In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America  —  It was Jan. 22, a day after the first case of covid-19 was detected in the United States, and orders were pouring into Michael Bowen's company outside Fort Worth, some from as far away as Hong Kong.

AP Exclusive: Top White House officials buried CDC report  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House …

Exclusive: Obama says in private call that ‘rule of law is at risk’ in Michael Flynn case  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama, talking privately to former members of his administration, said Friday that the “rule of law is at risk” in the wake of what he called an unprecedented move …

Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87  —  Pianist-singer behind “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Long Tall Sally” set the template that a generation of musicians would follow  —  Little Richard, a founding father of rock and roll whose fervent shrieks …

South Dakota governor tells Sioux tribes they have 48 hours to remove Covid-19 checkpoints  —  (CNN)The governor of South Dakota has given an ultimatum to two Sioux tribes: Remove checkpoints on state and US highways within 48 hours or risk legal action.  —  Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday …

The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months  —  When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently from William Golding's bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman  —  For centuries western culture has been permeated …

72 got COVID-19 after being at large event  —  MADISON, Wis. — More than 70 people who tested positive for the coronavirus since an April 24 rally at the Wisconsin state Capitol indicated they had attended a large gathering, but the state Department of Health Services cant' say if they were at the rally …

The one Republican Senate candidate willing to call out Donald Trump  —  Few Republicans are willing to say a negative word about President Donald Trump.  —  John James — a rising star in the GOP who last year was floated to be Trump's ambassador to the United Nations …

It took 74 days for suspects to be charged in the death of a black jogger.  Many people are asking why it took so long.  —  BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The arrests of two white men in the fatal shooting of a black jogger did little to calm outrage in this coastal community Friday …

Anxious About the Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump  —  Surveys show the president's standing with seniors, the group most vulnerable to the coronavirus, has fallen as he pushes to reopen the country.  —  WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis and the administration's halting response …

Why Is the Stock Market Rallying When the Economy Is So Bad?  —  Five reasons the stock market is soaring as the economy is floundering: from buoyant tech stocks to high earnings hopes to fear of missing out  —  The latest jobs report revealing record U.S. unemployment highlights …

No one in this country is above the law.  The Supreme Court is about to teach that lesson.  —  Twenty-six years ago, I published my first op-ed. Entitled “'No Man in This Country ... Is Above the Law,'” it addressed news reports that President Bill Clinton planned to claim an immunity …

GOP lawmakers proposing new bill to limit powers of Ohio health director  —  Two Republican state lawmakers are proposing new legislation that would strip the state's health director position of much of its power to respond to a pandemic.  —  The bill is being proposed by state Reps. Ron Hood …

Jim Bakker's Prepper Village Is Having the Worst Apocalypse Ever  —  Televangelist Jim Bakker once lauded the Morningside community he founded as a safe haven in “troubled times.”  But it's apparently not safe from Bakker's own legal woes.  —  Morningside USA was supposed to be apocalypse-proof.

The pandemic shows WHO lacks authority to force governments to divulge information, experts say  —  The WHO has come under criticism for its deferential tone toward China, but the organization denies it withheld information about COVID-19.  —  WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic has exposed …

keyboard_arrow_down  —  To Army Special Forces veteran Drew White, the plan to take over Venezuelan oil fields after overthrowing the government — being pitched by a troubled fellow former 10th Special Forces Group soldier — seemed too far-fetched to be believed.

‘Lockdown protest’ couple film themselves wearing masks with SWASTIKAS on them while grocery shopping in the same California town where a man wore a KKK hood in another store  — Dustin Hart, who goes by Dusty Shekel on social media, posted a 14-minute clip of his encounter in a Santee Food 4 Less on Bit Chute

As Job Losses Mount, Lawmakers Face a Make-or-Break Moment  —  The United States just lost 20 million jobs.  The wrong federal response could make those layoffs a permanent fixture of the U.S. economy and sentence thousands of companies to bankruptcy.  —  WASHINGTON — As the nation confronts …

There's One Big Reason the U.S. Economy Can't Reopen  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  The United States is mired in one of the most immiserating peacetime moments in its history.

Ousted government scientist who pushed back on Trump-touted coronavirus treatment speaks out  —  Rick Bright says he was removed from his position after he warned about deficiencies in the country's response to COVID-19.  —  Rick Bright, the government virologist who says he was removed …

Outbreaks in Germany, S. Korea show the risks in easing up  —  ROME (AP) — South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, and Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses …

Richard Grenell, a True Hero of Our Times  —  You may have noticed, as a mere citizen of this country, there are many things you are not supposed to know.  —  You are not mature enough or intelligent enough to handle certain information.  You are in, in effect, a child in a supposedly democratic republic.

This is how economic pain is distributed in America  —  Job losses due to the coronavirus shutdown have fallen unequally on Americans according to age, gender, educational attainment and race  —  As the unemployment rate soared in April to its highest levels since the Great Depression …

Fight Over Virus's Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle  —  Elements of the right have sought to bolster the President Trump's political standing by turning scientific questions into political issues.  —  The claim was tailor-made for President Trump's most steadfast backers …

The Southern Democrat with the power to shut down Trump's convention  —  North Carolina Roy Cooper has got a doozy on his hands.  —  He's a Democratic governor, up for reelection in a Republican-leaning Southern swing state, pushing a go-slow approach to reopening the economy as protests intensify and neighboring states move quicker.