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The inside of xBk, Tobi Parks' music venue in Des Moines, Iowa. Without help, hers and thousands of other small, independent spaces across the country are at risk of closing.

Independent Venues Face Bleak Future Without Aid

Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a joint news conference at the end of the European summit at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday.

EU Agrees To $858 Billion In Grants, Loans To Bail Out Pandemic-Battered Economies

Exhausted leaders emerged from a marathon five days of talks with a rescue package to help member states weather their worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

A historic drop in mortgage rates has millions of homeowners refinancing to save money. It's helping home sales, but it's not helping the broader economy as much as it would in a normal recession.

Record Low Mortgage Rates Put More Cash In Pockets, But May Not Boost Economy Much

A historic drop in rates has millions of homeowners refinancing to save money. It's helping home sales, but it's not helping the broader economy as much as it would in a normal recession.

President Trump speaks last week during a press conference in the White House Rose Garden.

Seeking Suburban Votes, Trump To Repeal Rule Combating Racial Bias In Housing

The president has been talking a lot about suburbs lately, in particular about an Obama-era rule to limit housing discrimination. It appears to be a fear-based tactic to win swing voters.

An Advocate For The Wrongly Convicted Reflects On Faith, Justice And Innocence

"I saw firsthand how police and prosecutors manipulate evidence, coerce witnesses into giving false testimony," says Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries. His memoir is When Truth is All You Have.

Travelers who arrive in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from 31 states where coronavirus statistics have been worsening must quarantine themselves for two weeks.

N.Y., N.J., Connecticut Now Say Travelers From 31 Hot Spot States Must Quarantine

"I never thought it would be this bad," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says of the number of U.S. states where the coronavirus numbers have worsened.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to unveil a Senate GOP proposal this week estimated to cost around $1 trillion.

White House And Congress At Odds Over Pandemic Relief Package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is set to unveil a GOP proposal this week that is facing some opposition among GOP senators and the White House.

Dr. Glenn Lopez administered a standard test for the coronavirus to Daniel Contreras at a mobile clinic in South Los Angeles last week. Though highly accurate, such tests can take days or more to process.

Rapid, Cheap, Less Accurate Coronavirus Testing Has A Place, Scientists Say

A single test that can give false reassurance sounds bad. But a $10 test for the coronavirus, if repeated daily, would discover real infections, say proponents of such tests as screening tools.

Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match.

Baseball Stadiums May Be Empty, But You Can Still Hear The Crowds

The fans can't come back because of the coronavirus pandemic, so Major League Baseball will pump crowd sounds into the empty ballparks when its season begins on July 23.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean and is the earliest "G" storm on record.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo Forms During A Very Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season

Gonzalo, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean, is the earliest "G" storm on record. It has been a busy start to the Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters don't think it'll be slowing down.

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