How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?
Amid calls for more transparency, a debate is raging among public health experts over how much data on the spread of the virus should be released.
How Coronavirus Has Transformed Elections Across the U.S.
Party conventions are in jeopardy, campaigning is on hold and local candidates are playing the role of good Samaritan instead of traditional politician.
‘A Heart-Wrenching Thing’: Hospital Bans on Visits Devastate Families
To curb the risk of spreading the coronavirus, hospitals nationwide are banning visits from family and friends.
How Russia’s Troll Farm Is Changing Tactics Before the Fall Election
The Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency, which interfered in the 2016 election, is using different methods to hide itself better.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Retreats on Quarantine Threat; India’s Lockdown Brings Chaos and Hunger
The U.S. health department’s civil rights office is opening investigations to ensure that states don’t allow discrimination on the basis of disabilities, race or age when deciding who receives lifesaving care.
Tornado Strikes Jonesboro, Ark., Injuring 22, Officials Say
Many residents were staying home because of the coronavirus pandemic, reducing the number of those hurt, the mayor said.
Judge Urges Release of Migrant Children After 4 Test Positive for Coronavirus in Detention
“The threat of irreparable injury to their health and safety is palpable,” said lawyers seeking the release of thousands of migrant children being held in federal custody.
FEMA Says at Least 7 People at the Disaster Agency Have the Coronavirus
Union officials at FEMA say they would like to know where they work in order to warn other employees who might be exposed and to avoid putting the public at added risk.
U.S. Civil Rights Office Rejects Rationing Medical Care Based on Disability, Age
Medical providers must not engage in “ruthless utilitarianism” in deciding who gets lifesaving treatment for the coronavirus, a federal civil rights officer warned.
Rhode Island Pulls Over New Yorkers to Keep the Virus at Bay
Police and National Guard troops are deployed to warn visitors they must self-quarantine, as local resentment builds toward people fleeing coronavirus hot spots.
Figuring Out Home Schooling in the Age of Coronavirus
Two journalists, with five children between them, discuss what life is like with schools closed and kids at home.
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