Coronavirus Strikes at Least 2,100 Senior Facilities Across U.S., Killing 2,300 People  —  Tally of 37 states suggests pandemic has had bigger impact than federal government has reported  —  The new coronavirus has hit more than 2,100 nursing homes and other senior facilities around the U.S. …

‘Playing games with numbers’: Florida COVID-19 test backlog worse than state says  —  Florida is significantly under-reporting the state's COVID-19 testing backlog, a blind spot in the data that could obscure the pandemic's size and hamper efforts to decide when it's safe to end restrictions …

‘Unimaginable’ pain: Coronavirus robs Michigan woman of whole family  —  COVID-19 AFFECTED EVERY FACET OF A GRAND BLANC WOMAN'S GRIEF AS SHE DEALS WITH THE VIRUS-RELATED DEATHS OF HER HUSBAND AND ONLY CHILD  —  Grand Blanc — Sandy Brown tried to calm her son, Freddie, alone and scared in a hospital intensive care unit.

De Blasio Says New York Public Schools Won't Reopen Until September  —  City at the center of one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. made decision out of caution for students, faculty and staff  —  New York City's public school system, the largest in the country …

5 Increasingly Hardball Versions of the Next Stimulus  —  The news out of Washington this week made it sound like Democrats are playing hardball on economic relief, blocking a Republican bill that didn't include their top priorities.  But the Democrats aren't really playing hardball.

Trump leaves trail of unmet promises in coronavirus response  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For several months, President Donald Trump and his officials have cast a fog of promises meant to reassure a country in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.  Trump and his team haven't delivered on critical ones.

The Costly Toll of Not Shutting Down Spring Break Earlier  —  People got sick — and some died — after attending crowded parties and theme parks in Florida as the coronavirus spread.  —  MIAMI — You could find Beatriz Diaz at this spring's Winter Party Festival in Miami Beach, giving out hand sanitizer.

With Each Briefing, Trump Is Making Us Worse People  —  There has never been an American president as spiritually impoverished as Donald Trump.  And his spiritual poverty, like an overdrawn checking account that keeps imposing new penalties on a customer already in difficult straits …

Democrat Kentucky Governor Announces Plan to Record License Plates of Easter Church Goers and Force Them to Self-Quarantine for 14 Days  —  The state of Kentucky is cracking down on Easter weekend worshippers by recording the license plates of people who attend services and forcing them to “self-quarantine” for two weeks afterwards.

Footnotes in watchdog report indicate FBI knew of risk of Russian disinformation in Steele dossier  —  The FBI was warned sections of the controversial Steele dossier could have been part of a “Russian disinformation campaign to denigrate U.S. foreign relations,” according to newly declassified footnotes …

How many missed?  Texas is second-worst in the nation for COVID-19 testing  —  Six times in three weeks, Marci Rosenberg and her ailing husband and teenage children tried to get tested for the new coronavirus — only to be turned away each time, either for not meeting narrow testing criteria …

Slow Start for Rapid Coronavirus Tests Frustrates States  —  Most states received materials to conduct about 100 tests, regardless of population; 'I'm banging my head against the wall'  —  A rapid test for the new coronavirus that was touted by the White House as a game-changing development …

The Coronavirus Outbreak  —  Frequently Asked Questions and Advice  —  When will this end?  —  This is a difficult question, because a lot depends on how well the virus is contained.  A better question might be: “How will we know when to reopen the country?”

Trump's Socially Distanced Campaign Backed by a new loyalist press secretary, the president's coronavirus briefings have replaced reelection rallies.  —  We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … Donald Trump glances up at the TVs on the wall or down at the newspapers on his desk.

Whitmer's new stay home order blasted by critics for lack of consistency  —  LANSING — State residents can't travel to their Up North cottages, but Illinois residents who own one in Michigan apparently can.  —  In-store purchases of Michigan Lottery tickets are still permitted …

A Laredo ER spent $500,000 on coronavirus tests.  Health officials say they're unreliable.  —  A private emergency room owner bought 20,000 rapid COVID-19 tests, but a week later they were seized by the federal government.  It's a bitter example of what can go wrong when local governments try …

Louisiana church expecting 2,000 at Easter service despite coronavirus: ‘Satan and a virus will not stop us’  —  While many churches across the nation plan to hold their Easter services online Sunday, a Louisiana pastor says his church near Baton Rouge is expecting a crowd of 2,000 …

New federal projections show huge spike in coronavirus infections in the summer if current lockdown and social distancing measures are lifted after planned 30 days  — About 95 percent of the US is currently on some form of lockdown after President Donald Trump issued guidelines that called for 30 days of measures

Trump's China-bashing ad is more ridiculous than you thought  —  President Trump's new campaign ad attacking Joe Biden as soft on China and coronavirus is drawing attention for its ugly xenophobia.  As many have noted, in order to portray Biden as weak and overly deferential toward China …

Can Trump reopen the economy on May 1?  Not really  —  President Trump said again Friday he would “love” to begin reopening the nation's shuttered economy on May 1.  But ultimately, nervous governors, mayors, school boards and families across the country will determine when to resume normal life.

'I'm Sorry I Can't Kiss You'—Coronavirus Victims Are Dying Alone  —  A brutal hallmark of the pandemic is the way it isolates victims in their final moments  —  Her father was 83 years old, sweating and gasping for breath.  Nancy Hopkins leaned down and rubbed his arm just before paramedics put him into an ambulance.

Why Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers flip-flopped on postponing his state's primary  —  Why did Gov. Tony Evers, a Wisconsin Democrat, change his mind by trying to postpone the Wisconsin State Supreme Court election this week when both he and Vice President Joe Biden had just recently said that the voting could proceed?

In India, life under coronavirus brings blue skies and clean air  —  NEW DELHI — Inside the world's largest lockdown, there are no flights, no passenger trains, no taxis and few functioning industries.  But one thing is remarkably abundant: cleaner air.  —  India is engaged in a desperate bid to …

Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police  —  (CNN) — Face masks aren't mandatory everywhere, but strict rules on wearing them have been enforced in the Czech Republic — even for nudists.  —  The European country has begun to relax restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus …

Gary Locke Is Mad About That Trump Ad  —  It was getting late in the afternoon, but Gary Locke hadn't had time for breakfast or lunch.  Too many emails, phone calls, and texts had been coming in from friends, family, former aides.  The former Washington governor's friends were indignant.

Biden accuser Tara Reade files criminal complaint over 1993 allegation  —  A woman who accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her when she worked for him in 1993 has filed a formal criminal complaint with the Washington, DC, police about the alleged incident, Business Insider has learned.

The Transformation of Hart Island  —  The coronavirus is permanently changing the role of New York City's public burial ground.  —  At least once a week between January and March, J. Crawford woke up around 5:30 a.m. on Rikers Island, the city's largest jail complex, and changed into work boots and an orange and white jumpsuit.

Texas governor prepares executive order setting guidelines to reopen businesses  —  GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to unveil an executive order with guidelines on how businesses can reopen.  —  Abbott held a press conference Friday to announce a forthcoming executive order that sets guidelines …

White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture Industry  —  New White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to see how to reduce wage rates for foreign guest workers on American farms, in order to help U.S. farmers struggling during …

Experts Topics … Call It a Ponzi Scheme  —  Even during the Covid-19 crisis, colleges abuse their economic and reputational privileges.  —  Covid-19  —  As American unemployment mounted by the millions in March and April, the dance of the college diversity deans kept up its usual brisk pace.