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U.S. allowing longer shifts at nuclear plants in pandemic

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic.

Some in U.S. may not get stimulus checks until August

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may not get checks until mid-August or later.

Los Angeles mayor tells 4 million residents to wear masks

By Robert Jablon, Associated Press

The mayor of Los Angeles is urging 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they're in public, while state health officials are shying away from requiring a coverup.

Could the coronavirus reshape America’s social safety net?

By Daniel Bush

Americans across the political spectrum have been forced to rethink the government’s role in protecting workers and supervising the economy, as more people confront a public health crisis that has exposed major gaps in the social safety net.

2 cruise ships arrive in Florida after days of negotiations

By Freida Frisaro, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

The Zaandam and a sister ship sent to help it, the Rotterdam, were both given permission to disembark passengers at Port Everglades after days of negotiation with local officials who feared it would divert needed resources from a region that…

Back-to-back disasters: tornado and virus push Tennesseans to the limit

By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

The lives of thousands of Tennesseans have been upended by back-to-back disasters. Putnam County residents still reeling from the deadly twisters of March 3 now have to confront life in the age of coronavirus.

WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives coronavirus update

By Associated Press

Nearly 9,200 people have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, according to the latest figures released by the Louisiana Department of Health.

WATCH: Cuomo warns New York could exhaust ventilator stockpile in days

By Associated Press

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave an update on the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer provides an update on how the state is responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

U.S. hostage families seek better government support, report says

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Family members of Americans who are imprisoned abroad or held hostage by militant groups say in a new report that the U.S. government must do better in communicating with them.