Arlington National Cemetery honors the fallen amid the pandemic The cemetery will be closed to the public this year, but families of the fallen can still visit. May 22, 2020
Study: Drug touted by Trump "not useful and may be harmful" A new study involving thousands of patients found a greater risk of death in those who took hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine. May 22, 2020
Former Goldman CEO to Americans: Get back to work Former CEO Lloyd Blankfein suggests via tweet the economic hits may be greater than health risks. Much of Twitter disagrees. May 22, 2020
Planned Parenthood's $80 million PPP loan draws controversy The Small Business Association has asked the healthcare giant to return the funds, but Planned Parenthood is refusing. May 22, 2020
Areas bordering New York City could reopen next week, Cuomo says Long Island and the Mid-Hudson region could reopen next week if deaths continue to decline and their contact tracing programs are in place. May 22, 2020
Fire destroys church that violated stay-at-home orders The suspects apparently left a messaged written in graffiti: "Bet you stay home now you hypokrites." May 22, 2020
Trump orders flags to half-staff for coronavirus victims The flags will be lowered "in memory of the Americans we have lost to the CoronaVirus," the president tweeted. May 22, 2020
Hand sanitizer left in hot vehicles can explode, experts warn Not only that – the heat makes them less effective, scientists point out. May 22, 2020
Trial vaccine moves to crucial phase with $1 billion in U.S. backing Oxford University team to give 10,000 people in 3 age groups a dose of their trial COVID-19 vaccine, and U.S. taxpayers have a big bet on it working. May 22, 2020
Social Security recipients say they're still waiting for stimulus checks One Social Security recipient who has been waiting for weeks said he's disheartened: "It's not a good system." May 22, 2020
Trump surprises Ford officials by not wearing mask for full visit Ford sources contradicted the president's stance on mask-wearing during a trip to the Michigan plant. May 22, 2020
Russia welcomes delivery of ventilators from U.S. agency it banned Delivery of 50 ventilators comes in exchange of "sincere humanitarian gestures," but it also highlights ongoing tension between Washington and Moscow. May 22, 2020
The next COVID-19 frontier? Your dentist's office Patients may find fewer chairs — and no magazines — in waiting rooms, plus air filters that eliminate patient "spray." May 22, 2020
Beaches brace for Memorial Day weekend crowds amid pandemic In one southern New Jersey county, volunteers called social distance ambassadors will patrol high traffic areas. May 22, 2020
Michigan court upholds Whitmer's power to extend stay-at-home order The Court of Claims rejected a lawsuit filed by Republicans in the state legislature who challenged her emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. May 22, 2020
Man charged for allegedly lying to his employer about having virus The Atlanta-area man's claim forced the company to shut its plant for cleaning, and associated costs passed $100,000, prosecutors said. May 22, 2020
Millions of Americans to get stimulus money via prepaid cards Cards will be sent to those who qualify for the federal payments but haven't provided the IRS with bank information. May 22, 2020
Nick Cordero faces health setback, wife says The Broadway star was put into a medically induced coma and had his leg amputated while battling coronavirus. May 22, 2020
Terror charge for man cops say pretended to try to give them COVID Tampa police say he coughed on and spit at them and claimed he was infected May 22, 2020
More states now reporting COVID-linked child illness The number of states with reported cases also jumped, from 17 this time last week to at least 27 on Thursday. May 21, 2020
Michigan governor: Trump's funding threat amid two crises is "scary" Whitmer said she had no plans to meet with the president during his Ford visit, but said he should not focus on what she called "petty political stuff that he had going with the secretary of state." May 21, 2020
Man who worked for 11 presidents dies of COVID-19, family says Wilson Roosevelt Jerman worked for every president from Eisenhower to Obama. His granddaughter called him a "family-loving, genuine man." May 21, 2020
Trump returns to battleground Michigan amid pandemic Although his visit violates an executive order requiring manufacturing facilities to "suspend all non-essential in-person visits, including tours," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has no plans to stop the trip. May 21, 2020
Another 4 million Americans file for jobless aid Layoffs continue two months after broad shutdowns started, dampening hopes for a swift recovery. May 21, 2020
U.S. commits $1.2 billion to production of Oxford vaccine President Trump has launched Operation Warp Speed, which aims to make millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine available by years end. May 21, 2020