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America Weighs Health Versus Economy, As Divide Grows On When To Reopen

President Trump seems to be itching for states to reopen — frankly, faster than his own administration's guidelines recommend.

American Lung Association gives Delaware's air poor marks again

New data shows Delaware continues to have poor air quality by some metrics—especially in the northern part of the state. The American Lung Association’s…

DOC Commissioner paints COVID-19 outbreak in Delaware's prisons as 'contained,' advocate disagrees

Elected officials have joined advocates in publicly questioning the Department of Correction response to COVID-19. State Sen. Darius Brown hosted a…

Cheryl Porter shows pictures she has printed from cell phone images of her incarcerated son, who was injured in a riot at Parchman prison. "It was a bloodbath," she says.

After Inmate Deaths, Mississippi Faces Pressure To Reform Its Prisons

The state of Mississippi is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation following the deaths of more than 30 inmates in its prison system since late last year.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

Coronavirus Social Distancing Orders Put Barbers Out Of Work

John Brown owns Joe Black Barber Shop in Pearland, Texas. Since the coronavirus outbreak, his barbers are out of a job. But he's lost much more in this pandemic: His mother died of COVID-19.

Mississippi Pressured To Overhaul Prison System After Inmate Deaths

Thirty prison inmates have died in Mississippi since the end of last year. The state faces lawsuits and a government probe over violence, decrepit conditions, and a culture of neglect and corruption.

Some Protesters Call For Ending Coronavirus Lockdowns, Despite Public Health Warnings

Some businesses are protesting COVID-19 closures, saying the economic toll will be worse than the deaths from the virus. But health experts warn a premature opening could make everything worse.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Ne-yarn-derthals; Icy Jungle and Barnyard Conference

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus on Thursday. Governors were mixed in their response to the federal government's plan to reopen America.

Governors Divide By Party On Trump Plan To Reopen Businesses Shut By Coronavirus

Democratic governors say they want the federal government to play a stronger role in testing for infections, which they say is necessary to restore the economy. Republican governors are more bullish.

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