Barr compares shutdowns to "house arrest," threatens legal action
The attorney general called stay-at-home orders "unprecedented burdens on civil liberties."
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How one butcher is "reimagining" the future of her small business
After losing 45% of her business, Primal Supply Meats founder Heather Thomason was forced to pivot hard in 72 hours.
Calls for greater access to vote-by-mail increase amid pandemic
Greater access to voting by mail has become a mainstream issue due to concerns about the coronavirus.
Cuomo says Michael Bloomberg is helping N.Y. launch testing and tracing program
Cuomo and President Trump met Tuesday at the White House.
On Earth Day, Royal Botanic Gardens offer "dose of humility"
"If you abuse the natural world, bad things happen, including bad things to people," Royal Botanic Gardens Director Richard Deverell said.
Kim Kardashian West calls for the release of Ohio inmate
Kevin Keith is serving time at Marion Correctional Institution, one of the largest coronavirus hot spots in the country.
Testing "critical" amid concern of virus second wave, FDA head says
The United States is currently doing below 200,000 new coronavirus tests per day, according to COVID Tracking Project.
Whitmer works on plan to reopen state with GOP legislature
Gretchen Whitmer is facing protests in the state and some pushback from Republicans eager to begin reopening Michigan's economy.
UN food agency chief: World could see famines of "biblical proportions" within months
He said there's "a real danger that more people could potentially die from the economic impact of COVID-19 than from the virus itself."
Lockdowns have led to cleaner air, but will it last?
Los Angeles has some of the cleanest air in the world with lockdowns in place.
How to celebrate Earth Day online
All over the world, Earth Day events are going online in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
ICE declines to release asylum-seekers amid pandemic
"There's fear among all of us," Marco, a Cuban asylum-seeker detained in Louisiana, told CBS News.
Biden to attack Trump's coronavirus response by focusing on four "Cs"
A memo obtained by CBS News and sent to campaign allies and leading party activists outlines how the Biden team plans to continue sowing doubts about the president's leadership.
Senate approves $484 billion coronavirus relief package
The bill provides an additional $310 billion in funding to the Paycheck Protection Program for loans to small businesses.
Coronavirus crisis shows urgency of reining in carbon emissions
Clearly, shutting down economies is not an acceptable or sustainable way to achieve climate goals – but we can learn something from it.
Judge suspends ex-Trump campaign aide's prison sentence over coronavirus
A lawyer for Gates asked the court to allow him to serve the rest of his sentence under home confinement because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.
Coronavirus is pushing work online. Is that good for the planet?
Americans are Zooming and Slacking into work instead of driving. But digital technologies have a carbon footprint, too.
Madonna sends 100,000 surgical masks to jails and prisons
More than 50,000 surgical masks will be donated to Chicago's Cook County Jail, which has been hit hard by the pandemic.
Study: More deaths, no benefit from drug touted by Trump
The nationwide study was not a rigorous experiment, but with 368 patients, it's the largest look so far at hydroxychloroquine.
5 things to know about climate change and coronavirus
Long before the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization has been tracing and analyzing the impact of how climate change is impacting public health.
Man with virus symptoms dies after ERs allegedly turned him away
The day before Gary Fowler died, his father died from COVID-19, and other family members have since tested positive.
Nurse fears her incarcerated fiance won't make it home amid pandemic
Chilling sound on a video appearing to show Alabama inmates describing how easily the coronavirus could spread in the state's jail system can be heard, "We need help… death is imminent for us."
First U.S. coronavirus death came weeks before previously thought
Santa Clara County, California officials say someone succumbed there on February 6; it was thought a Washington state death in late February was first in U.S.
Trump: Immigration ban to put "Americans first in line for jobs"
The president also said Harvard University will repay money meant for small businesses.
Southern states largely go it alone in reopening decisions
Unlike in the South, governors in 17 states have formed regional coalitions to coordinate an easing of restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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