Officials are scrambling to find ways to protect residents against dueling threats of extreme heat and the coronavirus. Continue reading Coronavirus Makes Cooling Centers Risky, Just as Scorching Weather Hits

The group, backed by Amazon, opposes President Trump’s demands that the Postal Service ratchet up its package delivery rates. Nearly one in five children in the U.S. are not getting enough to eat. Continue reading Coronavirus Live Updates: Online Retailers Plan Campaign to Save Postal Service

Democrats are seeking to raise benefits as research shows a rise in food insecurity without modern precedent amid the pandemic. But Republicans have balked at a long-term expansion of the program. Continue reading As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point

The measures came about after Democrats took control of the Legislature for the first time in more than two decades last year. Continue reading Virginia’s New Laws on L.G.B.T. Protections, Guns and Marijuana Reflect a Shift in Power

As traders scattered to their homes, sacrificing fast speeds, multiple screens and intricate setups, decisions took longer to communicate, slowing markets and adding uncertainty. Continue reading Working From Home Feeds Market’s Woes in Little Ways That Add Up

An 18-year-old has accused a prominent lawyer of sexually abusing her for years. The case has become a pivotal test for China’s fledgling #MeToo movement. Continue reading Anger Erupts in China After Teen Says Guardian Repeatedly Raped Her

The Census Bureau said it would extend the deadlines for collecting census data and would ask Congress for a delay in providing final counts used for congressional redistricting. Continue reading Knocked Off Track by Coronavirus, Census Announces Delay in 2020 Count

Dr. Ryan Padgett, 45, once played in the Rose Bowl for Northwestern. He had rarely missed a day of work to illness. Then the coronavirus took him to the brink of death. Continue reading He Was a Doctor Who Never Got Sick. Then the Coronavirus Nearly Killed Him.

It is unclear if lawmakers will be able to reach a consensus this week even as the Trump administration says the program could run out of funds as early as Friday. Continue reading Stalemate Over Small-Business Aid Deepens as Officials Warn of Funding Lapse

The immediate immiseration of millions of people highlights our mutual bond. Continue reading Are We at the Start of a New Protest Movement?