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Betsy DeVos, a longtime advocate of alternatives to public schools, has announced more than $300 million from the coronavirus rescue package will go toward grants for home schooling and work-based learning programs.https://trib.al/qDA2uYN 

50% of Americans say they've been personally economically impacted by the coronavirus, a new poll finds. And the pandemic is having a harsher economic effect on people of color, young people and those without a college degree.https://trib.al/XxXLvDV 

Experts say the coronavirus pandemic is likely to trigger the sharpest recession in the U.S. since the Great Depression. The economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate in the first three months of the year — marking the first quarterly contraction since 2014.https://trib.al/3yL0XvR 

As some governors prepare to reopen their states' economies, millions of employees will have to decide between returning to work and risking their safety — or staying home and losing state and federal benefits.https://trib.al/1mBHw2C 

In her farewell statement, a U.N. human rights monitor is calling for an investigation into allegations of ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar.https://trib.al/JkcYdCa 

The United States now has more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. As of Monday, 5.1 million Americans had been tested — but one Harvard study estimates the U.S. needs to start testing 5 million people per day.https://trib.al/pzAIkMj 

NEW: The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate in the first three months of the year — marking the first quarterly contraction since 2014, and the largest since the Great Recession.https://trib.al/KLRSPQq 

A fatal duck boat accident that killed 17 people in 2018 likely would not have happened if the U.S. Coast Guard had acted on recommendations made after a similar tragedy over two decades ago, NTSB investigators say.https://trib.al/8odK0qu 

50% of Americans say they've been personally economically impacted by the coronavirus, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.https://trib.al/NTQ6TFH 

Some states are moving forward with plans to relax social distancing. But many would be wise to wait, experts say. Here's when each state could begin to safely reopen, according to one University of Washington model https://trib.al/tpYmYYu 

If you're going to travel the back roads of Azerbaijan, you won't need a little car, you'll need a Lada. Photographer Tom Marsden captures the brick-like Soviet sedan in its natural habitat — out past where the asphalt ends.https://trib.al/W58kzAo 

In Italy, some grocery shoppers are putting a new twist on a century-old tradition "la spesa sospesa" — to pay in advance for someone who can't afford it. A store will usually double the amount donated and pass the food to a local aid group.https://trib.al/777BnoI 

The deterioration of religious freedom in India is "perhaps the steepest and most alarming" of all the negative developments identified globally by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the group's vice-chairperson says.https://trib.al/0WIq82v 

The novel coronavirus is possibly the most devastating global health threat the World Health Organization has faced in its 72-year history. Here's a look at the organization's history, mission and role in the crisis https://trib.al/uPRAlgJ 

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Illinois' extended stay-at-home policy to state lawmaker Darren Bailey who sued to lift the policy. But the ruling only applies to one person — Bailey.https://trib.al/6LBenhC 

When they were younger, Larry and Elise Hawkinson wandered Europe, not always knowing where they would sleep the next night. Now, the difficult distance they have to cover is the one between two buildings on the same property. (@KQED)https://trib.al/WmkKJxh 

Beginning Friday, Ohio will allow some health procedures to take place, and dentists and veterinarians can reopen. On Monday, manufacturers and offices can reopen. Restaurants, bars, barbershops and salons will remain closed indefinitely. (@WOSU)https://trib.al/1IDzUEd 

More than half of older Americans, many with chronic conditions, put off medical treatment during the first month of social distancing, a new nationwide survey found. Live updates:https://trib.al/RbVjttT 

The fundraiser is an emerging trend with coronavirus-themed songs — but it’s not all doom and gloom. From '90s boy bands to international rappers, some artists have found inspiration in the virus.https://trib.al/Ozk78Hj 

Last summer, Lawrence Wright finished a novel about a virus that starts in Asia, wrecks the economy and kills people worldwide. Now, he hopes "it doesn't turn out as badly as I forecast."https://trib.al/lF8P0nv