After Days Of Negotiations, Deal Reached On Emergency Aid Measure The Senate and White House worked through an agreement on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package early Wednesday morning. The agreement means Congress could be close to passing a deal. Claudia Grisales
Sen. Richard Burr Faces Lawsuit Over Timing Of Stock Sale A lawsuit has been filed accusing Sen. Burr of improperly profiting from insider knowledge. Legislation is being introduced in the House that would ban lawmakers from trading any individual stocks. Tim Mak
Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus The outbreaks at Amazon facilities come as the e-commerce giant plans to hire 100,000 new workers to meet the surge in orders to the company's fulfillment centers Bobby Allyn
Lockdown Tuesday: Defining ‘essential’ Paige Browning gives us the latest coronavirus response update Paige Browning
NRA Plans Layoffs, 20% Cut In Pay For Employees Due To Coronavirus' Economic Hit The belt-tightening in response to the virus outbreak includes "the elimination of certain positions." The group had already canceled its annual meeting because of the virus outbreak. Bobby Allyn
Washington distillers switch from spirits to sanitizer To help fight the spread of the coronavirus, dozens of distillers around the state are slowing down on beverage alcohol production to make hand sanitizer. Casey Martin
From Grocery Stores To Pizza Delivery, Some Companies Are On A Hiring Spree Even as millions of Americans are losing jobs in restaurants, hotels and airlines, a few industries are adding thousands of workers. They include pharmacies, online retail and delivery services. Alina Selyukh
Dow Up 1,300 Points As Stimulus Deal Awaited U.S. stock indexes jumped as negotiations continued over a massive stimulus package to help the crippled economy deal with the growing effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Avie Schneider
Trump Talks About Reopening America. Is It The Right Time? How many weeks of social isolation is enough to fight the coronavirus? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ron Klain, who served as the Ebola response coordinator in the Obama administration, for his view.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Hurts Some Industries, Benefits Others At a time when millions of Americans are losing jobs at eat-in restaurants, hotels and airlines, a few industries are on a hiring spree. Those jobs are in retail, health care and food delivery. Alina Selyukh