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A volunteer looks out near a Chinese national flag during a farewell ceremony for the last group of medical workers who came from outside Wuhan to help the city during the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Wednesday.

China Raises Wuhan Death Stats By Half To Account For Reporting Delays And Omissions

The revised figures from Wuhan, the city that was the original epicenter of the outbreak, add 1,290 deaths, bringing the total for the city to 3,869.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are calling on Congress to approve $500 billion in budget relief for states struggling with the coronavirus.

Governors Call For $500 Billion Bailout Amid Standoff Over Coronavirus Relief Funds

Governors are signaling a dire financial picture for states as Congress spars over including state and local funds along with additional money for small business loans.

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg speaks in Sioux Falls, S.D., in February 2014. Ravnsborg struck and killed a pedestrian Saturday night.

S.D.'s Attorney General Fatally Strikes Man With Car, Says He Thought He Hit A Deer

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed a 55-year-old man on a rural stretch of road Saturday night. State authorities are investigating.

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is one of 23 freshmen Democrats whom the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is endorsing in this fall's elections.

Nation's Largest Business Lobby Backs Vulnerable Democrats For Reelection

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed 30 House Democrats for reelection, the highest number of Democrats to earn the business lobby's support in at least a decade.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, pictured March 3 at City Hall in Phoenix, says the city needs more help responding to the coronavirus.

Phoenix Mayor Says The City Is In A 'Crisis Situation,' Needs Help

Arizona is now one of the worst COVID-19 hot spots in the Unites States. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about how her city is managing the outbreak.

Jeff Sessions talks with the media after voting in Alabama's primary election, on March 3 in Mobile, Ala.

Jeff Sessions Loses Comeback Bid For Alabama Senate Seat

Former football coach Tommy Tuberville, who was endorsed by President Trump, faces Democrat Sen. Doug Jones, who is considered vulnerable, in November.

Jamaal Bowman speaks to reporters after voting June 23 at a polling station in Yonkers, N.Y.

Progressive Jamaal Bowman Projected To Oust Longtime Rep. Engel In N.Y. Primary

The education advocate and former middle school principal's victory is a win for New York's progressive movement.

U.S. troops in the Vietnam War read the <em>Stars and Stripes</em> newspaper in 1969. The Pentagon plans to shut down the paper, for generations aimed at U.S. military personnel, at the end of this month.

Pentagon Says It Will Close 'Stars and Stripes,' But Trump Says It Won't Happen

The Pentagon said the paper would shut down by Sept. 30. Shortly afterward President Trump tweeted that it won't happen "under my watch."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., released a stopgap spending bill Monday without farm aid favored by Republicans.

Stopgap Spending Bill Hits Snag Over Farm Aid Days Before Shutdown Deadline

The disagreement over the House Democrats' bill released Monday means lawmakers have less than two weeks to reach an agreement before federal funding runs out.

Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a "spit hood" over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him.

New York Attorney General To Empanel Grand Jury In Daniel Prude Death Investigation

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Saturday that she is putting together a grand jury as part of an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in March.

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