May 01 Watch 2:53 Mourning some of those lost to COVID-19 By Judy Woodruff We honor a few of the tens of thousands of Americans from all corners of the country who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Judy Woodruff shares five remembrances. Continue watching
May 01 South Carolina governor to lift stay-at-home order Monday By Associated Press South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says he will end the state’s stay-at-home order on Monday. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Louisiana governor gives coronavirus update By Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he doesn’t foresee armed protesters disrupting lawmakers when a coronavirus-interrupted legislative session resumes Monday. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says state’s stay-home-order remains in effect By David Eggert, Associated Press Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan's stay-at-home order remains in effect despite Republicans’ refusal to extend her underlying coronavirus emergency declaration. Continue reading
May 01 Some meat plants reopen, but Trump order may not be cure-all By Stephen Groves Meatpackers still have a workforce likely to be depleted by illness or unwillingness to risk illness. Even plants that keep the production lines moving will have to do so more slowly, renewing concerns about whether Americans will get as much… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: ‘Call to Unite’ draws former presidents, artists, community leaders By Molly Finnegan Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will be some of the leaders and luminaries appearing in a 24-hour “streamathon” aimed at encouraging acts of service during this time of global pandemic and hardship. Oprah, Yo-Yo Ma,… Continue reading
May 01 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. Continue reading
May 01 NASA urges spectators for astronaut launch to please stay home By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It will be the first launch of astronauts from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in nine years, and the first anywhere by a private company. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says it saddens him to keep people away, but the priority is… Continue reading
May 01 PG&E to purge most of its board in fallout from bankruptcy By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press PG&E went bankrupt after years of neglect culminated in its fraying electrical grid igniting a series of deadly Northern California wildfires. The purge of its board of directors falls shy of meeting the demands of Gov. Gavin Newsom and PG&E's… Continue reading
May 01 Trump administration suspends ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum hearings By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to coronavirus concerns. Continue reading