May 20 WATCH: Pence visits tourism-reliant Florida as Disney shops reopen By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is visiting central Florida as the region's biggest tourist destination begins reopening. Pence visited Orlando on Wednesday to meet with tourism officials, talk to the governor and drop off protective equipment at a nursing home. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: White House press secretary holds briefing on coronavirus By Justin Stabley and Associated Press White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a news briefing on the novel coronavirus on May 20. Continue reading
May 20 Analysis: Will the pandemic lead to better, safer long-term care facilities? By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Here's how the coronavirus pandemic could point to permanent reforms in America's long-term care facilities. Continue reading
May 20 Texas pushes for kids to return to normal during pandemic By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press After months of home schooling and lost sports seasons, millions of Texas children may get a taste of a somewhat normal summer after all — if their parents go for it. Continue reading
May 20 Watchdog cites persistent infection lapses in nursing homes By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A federal watchdog agency says about 40% of nursing homes inspected in the past two years were cited for infection control problems. Continue reading
May 20 As U.S. births fall, the virus could drive them down more By Associated Press The CDC found the number of births fell about 1% from 2018, to about 3.7 million. Birth rates continued to fall for teen moms and for women in their 20s. Continue reading
May 20 What's going to happen at colleges this fall? Here are 15 scenarios By Edward J. Maloney, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed Ideas range from getting back to normal to fully remote learning. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:45 As Fed plans new lending program, Senate is divided over coronavirus aid By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump joined a Republican Senate luncheon Tuesday, where he defended his reported use of controversial antimalarial medication hydroxychloroquine. He also said he would temporarily waive regulations that could complicate business openings or slow economic growth. Meanwhile, senators from the… Continue watching
May 19 Trump tells Senate GOP to 'be tough' on Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans to “be tough” on Democrats heading into the fall election. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:35 Newsom: California reopening 'driven by evidence, not ideology' California was one of the first U.S. states to see a significant outbreak of the novel coronavirus, but in the past few weeks, the curve of infection there has flattened. As a result, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced plans to… Continue watching