state The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is one of three regions where cases of the coronavirus are plateauing, instead of declining. It includes parts of Virginia, whose governor, Ralph Northam, approved the phased reopening of most of his state last week. Continue watching