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Several processing plants in the U.S. are sitting idle this week because workers are sick with the coronavirus. Other facilities are still operating, but fewer workers are showing up.

At a time when the public needs information, local news is taking a major hit from the coronavirus. Can local news survive the pandemic, just when it’s needed most?

The Army says it will adhere to social distancing rules. Officials said that training will operate at "a reduced capacity," but did not offer specifics. Basic training had been paused for two weeks.

McGill Johnson has been the group's interim leader for almost a year, taking up the position after the abrupt removal of its former president, Leana Wen.

Johns Hopkins University's tracking site shows almost 2.7 million confirmed cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday. Total U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are more than double those of Brazil, which ranks second.

Organizers announced on Wednesday that the Ryder Cup will be held in September 2021 instead of the initially scheduled 2020 date. It is the first postponement of the event since Sept. 11.

Orlando McDaniel was a Division 1 track athlete whose speed got him drafted to the Denver Broncos. He died in March at the age of 59 of COVID-19.

The president says 50,000 could die from the flu. So far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, it's at least 23,000 with an upper estimate as high as 59,000.

The Democratic proposal has two main components: up to a $25,000 pay increase for essential workers, and a one-time $15,000 incentive to help recruit new health care workers.

House lawmakers have been wrangling over an alternative to in-person voting during the pandemic. One House Democratic leader is says the answer is allowing some to be able to vote by proxy.