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Feed the soul In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy As spring's arrival in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with government stay-at-home orders, the itch to get outside has turned backyard gardens into a getaway for the mind in chaotic times. Published Apr. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

A guide to surviving financially as the bills come due The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans, and now April's bills are coming due. by the Associated Press Published Apr. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

US death toll eclipses China's as reinforcements head to NYC NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,800 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as hard-hit New York City rushed to bring in more medical professionals and ambulances and parked refrigerated morgue trucks on the streets to collect the dead. Published Apr. 1 2020 @ 12:05am

Churchgoers flock to hear Louisiana pastor despite virus ban CENTRAL, La. (AP) — Buses and cars filled a Louisiana church parking lot for another service Tuesday evening as worshipers flocked to hear a Louisiana pastor who is facing misdemeanor charges for holding services despite a ban on gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published Apr. 1 2020 @ 12:00am

Gas is cheap, but for many motorists there's nowhere to go U.S. gasoline prices have dropped to their lowest levels in four years, and they are almost sure to go lower as oil prices plunge. by Associated Press Published Mar. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

New York begs for medical workers New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a "staggering" number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other U.S. communities could soon face. by Associated Press Published Mar. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Celebrities, civil rights groups form coalition on census Civil rights groups, lawmakers, attorneys general, former Census Bureau directors, former Commerce Department secretaries and actors like Rita Moreno and George Takei said Monday they were forming a coalition to monitor and protect the confidentiality of the 2020 census. by Associated Press Published Mar. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them. by Associated Press Published Mar. 31 2020 @ 12:05am

Legislatures meet remotely, limit public Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus punch to the economy. by David A. Lieb, Associated Press Published Mar. 30 2020 @ 12:55am

Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis by the Associated Press shows. by Associated Press Published Mar. 30 2020 @ 12:35am

As virus makes goodbyes hard, fears of more rise in US NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000-200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned Sunday as family members described wrenching farewells through hospital windows with dying loved ones. by Associated Press Published Mar. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

List of cities stricken by virus grows The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000-200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned Sunday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country. by Associated Press Published Mar. 30 2020 @ 12:05am

College seniors hurried to squeeze in last school memories It was during Act 1 of the final dress rehearsal for Puccini's "La Rondine" at the Peabody Conservatory that the school president sent out an email canceling all nonessential gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Mar. 30 2020 @ 12:00am

Living outside lockdown: Barbers, beauty shops still open ELGIN, S.C. (AP) — With South Carolina's first coronavirus hotspot just a short jaunt up the highway, Johellen Lee hadn't been out for anything but groceries for nearly a month. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

'Officers are scared out there' as coronavirus hits US police WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — More than a fifth of Detroit's police force is quarantined; two officers have died from coronavirus and at least 39 have tested positive, including the chief of police. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:05am

'Off the charts': Virus hot spots grow in middle America DETROIT (AP) — The coronavirus continued its unrelenting spread across the United States with fatalities doubling in two days and authorities saying Saturday an infant who tested positive had died. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:00am

Coronavirus roils every segment of US child welfare system NEW YORK (AP) — Child welfare agencies across the U.S., often beleaguered in the best of times, are scrambling to confront new challenges the coronavirus is posing for caseworkers, children and parents. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:00am

Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind bars Something was wrong. The chow hall line at New York's Rikers Island jail had halted. For three hours, the men stood and waited, without food, until a correctional officer quietly delivered the news: A civilian chef was among those who tested positive for the coronavirus. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:00am

Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts amid virus ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In tiny Munfordville, Kentucky, the closure of the public library has cut people off from a computer used only for filling out census forms online. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:00am

A walk through town: Families, coronavirus and togetherness GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — In a quiet suburb just north of Richmond, Virginia, a mother and her three children spend a weekday afternoon planting a small garden of spinach, red cabbage and lettuce. by Associated Press Published Mar. 29 2020 @ 12:00am

For nursing homes, symptoms aren't enough to tell who's sick SEATTLE (AP) — An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded symptoms aren't enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term care facility. by Associated Press Published Mar. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly WASHINGTON (AP) — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. by Associated Press Published Mar. 28 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes The House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published Mar. 27 2020 @ 1:30pm