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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledged that more people are being buried at the city's potter's field, but stressed that only the bodies of the unclaimed would be buried there.

Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines steps to reopen businesses and hints at an earlier start to the school year.

Less than 30 minutes after opening up its portal for low-income Portlanders to apply for direct cash assistance, the city’s housing bureau has stopped taking applications.

They died 500 years ago in what may be the world's largest sacrificial killing of children, reported National Geographic.

New research suggests that climate change is the key driver of a five-fold increase in the amount of land burned annually in California.

As more states order residents to stay at home to combat spread of the coronavirus, Mississippi and Florida are taking a different approach.

While state officials warn against gatherings of more than 10 people, spring breakers continue to gather in large numbers. In Florida, many communities are closing bars, restaurants and beaches.

Nearly half of the 850,000 farmworkers in California are undocumented, and labor unions say sometimes they are denied sick leave. Undocumented workers are excluded from the coronavirus relief package.

The abrupt halt of worldwide commerce is having an effect on nature. But are temporary reductions in emissions and other human-caused activities going to make a long-term difference?

"Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, which is forming a regional coalition of states. California will work with Oregon and Washington.