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Coins have been in short supply around the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic.

Exact Change Please: Walmart, Kroger, CVS Are Feeling The Coin Shortage

Stores, supermarkets and gas stations are grappling with low supplies of pocket change. The national shortage is due in part to people going out less to spend money during the pandemic.

Because Of COVID-19 Pandemic, No Tourists Flock To Bethlehem

The annual Christmas festivities around the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem were scaled back. But residents were intent on maintaining the traditions.

The United States Postal Service warned states in late July 2020 that it might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Amid a growing outcry from rural leaders, the agency's director recently backed down from planned broad cuts and changes.

Why Rural America Is Fighting The Trump Administration On The Post Office

The agency serves areas where private carriers won't go. And in those remote communities, which helped elect the president, the Postal Service can be seen as a lifeline as well as a human connection.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel puts on her face mask after a press conference in Berlin last week. Germany has introduced new requirements for medical-grade masks to be worn on public transit and in shops.

Some European Countries Move To Require Medical-Grade Masks In Public

Germany, Austria and France have announced new measures that push fabric masks aside. European leaders have tied the policy changes to efforts to fend off fast-spreading coronavirus variants.

A sign indicating the store's coronavirus prevention policies sits outside the entrance of Target in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego County. Oct. 16, 2020.

San Diego County Reports 330 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths As Numbers 'Hold Steady'

San Diego County public health officials have reported 330 new COVID-19 cases and four additional coronavirus fatalities, raising the region's total to 55,540 cases and 881 deaths.

In a decision released late Wednesday, the Supreme Court said New York's attendance limit at houses of worship violates the First Amendment.

Supreme Court Says New York Can't Limit Attendance In Houses of Worship Due To COVID

Justices said the Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order limiting attendance in places of worship violates the First Amendment.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters in March in Washington, D.C. In an interview Friday with NPR, Powell said it may take years before the economy has fully recovered.

Fed's Jerome Powell: Jobless Rate Better Than Expected; Recovery To Take A Long Time

In an interview with NPR, Powell says it may take years before the economy has fully recovered. He says practicing social distancing and wearing masks is essential for the economy to rebound.

In this 2009 photo, Stephen Cox (left), Mike Forte (center), and Maria Gallo (right), all medical students then, were busy studying a cadaver in the lab at Rocky Vista University's Parker, Colo., campus. Rocky Vista, a for-profit institution, last month received the green light for an accredited satellite campus in Billings, Mont.

Once Banned, For-Profit Medical Schools Are On The Rise Again In The U.S.

Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a for-profit school, but critics say students may suffer.

The Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship docks at the Port of San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal in downtown San Diego on March 30, 2020.

How Will The Coronavirus Affect San Diego's Cruise Ship Industry?

San Diego, a popular port for cruise lines in recent years, took a direct economic hit when the Centers for Disease Control closed the ships down in March. Will it be back? Under what restrictions?

Once Banned, For-Profit Medical Schools Are On The Rise Again In The U.S.

Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a for-profit school, but critics say students may suffer.

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