The House of Representatives passed the $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package (208-199) on Friday, despite 14 Democrats crossing party lines to vote against the bill. The package would expand unemployment programs, provide rent relief and deliver federal aid to local and state governments. The bill, in its current form, is expected to face strong opposition from White House and the Republican-led Senate; however, it may open a window to bipartisan negotiations.

More states are lifting restrictions on public life and allowing businesses to reopen. But some are keeping areas with the worst coronavirus outbreaks locked down.

Here's how the coronavirus is spreading in the real world.

On average, income is a strong simple predictor of a neighborhood’s change: The higher-earning a neighborhood is, the more likely it is to have emptied out.

By the end of the year, the restaurant industry will lose a projected $240 billion, according to the National Restaurant Association. In this tough time, some beloved shops have already shut their doors for good.

A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientists’ concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.

Sweden’s outbreak has been far deadlier than those of its neighbors, but it’s still better off than many countries that enforced strict lockdowns.

The English artist's newest project was written and recorded entirely in her home studio during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

A safe return to normal life without a widely available Covid-19 vaccine could be difficult. Here's what you need to know about the frontrunners.

PBS NewsHour spoke with dozens of former staffers, one who said that Reade had been fired for performance issues. Reade alleges that the former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee sexually assaulted and harassed her during her time as one of his Senate staffers.

New York has been the hardest-hit state in the country by the coronavirus crisis. As regions of New York begin to reopen today, here’s a look back at the outbreak in the state over the last few months.

The US House of Representatives adopted a resolution to allow members to cast votes remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time in its 231-year history.

During a virtual town hall special on MSNBC, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee urged those who believe allegations made against him by former staffer Tara Reade to “vote their heart”, adding: “I wouldn’t vote for me if I believed Tara Reade.” Reade alleges that Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993, an allegation which Biden has publicly denied.

At a White House event on Friday, the president discussed a government push to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2020, comparing the effort to the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb.

The National Fair Housing Alliance surveyed its 80 fair housing groups across the country and found 13% were seeing an uptick in sexual harassment complaints.

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In a statement, CEO Jill Soltau said that the current pandemic has "created unprecedented challenges" and that the state of the retail industry in the US is "requiring JCPenney to make difficult decisions in running our business to protect the safety of our associates and customers and the future of our company." The 118-year-old company is set to close a number of stores but has not yet disclosed which ones.