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California Gov. Gavin Newsom discussing his proposed budget for 2020-21, on Jan. 10. The coronavirus pandemic has turned a projected $5.6 billion surplus into a likely $54 billion deficit.

‘It’s Going To Be Painful’: Steep Cuts Expected In California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Revised Budget

The state is staring down a $54 billion deficit as the governor presents his ‘May Revise’ on Thursday.

A man gets tested for the coronavirus Wednesday in Wuhan, China, the cradle of the global pandemic. Authorities plan to test the city's entire population after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks, according to state media.

In South Korea And China, Loosening Restrictions Brings Coronavirus Resurgence

Both countries eased some of their intensive rules after new cases slowed to a trickle. But clusters have cropped up again this month, and authorities are ramping up testing to try to curb the spread.

Shoppers walk the aisles of Costco. A small business owner in the remote town of Gustavus, Alaska, travels 14 hours to reach Juneau, where he shops for critical supplies to stock his store shelves.

14 Hours And A Costco Card: How A Grocer In Alaska Feeds His Town In A Pandemic

In Gustavus, a remote city of about 450 residents, the owner of a small independent grocery makes the 14-hour round-trip journey by boat to Juneau to bring much-needed supplies back to his customers.

Snow Time Like The Present

It's been quite a year for snowfall... an exceptional year, by any measure. And we have the latest measures in hand, with the end-of-March snowpack…

Reagan Remembered In New Book

Ronald Reagan's time as president has become truly legendary. EVERYONE seems to have a story about Reagan and his accomplishments, positive and negative.…

Choosing Some Of The Worst Inventions Ever

Quick, what do you think is the greatest invention ever? Wait... before you answer, we offer an alternative question: what is the WORST invention ever?…

A common street scene in New York's Theater District: a completely empty street, shot on May 6. Broadway theaters will remain shuttered until at least early September.

Broadway Theaters Will Remain Dark At Least Through Labor Day

The Broadway League, which represents theater owners and producers, announced Tuesday that their productions will continued to be shuttered through at least Sept. 6.

'Here We Are': What Would Philip Roth Have Made Of All This?

Benjamin Taylor, one of Roth's closest friends during the last decades of his life, has written a memoir that rekindles Roth's voice: brilliant, profane, and so very funny.

Horse Stops Just a Little Too Close to Train

Even as a small boy growing up in northern Siskiyou County near the town of Ager, Charles Cooley had his own horse.One day, he and the neighbor’s son,…

2020 Census Counters Back In The Field In Rural Parts Of Oregon

After a nearly three-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Census is now picking up the 2020 count again in certain states, including Oregon.

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