May 04 Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds By Associated Press The suits reflect students’ growing frustration with online classes that schools scrambled to create as the coronavirus forced campuses across the nation to close last month. Continue reading
May 04 J.Crew files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as pandemic chokes retail By Associated Press More retail bankruptcies are expected in coming weeks with the doors of thousands of stores still locked. Continue reading
May 04 Rural hospitals were already struggling. Then the coronavirus hit. By Vika Aronson, Gretchen Frazee, William Brangham, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry Much of what we’ve heard about the coronavirus is from major cities like New York. But what’s happening to hospitals in rural America, where there are more high-risk patients, fewer resources and a smaller safety net -- if there is… Continue reading
May 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments by phone By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has wrapped up its fourth day of historic arguments over the phone because of the cornorvirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:39 Biden complaint did not say 'sexual harassment,' says Reade Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden continues to face an allegation of sexual assault from Tara Reade, who worked for Biden 27 years ago in his Senate office. Biden has denied the allegation. The Associated Press this weekend published a… Continue watching
May 03 NRA cutting staff and salaries amid coronavirus pandemic By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press The National Rifle Association has laid off dozens of employees, canceled its national convention and scuttled fundraising, membership and shooting events that normally would be key to rallying its base in an election year. Continue reading
May 03 Michigan's governor decries racism at protests By Associated Press Democrat Gretchen Whitmer tells CNN that the protests featured “Confederate Flags, and nooses,” as well as swastikas. Continue reading
May 03 Faced with 20,000 dead, care homes seek shield from lawsuits By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press At least 15 states have enacted laws or governors’ orders that explicitly or apparently provide nursing homes and long-term care facilities some protection from lawsuits arising from the crisis. Continue reading
May 03 Reade: 'I didn't use sexual harassment' in Biden complaint By Alexandra Jaffe, Don Thompson, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment. Continue reading
May 03 In a time of COVID-19, 'Obamacare' still part of the action By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The ban on insurers using preexisting conditions to deny coverage is a key part of the Obama-era law that the Trump administration still seeks to overturn. Continue reading