AP Exclusive: Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment.

‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet  —  Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.  —  BLAINE, Wash. — In his decades of beekeeping, Ted McFall had never seen anything like it.

34 days of pandemic: Inside Trump's desperate attempts to reopen America  —  The epidemiological models under review in the White House Situation Room in late March were bracing.  In a best-case scenario, they showed the novel coronavirus was likely to kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans.

The US just reported its deadliest day for coronavirus patients as states reopen, according to WHO  — The U.S. saw 2,909 people die of Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the data, which was collected as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday.  — That's the highest daily death toll in the U.S. yet based …

Monty Bennett, Trump donor and largest recipient of PPP funds, will return money  — The largest recipient of COVID-19 bailout loans, Trump campaign donor Monty Bennett, announced Saturday he would return all money received through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Oklahoma city ends face mask rule for shoppers after store employees are threatened  —  “Store employees have been threatened with physical violence and showered with verbal abuse,” the Stillwater city manager said.  “There has been one threat of violence using a firearm.”

Maryland Cancels Big Coronavirus-Mask Order  —  The state says it has notified the attorney general about a high-profile broker  —  The state of Maryland has canceled a large order of coronavirus supplies from a politically connected company and asked state law-enforcement officials to investigate the matter, Maryland officials said.

Trump campaign divided over how to attack Biden amid worries over troubling poll numbers  —  For weeks the Trump reelection effort has diligently cut, catalogued and pushed out viral videos of every verbal stumble Joe Biden makes in interviews, relentlessly pushing the idea …

She Predicted the Coronavirus.  What Does She Foresee Next?  —  Laurie Garrett, the prophet of this pandemic, expects years of death and “collective rage.”  —  I told Laurie Garrett that she might as well change her name to Cassandra.  Everyone is calling her that anyway.

Excess U.S. deaths hit estimated 37,100 in pandemic's early days, far more than previously known  —  New analysis of six-week period shows 13,500 more deaths than are now attributed to covid-19 as updated federal data reveals added details on the broad toll

Our city, unmasked: Imagining New York, for worse and better, after the coronavirus pandemic  —  The city that never sleeps is taking a nap now, and it's going to be a very different place when it finally wakes up.  —  Not long after the World Trade Center was destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001 …

There's a more accurate way to compare coronavirus deaths to the flu  —  If we measure flu mortality the same way we count covid-19 deaths, the picture becomes very stark  —  Months into the coronavirus pandemic, some politicians and pundits continue to promote ham-handed comparisons between covid-19 …

Trump Received Intelligence Briefings On Coronavirus Twice In January  —  President Trump twice received intelligence briefings on the coronavirus in January, according to a White House official.  The official tells NPR the briefings occurred on Jan. 23 and Jan. 28.

The Secret to Making a Liberal Argument Sound Dumb: Pretending Trump Doesn't Exist  —  Conservative intellectuals caught between a president who has turned the idea of having any intellectual basis at all for one's ideas into a dada joke, and an audience that demands fealty to him, have found refuge in anti-anti-Trumpism.

Masked or Not, Mike Pence Keeps the Peace With a Poker Face  —  “Task forces and vice presidents don't get to decide things,” said Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor.  —  WASHINGTON — The paradox of Vice President Mike Pence getting in trouble for failing to wear a mask is that perhaps …

Sheriff Gregory Tony's secret: As a teenager, he shot and killed a man  —  Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony shot and killed a man when he was a teenager living in a poor urban neighborhood in Philadelphia, according to records and interviews with family members of the dead man.

Kim Jong Un, Smoking and Strolling, Reappears After Three-Week Absence  —  North Korean leader visits factory, while President Trump says two may talk soon  —  SEOUL—Newly published photos and video showed a smiling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strolling around a factory Friday …

Coronavirus NSW: Dossier lays out case against China bat virus program  —  China deliberately suppressed or destroyed evidence of the coronavirus outbreak in an “assault on international transparency” that cost tens of thousands of lives, according to a dossier prepared by concerned Western governments on the COVID-19 contagion.

Texans wary of flying because of coronavirus, cautious about in-person shopping, Dallas News-UT Tyler poll shows  —  A narrow majority feels comfortable visiting a close friend or relative at their home, but nearly 4 of every 5 Texans are uneasy about attending a crowded event.

Violent clash over coronavirus tests at ICE detention center in Massachusetts, 3 sent to hospital  —  The incident ended with three detainees sent to a hospital and $25,000 in damage to the detention center, officials said.  Congressman Joe Kennedy is calling for an investigation.

Theaters Prepare to Reopen with TSA-Style Check-in, Temperature Screenings, and Plexiglass  —  Texas governor Greg Abbott has partially lifted the veil on lockdown in his state, allowing select nonessential businesses to reopen in order to get the economy moving again.