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Lester Holt starts show for children about the coronavirus

Lester Holt starts show for children about the coronavirus

NEW YORK — In the NBC “Nightly News” inaugural kids edition, Sadie of Morristown, New Jersey, posed the question that everyone wishes had an answer. "When is coronavirus going to end? she said.
Big unknowns about virus complicate getting back to normal

Big unknowns about virus complicate getting back to normal

WASHINGTON — Reopening the U.S. economy is complicated by some troubling scientific questions about the new coronavirus that go beyond the logistics of whether enough tests are available.
CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada Council announce Digital Originals funding

CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada Council announce Digital Originals funding

OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts have created a new funding initiative to help the country's arts community pivot work to online audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'

VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage.
Soap star Benard says quarantine hard on his mental health

Soap star Benard says quarantine hard on his mental health

NEW YORK — Longtime “General Hospital” star Maurice Benard says sheltering in place can take its toll on your mental health.
A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again

A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again

During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are returning to that idea in the fight against a global pandemic.
A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again

A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again

During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are returning to that idea in the fight against a global pandemic.
Fans sue MLB, teams over ticket money, ask for class action

Fans sue MLB, teams over ticket money, ask for class action

LOS ANGELES — A pair of fans in New York sued Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred and the 30 teams, asking for their money back for tickets and for certification of class-action status. The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S.
Many beaches may be closed, but `beach reads' still coming

Many beaches may be closed, but `beach reads' still coming

NEW YORK — Mary Parker is a nurse from St. Louis so caught up in the beach novels of Elin Hilderbrand that she makes an annual trip to Nantucket, the Massachusetts island community where Hilderbrand sets her stories.
"I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school

"I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school

Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last.
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