Apr 24 WATCH: South Dakota governor gives coronavirus update By Erica R. Hendry Noem is expected to speak at 11 a.m. ET. Watch the governor's remarks here. Continue reading
Apr 24 WATCH: De Blasio says New York City's virus declines are 'just plain good news' By Molly Finnegan "Our indicators are now moving all in the correct direction," the mayor said in a briefing Friday. Continue reading
Apr 24 Many who lost jobs because of coronavirus believe those jobs will come back, poll shows By Josh Boak, Emily Swanson, Associated Press The economic devastation writ by COVID-19 is clear: 26.4 million people have lost their job in the past five weeks, millions of homeowners are delaying mortgage payments and food banks are seeing lines of cars that stretch for miles. Continue reading
Apr 23 At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana By Associated Press Severe weather is blowing across the South after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 9:55 What's in the latest congressional pandemic relief package -- and what's not More help is on the way for American small businesses. The House approved a $484 billion measure aimed specifically at aiding smaller employers and hospitals Thursday. It comes as another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment. Meanwhile, a New York… Continue watching
Apr 23 Trump's criticism adds to tough choices in Georgia reopening By Jeff Amy, Associated Press President Donald Trump's blunt disapproval of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to let some businesses reopen is only making decisions tougher for many owners, workers and customers. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Severe storms across the South kill at least 7 In our news wrap Thursday, severe storms killed at least seven people in parts of the South late Wednesday. Reported tornadoes struck in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma before moving east to Mississippi and Alabama. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court refused… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 3:32 They were hit hard by the last recession. Now it's happening again By Lorna Baldwin, Maea Lenei Buhre The U.S. suffered a big financial hit during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. As the novel coronavirus pandemic yields another economic collapse, many of those people are losing jobs, businesses and investments again. Here are stories from four people who… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 4:10 The politics behind protests of stay-at-home orders By Yamiche Alcindor Officials at all levels of U.S. government are engaged in discussions about how and when to resume commerce and other activities. Polling data shows the majority of Americans support restrictions to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, but there have… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 9:16 What these 2 Georgia mayors think about reopening their state Georgia’s governor says the state will allow some businesses to reopen beginning this Friday -- a week before his stay-at-home order expires. It’s a decision President Trump says he opposes. So far, Georgia has seen more than 20,000 cases and… Continue watching