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White House military aide tests positive for coronavirus

White House military aide tests positive for coronavirus

The results sparked immediate concerns about President Trump's possible exposure to COVID-19, but the president has tested negative.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Call to investigate poultry plant as Stearns County COVID-19 cases rise

Call to investigate poultry plant as Stearns County COVID-19 cases rise

Increased testing and outreach efforts in recent weeks have focused on two poultry processing plants in the county. But county and state officials say community transmission also has played a role in spreading the virus — perhaps even more than in Nobles County, where a meat-packing plant has also been a hot spot of COVID-19.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How COVID-19 will change the health care policy debate

How COVID-19 will change the health care policy debate

Health care in the U.S. is expensive, uneven and often inaccessible for the people who need it most. All of those things were true before the pandemic, but will COVID-19 push the debate over health care policy to the forefront?
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Dunbar

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U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating any COVID-19 patients

U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating any COVID-19 patients

Across the U.S., convention centers and empty fields were transformed into emergency field hospitals at a cost to federal taxpayers of more than $660 million. Most haven't treated a single patient.
by Joel Rose

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Essay: A mother's day like no other - or is it?

Essay: A mother's day like no other - or is it?

This Sunday, this Mother’s Day — like so much over the past several months — will be different. For me, the pandemic brought my two adult daughters back to me after years away. For how long I do not know. I do not know much anymore about what comes next. How will we celebrate?
by Chris Graves

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Alas poor Yorick, how can the show go on?

Alas poor Yorick, how can the show go on?

Even in an industry built on engaging people’s imaginations, it’s hard to picture what theater and other live performances will look like post-pandemic. Theaters and musicians say concerns about keeping audiences and performers safe will slow a return to normalcy.
by Euan Kerr

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Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening

Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening

The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was supposed to be published last Friday. A CDC employee tells The Associated Press that agency officials were told the report "would never see the light of day." The Trump administration has been closely controlling the CDC's release of information during the coronavirus pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Face masks make a political statement in era of coronavirus

Face masks make a political statement in era of coronavirus

The mask is increasingly a visual shorthand for a debate pitting those willing to follow health officials' guidance over the coronavirus and cover their faces against those who feel it violates their freedom or buys into a threat they think is overblown.
by The Associated Press

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3.2 million more are out of work as jobless claims keep piling up

3.2 million more are out of work as jobless claims keep piling up

Another 3.2 million people filed for benefits, bringing the total number of jobs lost during the pandemic to 33.5 million. The government is expected to report a huge jump in unemployment Friday.
by Jim Zarroli

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