Local
May 1, 2020
A worker packed N95 masks at a 3M plant.

3M files 5 more lawsuits claiming fraud in sales of N95 masks

The manufacturer says businesses tried to sell Florida officials nonexistent N95 masks. 3M said it will donate any damages recovered to COVID-19-related nonprofit organizations.
Coronavirus
May 1, 2020
Trump hoping U.S. deaths stay below 100,000

Trump hoping U.S. deaths stay below 100,000

Even that, he acknowledged on Friday, is a "horrible number."
Coronavirus
May 1, 2020
FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus

FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus

The Food and Drug Administration acted after preliminary results from a government-sponsored study.
Nation
May 1, 2020
Police: 4 Amish children killed, 1 missing in buggy wreck

Police: 4 Amish children killed, 1 missing in buggy wreck

Authorities in Kentucky said four children died and one is missing after a buggy carrying an Amish family was swept away in the current while trying to cross a low-water bridge.
Coronavirus
April 30, 2020
Protesters congregate at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday April 30, 2020. The Republican-led Michigan Legislature refused Thursday to extend th

Protest at Michigan Capitol over virus order

Protesters returned to denounce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-home order and business restrictions.
Nation
April 30, 2020
Pence wears face mask as he tours Indiana plant

Pence wears face mask as he tours Indiana plant

Vice President Mike Pence donned a face covering as he toured a General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility in Indiana on Thursday.
Nation
April 30, 2020
Air travel down, but some report crowding on board

Air travel down, but some report crowding on board

Air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic is at record lows, leaving the usually busy O'Hare International Airport in Chicago looking like a ghost town.
Local
April 29, 2020
The fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota pulled into its home port at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Dec 20, 2019.

Navy submarine USS Minnesota earns prestigious Atlantic fleet honor

It won over nearly 100 eligible surface ships, aircraft carriers and submarines.
Coronavirus
April 28, 2020
Nearly 70 dead in virus outbreak at Mass. veterans home

Nearly 70 dead in virus outbreak at Mass. veterans home

State and federal officials are trying to figure out what went wrong in the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.
Nation
April 25, 2020

President is playing nation's doctor as he promotes virus treatments

Doctors write prescriptions after he gives medical advice on virus treatment.
Coronavirus
April 24, 2020
Trump touts virus successes in 21-minute briefing

Trump touts virus successes in 21-minute briefing

It was the shortest White House briefing since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
Coronavirus
April 24, 2020
Hundreds protest Wisconsin restrictions

Hundreds protest Wisconsin restrictions

With the building closed, the protesters stood outside in chilly weather.
Local
April 24, 2020
President Donald Trump signs a coronavirus aid package to direct funds to small businesses, hospitals, and testing, in the Oval Office of the White Ho

Small business loan recipients include not-so-small Minn. companies

At least four publicly traded companies, one with more than $100 million in sales, received forgivable loans.
Coronavirus
April 24, 2020
Despite FDA warnings, Trump touts malaria drug

Despite FDA warnings, Trump touts malaria drug

President Donald Trump continued to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.
Coronavirus
April 23, 2020
Trump disagrees with Fauci, slams Georgia governor

Trump disagrees with Fauci, slams Georgia governor

"I think we're doing a great job on testing. I don't agree, if he said that," Trump said of Fauci.
Business
April 23, 2020
More than 40 percent of employees working at home are drinking on the clock, according to a recent survey.

All-day happy hour? Americans drinking while working at home

One survey found 42% of nearly 13,000 workers were drinking on the clock at home.
Nation
April 23, 2020
Residents survey possible tornado damage in Texas

Residents survey possible tornado damage in Texas

An apparent tornado killed three people and injured at least 20 more in and around the southeast Texas town of Onalaska.
Nation
April 23, 2020
NYC official: 1 million possibly exposed to virus

NYC official: 1 million possibly exposed to virus

As many as 1 million people in New York City may have been exposed to the coronavirus, the city's health commissioner said Thursday.
Nation
April 23, 2020
Apparent tornado hits southern Oklahoma

Apparent tornado hits southern Oklahoma

One person was killed Wednesday when the apparent tornado damaged at least two businesses.
Coronavirus
April 22, 2020
Trump says he disagrees with Georgia plans to open

Trump says he disagrees with Georgia plans to open

Speaking at a daily White House briefing, the president said he had spoken with Gov. Brian Kemp over the phone.

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