Novel coronavirus

Digital ad downturn may complicate things for tech giants

By Michael Liedtke, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn.

In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverage

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Bloomberg had initially enticed staffers to join his long-shot presidential campaign by offering generous benefits and pay and promising them employment through November, even if he didn't win the Democratic nomination. But after a poor showing on Super Tuesday, Bloomberg…

With schools shuttered, districts struggle to feed students and communities

By Candice Norwood

School districts launched meal delivery services and grab-and-go locations that not only feed students, but in many cases adult community members, too, as unemployment numbers and the need for food rise.

Amid pandemic, political campaigns forced to adapt

By Jessica Yarvin

Campaigns and candidates on both sides of the aisle are deploying new strategies to attract and engage voters, donors, and organizers virtually — whether it be big hats on Zoom, or interactive video game meetups.

Riots, escapes and fear as coronavirus hits juvenile centers

By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press

As of Sunday, 150 juveniles and 283 staff had tested positive for COVID-19 at facilities nationwide, according to an unofficial log being kept by Josh Rovner at the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit The Sentencing Project.

Brazil may be the next big hot spot as other nations ease up

By David Biller, Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Adam Geller, Associated Press

Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro's insistence that it is just "a little flu" and that there is no need for the sharp restrictions that have slowed the infection's…

Why ventilators are increasingly seen as a ‘final measure’ with COVID-19

By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue

Health care providers are concerned that anxious Americans don't understand what it means to go on and then come off a mechanical ventilator, how the machines are being deployed in U.S. hospitals and the necessity of using this information to…

Virus is expected to reduce meat selection and raise prices

By David Pitt, Associated Press

As the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face less selection and slightly higher prices.

Over 4 million U.K. jobs furloughed under government plan

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

The British government says more than 4 million jobs have been saved in the U.K. as a result of a government scheme aimed at making sure firms hold onto staff during the coronavirus lockdown.