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Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during a May 26 briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C.

N.C. Health Secretary Warns Of Surge In Cases, Possible Return Of Stay-At-Home Orders

North Carolina recently saw its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections. "If we need to go back to stay-at-home, we will," says Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen.

Protestors gathered outside Cincinnati City Hall Monday asking that City Council defund police in the upcoming city budget.

Defunding Police Likely Major Topic During Cincinnati Budget Hearings

Hundreds of people have already signed up to participate in public hearings about Cincinnati's budget . Those sessions start Tuesday evening and will...

Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's director-general of health, pictured last week, said Tuesday that two women flying in from the U.K. via Australia had tested positive for the coronavirus and had been in isolation since their arrival.

After Weeks Of No New Cases Of COVID-19 In New Zealand, 2 Arrivals Test Positive

"We will almost certainly see cases here again" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern predicted last week. "That is not a sign we have failed." The two women in the new cases are in self-isolation.

On Wednesday the U.S. Senate's education committee heard testimony on reopening schools. (Top row from left: Sen. Lamar Alexander, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova, Sen. Bob Casey. Middle: former education secretary John B. King Jr., Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Bottom: Penny Schwinn, Matthew Blomstedt, Sen. Tammy Baldwin.)

Senate Panel Asks: When Can K-12 Schools Safely Reopen?

The U.S. Senate's education committee grappled with the challenges public schools face as they prepare to reopen safely in the fall.

High Court: Ban On Sex Discrimination Applies To LGBTQ Employees

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of workplace protections for the LGBTQ community. The decision said they're covered under civil rights legislation that bans discrimination on the basis of sex.

Cincinnati City Council's budget hearing turned into a street demonstration after Councilman and Budget and Finance Committee Chair David Mann ended the meeting.

Budget Hearing Breaks Down After Mann Abruptly Ends Meeting

Cincinnati City Council's final public hearing Thursday night on the city budget ended in chaos.

Here's What Cincinnati's Final Budget Could Look Like

The full Cincinnati City Council is expected to take a series of votes Wednesday that will enact a budget for the new fiscal year starting July 1.

Then-national security adviser John Bolton at the White House in July 2019. Bolton received a reported $2 million advance for his book about his time in the Trump administration, but a judge has raised the possibility that he may not be able to keep it.

John Bolton's Big Paycheck For His Book May Be In Jeopardy

Bolton was reportedly paid a $2 million advance for the book, and could receive even more in royalties. But a judge says Bolton made a risky bet by publishing it without government approval.

"China supports the idea of a comprehensive review of the global response to COVID-19, after it is brought under control," says President Xi Jinping, seen here with President Trump last summer.

Xi Defends China's COVID-19 Actions, Backs 'Impartial' Review Of Pandemic Response

President Xi Jinping did not specifically refer to any of President Trump's criticisms. But he said the pandemic has exposed "weaknesses and deficiencies" in the global health system.

Democrats Launch An Investigation Into Firing Of State Department Inspector General

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey about the investigation into why State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was fired last Friday.

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