Oil slump could cost Texas 1 million jobs this year alone
Historic plunge in crude prices is forcing refineries, drilling companies and other industry players to slash costs.
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CDC director fears 2nd wave of coronavirus next flu season
"There's a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through," CDC Director Robert Redfield said.
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.
House Democrats back off plan to allow proxy voting during pandemic
The proposed rule change would allow proxy voting "during a designated pandemic emergency."
Trump says he ordered Navy to "destroy" Iranian gunboats harassing U.S. ships
Mr. Trump announced the directive to the U.S. Navy on Twitter.
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.
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."
Stocks crater as midterms spur investor exodus from tech and AI
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Feds warn of potential cyberattacks on industrial refrigerators
Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences
Nithya Raman ousts incumbent Karen Bass in LA mayor's race, CBS News projects
