Jul 24 Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states By Geoff Mulvihill, Justin Pritchard, Dave Kolpack, Associated Press As public health officials warned Friday that the coronavirus posed new risks to parts of the Midwest and South, enhanced federal payments that helped avert financial ruin for millions of unemployed Americans were set to expire — leaving threadbare safety… Continue reading
Jul 24 White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid in virus bill By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Negotiations over the next COVID-19 rescue bill are in flux. Continue reading
Jul 24 Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press President Donald Trump's former lawyer has been released from prison after a federal judge ruled that a move to revoke his home confinement was retaliatory. Continue reading
Jul 24 Two Detroit students test positive for COVID-19 after attending summer school By Associated Press More than 250 students have been tested since U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow’s order Tuesday mandated tests as a condition for attendance. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says ‘law and order will prevail’ in Portland By Associated Press The press briefing comes as COVID-19 cases and deaths soar nationwide and as President Donald Trump changed plans for the RNC. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Officials testify on how FEMA will respond to natural disasters amid the pandemic By Associated Press The virus has overstretched states and left many people wondering how to safely respond to disasters while preventing the spread of more infections. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Pelosi says Republicans in ‘disarray’ over COVID rescue bill By Laura Santhanam and Associated Press Fears of coronavirus have sparked an historic recession in the U.S. economy, and millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Continue reading
Jul 23 Bolivia delays presidential election due to pandemic By Associated Press Tribunal president Salvador Romero told reporters that Bolivian and international experts had advised the body that the country's uncontrolled spread of the novel coronavirus made holding the election in September unfeasible. Continue reading
Jul 23 Movie theaters implore studios to release the blockbusters By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Recent coronavirus spikes have forced release dates to shuffle and chains to postpone reopening to August. Now, movie houses are saying that despite far from ideal circumstances, it's time for new movies. Four months of near zero revenue has brought… Continue reading
Jul 23 ‘This is not working.’ Parents juggling jobs and child care under COVID-19 see no good solutions By Laura Santhanam When the pandemic forced day cares and schools to close across much of the country, the stress of child care fell upon millions of parents of children who feel they must choose between their jobs and kids, often multiple times… Continue reading