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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.

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…

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…

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.

House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by the company on its competition practices.

WATCH: What have past pandemics, and COVID-19 taught us?

By Laura Santhanam

Novel coronavirus has sickened more than a million people in the United States, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. But this isn't the first time the country has faced a major pandemic.

WATCH: California Gov. Newsom gives coronavirus update; rural county defies shutdown

By John Antczak, Adam Beam, Associated Press

A rural California county is defying Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus shutdown order and has become the state's first county to let nonessential businesses reopen.

WATCH: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker updates public on COVID-19 response

By Laura Santhanam

His comments come as other parts of the country begin to reopen. Massachusetts had extended stay-at-home orders until at least May 18…

WATCH: White House briefs reporters as states eye reopening under COVID-19

By Jill Colvin, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's new spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, made her debut at the first White House briefing by a press secretary in more than a year.

WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo says schools will be closed through end of academic year

By Marina Villeneuve, Karen Matthews, Associated Press

For weeks, New York has served as the nation's viral epicenter, reporting more cases than other states and massive strain on health care and other systems.