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Pediatricians Face Revenue Shortage, Scared Parents And Lack Of Protective Equipment

Pediatricians are struggling to keep their practices afloat financially during the stay-at-home shutdowns caused by the coronavirus epidemic.

Protesters say Amazon and other companies are benefiting from surging demand during the pandemic, but not doing enough to protect essential workers.

'We're Out There' So Protect Us, Protesting Workers Tell Amazon, Target, Instacart

Workers at Amazon, Target and other companies walked off the job on Friday to demand safer working conditions and transparency about how many front-line workers have gotten sick during the pandemic.

Rosemary Ugboajah (at front) with her company's leadership team, Alan Tse and Sheri Ellis.

Minority-Owned Small Businesses Were Supposed To Get Priority. They May Not Have

The CARES Act required the Small Business Administration to tell banks to prioritize underserved communities for coronavirus relief loans. That didn't happen, a new inspector general's report found.

President Trump gives remarks on retaliation against China in the Rose Garden on Friday. Alongside him are (left to right) trade adviser Peter Navarro, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Trump, Retaliating Against Beijing, Revokes Privileges For Hong Kong

President Trump says the U.S. would take a number of steps after China's central government asserted more direct authority over Hong Kong, which it had pledged to treat differently.

A Dallas Taqueria Copes With The Age Of COVID-19

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Luis Olvera, who owns the Trompo taqueria in Dallas, about how the coronavirus has impacted his small business.

The Trump administration said Wednesday that inspectors will be dispatched to determine whether staff at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., followed infection-control rules in the weeks leading up to deaths of residents there from COVID-19.

Trump Administration Announces New Scrutiny Of Nursing Homes

Health inspectors are to be "hyperfocused on infection control right now," officials say, as they suss out what allowed COVID-19 to spread in a Kirkland, Wash., nursing home.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidance detailing steps summer camps should take to prevent and respond to COVID-19 infections.

Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says day and overnight camps can operate in person this summer if they take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for potential infections.

The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.

Joe Biden speaks about economic recovery during a campaign event at Colonial Early Education Program at the Colwyck Center, in July. In an interview with Stephen Colbert, the president-elect defended his son, Hunter, whose tax affairs are under investigation.

Biden Tells Colbert He Has 'Great Confidence' In His Son Amid Investigation

The president-elect defended Hunter Biden, whose tax affairs are under federal investigation. He appeared with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, who also touched on a controversial op-ed critical of her.

Employees work in the workshop of a lithium battery manufacturing company in Huaibei, eastern China, on Nov. 14. China posted a record trade surplus in November, led by a surge in exports to the United States.

China Posts Record Month For Trade And It's Got Homebound, Bored Americans To Thank

China's trade surplus hit a record in November as exports to the U.S. soared by 46%. U.S. exports to China are also growing, but not as quickly.

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