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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York

Schumer Calls For Hazard Pay For Frontline Workers In Coronavirus Fight

A next coronavirus relief package should require additional pay for workers like nurses, doctors and first responders, the Senate minority leader said.

A soldier walks past the Pantheon monument in central Rome on April 1, as Italy extends its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The country has more than 110,000 coronavirus cases.

Italy, Seen By White House As A U.S. Analogue, Extends Nationwide Lockdown

The White House coronavirus task force calls Italy an example of how the coronavirus could play out in the U.S. The European country's death toll is rising, despite a recent slowdown in cases.

Cars cross 42th Street as rain falls on New York City. President Trump considered, and then dropped, a proposed quarantine of New York state, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut.

Fact Check: A Blanket National Quarantine Is Likely Not Legal

President Trump floated ordering a quarantine in the Northeast, and there are calls for a national stay-at-home order. But the president's powers are limited.

President Trump has not been able to hold campaign rallies since this one in Charlotte, N.C., on March 2 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

His Signature Rallies Are Off, So Here's How Trump's Campaign Has Moved Online

Rallies at which President Trump would tout a booming economy were to be central to his 2020 reelection campaign. The coronavirus has changed everything.

A school closed due to the COVID-19 epidemic in New Orleans.

9 Out Of 10 Children Are Out Of School Worldwide. What Now?

Recovery will take years, and other lessons from "education in emergencies" around the world.

The Local Take: ACLU Georgia And Your Rights During Coronavirus

This week for WCLK's The Local Take(Saturday mornings at 8am) I reached out to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia about our civil…

Prosecutors say the USNS Mercy, seen last week entering the Port of Los Angeles, was the target of a train engineer's unsuccessful attack on Tuesday. The derailed train slid to a halt more than 250 yards from the hospital ship. The Mercy was unharmed, and no one was injured.

Train Engineer Says He Crashed In Attempt To Attack Navy Hospital Ship In L.A.

"People don't know what's going on here. Now they will," the engineer allegedly told a California Highway Patrol officer who apprehended him immediately after the incident.

The Local Take Talks Public Health In A Pandemic With Morehouse School of Medicine

This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturday mornings at 8:00) I reached out to Morehouse School of Medicine to talk about public health and the role of…

Pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, photographed in 2008.

Ellis Marsalis: Pianist, Teacher And New Orleans Jazz Patriarch

The patriarch of the famous musical Marsalis family, Ellis Marsalis was not only a performer but a teacher, a mentor and a coach.

The floor of the Fiserv Forum is seen during a January media walkthrough ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. The convention has been pushed back a month, to mid-August.

Democratic National Convention Pushed Back A Month, And The Format May Change

Originally set for July, the convention has been rescheduled for mid-August in Milwaukee because of the coronavirus.

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