COVID-19

French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, visits a Valeo auto parts factory in Etaples, in the north of France, late last month.

France Announces Further Reopening Amid Declining Number Of Coronavirus Cases

2:10pm June 15, 2020

by Scott Neuman

In a national address, French President Emmanuel Macron said beginning Monday restaurants and cafes would be allowed to fully reopen and people could resume visiting family in nursing homes.

Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department set up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home's parking lot as part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in Texas nursing homes.

National

Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes

12:44pm June 15, 2020

by John Burnett

More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in America have been elderly residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Communities In The Amazon

6:40pm June 14, 2020

by John Otis

The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.

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Rebekah Jones says she was fired after she refused to manipulate coronavirus data at the Florida Health Department. Now she has launched her own COVID-19 data portal for the state.

Fired Florida Data Scientist Launches A Coronavirus Dashboard Of Her Own

6:15pm June 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Rebekah Jones says she was fired after refusing to manipulate COVID-19 data. Her new portal is a reflection of how contentious coronavirus data has become amid battles over the states' reopening.

Brandon Brown leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday. The Cup Series race later on Sunday will be the first with fans in the stands since March.

Sports

NASCAR Allows 1,000 Fans To Return To The Stands In Miami

5:26pm June 14, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Up to 1,000 South Florida service members, first responders and their families are the first group of fans allowed to watch a NASCAR race in the stands since March.

My niece, Nisime, in her hiding place — my parents' closet. She is my muse during the quarantine days. April 3, 2020. Tbilisi, Georgia

GLOBAL PHOTOS: How Lockdown Has Changed My Life

11:27am June 14, 2020

by The Everyday Projects

We asked photographers to show us how their world has been altered by the pandemic. Their pictures show the many things that are lost for the moment — as well as new ways to find comfort and joy.

Table showing richest and poorest countries by gross national income

Pandemic Perspective: What The 20 Poorest And Richest Countries Spend On Health Care

4:22pm June 13, 2020

A rich country might spend $5,000 or more on health care per person. A poor country might spend as little as $19 per person. How will that affect responses to the novel coronavirus?

Cleaning skills that only the most generous would have called "eccentric" in pre-pandemic times are actually useful as I try to keep myself and my immunocompromised housemate — my girlfriend — safe from catching the coronavirus. But being hypervigilan

Health & Safety

Obsession Or Just Good Hygiene? Keeping The Coronavirus And OCD At Bay

3:13pm June 13, 2020

by James Dawson

About 40% of people with obsessive compulsive disorder struggle, as I do, with contamination anxiety. Balancing the need to sanitize a home in pandemic times with the need to tame OCD can be tricky.

The Census Bureau announced Friday that as early as mid-July, door knockers are set to visit some U.S. households that have been asked but haven't filled out a 2020 census form yet.

Skipped The Census? A Knock On Your Door May Be Coming As Early As July

11:07pm June 12, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out their forms.

Cameras Can Roll In Hollywood Again

10:01pm June 12, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

New guidelines detail how film, television and commercial production can reopen in Los Angeles County.