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The recently enacted $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill includes around $20 billion to make larger premium subsidies available to consumers who buy qualified Affordable Care Act plans.

The COVID Relief Bill Expands The Affordable Care Act. It Doesn't Come Cheap

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill expands subsidies for private insurance plans. That will lighten the burden on consumers, but it locks taxpayers into yet more support for the health care industry.

Going to stay with family means exposing both households. Can testing in advance keep everyone safe?

I Want To Expand My Social Bubble. Should I Get A Coronavirus Test First?

If you want to socialize with family or friends — say share a vacation cabin — can testing in advance keep everyone safe? We asked experts how diagnostic tests work and how to interpret the results.

Ty Figuero, center, a nurse in the Urgent Care at Sharp Rees-Stealy Rancho Bernardo screens a patient with COVID-19 symptoms in a tent set up outside of the hospital, April 14, 2020.

Fewer Patients Visiting Urgent Cares, Emergency Departments During Pandemic

Data has shown San Diegans are taking fewer trips to locations like stores and parks, but urgent care centers are also seeing a decrease in visits.

Patricia Stamper, with her 5-year-old son, works with children who have cognitive and physical disabilities at an elementary school in Washington, D.C.

'I'm Only 1 Person': Teachers Feel Torn Between Their Students And Their Own Kids

Educators around the U.S. told us they're facing heartbreaking choices between the needs of their students and the needs of their own children.

Stamper with her husband, Pete, and two sons at their home in Washington, D.C.

'I'm Only 1 Person': Teachers Feel Torn Between Their Students And Their Own Kids

Educators around the U.S. told us they're facing heartbreaking choices between the needs of their students and the needs of their own children.

Workers line up to enter a Tyson Foods pork processing plant last month in Logansport, Ind. Some of the worst workplace coronavirus outbreaks have been in the meatpacking industry. Safety advocates say the companies still aren't doing enough to protect workers. Major meatpackers JBS USA, Smithfield Foods and Tyson have said worker safety is their highest priority.

Thousands Of Workers Say Their Jobs Are Unsafe As Economy Reopens

In places ranging from chicken processing plants to hair salons, workers say employers aren't doing enough to protect them from getting sick. Advocates blame a lack of mandatory federal safety rules.

A crane stands at a housing construction site in downtown San Diego in this undated photo.

Affordable Housing Bond Measure Moves Closer To Reality

San Diego City Council Members on Wednesday voted to keep alive a $900 million affordable housing bond proposed for the November ballot, as city leaders run out of other options for dealing with the city's homelessness crisis.

Visitors to the River Walk pass a restaurant that has reopened in San Antonio, Texas, on May 27. Texas continues to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Many States See A Surge Of Patients

New cases are rising in at least 20 states, even as restrictions on daily life continue to ease. The U.S. total represents more than 25% of the confirmed cases worldwide.

A landscape view seen in the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, taken two years ago. A massive fire has swept through the camp, destroying hundreds of dwellings.

Fire Sweeps Through Rohingya Refugee Camp In Southern Bangladesh

The fire at a camp in Cox's Bazar spread rapidly, engulfing tents and poorly constructed homes and buildings, according to witnesses.

President Trump gives remarks Friday on China in the Rose Garden. Alongside him are trade adviser Peter Navarro, from left, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Trump, Retaliating Against Beijing, Revokes Privileges For Hong Kong

President Trump says the U.S. would take a number of steps after China's central government asserted more direct authority over Hong Kong, which it had pledged to treat differently.

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