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Millions of homeowners have put their mortgage payments on pause amid the coronavirus crisis. "A lot of people are in distress," says Michael Fratantoni, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Nearly 3 Million Homeowners Get Mortgage Help, But Others Hit Roadblocks

Congress ordered lenders to let homeowners who've been hurt financially in the crisis to skip mortgage payments. Many are getting that help, but others say their lenders aren't playing by the rules.

Patients are treated for COVID-19 at a field hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

COVID-19 Numbers Are Bad In Ecuador. The President Says The Real Story Is Even Worse

Hospitals and doctors are overwhelmed. So are funeral homes and cemeteries. "You feel powerless," said one doctor tending to 200 patients.

A safe-distancing enforcement officer wearing a red armband checks his phone at a food court in Singapore on Saturday. The officers have been deployed to ensure people maintain distance from one another, as Singapore grapples with a spike in coronavirus cases.

Singapore Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Now Has Highest Number In Southeast Asia

Singapore reported 1,426 new cases on Monday and now has the highest number of reported cases in Southeast Asia. Most of those recently infected are foreign workers staying in cramped dormitories.

AM News Brief: Legislative Economic Priority, State Financial Relief and Utah's Unemployment Rate

Monday morning, April 20, 2020COVID-19 Claims Four More Utah LivesUtah now has more than 3,000 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 138 on…

Cheryl Porter shows pictures she has printed from cell phone images of her incarcerated son, who was injured in a riot at Parchman prison. "It was a bloodbath," she says.

After Inmate Deaths, Mississippi Faces Pressure To Reform Its Prisons

The state of Mississippi is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation following the deaths of more than 30 inmates in its prison system since late last year.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

Betsey Johnson Talks Fashion, Love And Motherhood In Self-Titled Memoir

The designer who has been pushing fashion boundaries for decades reveals more about the woman behind the brand — the whimsy and fun, but also difficult times, from relationships to health challenges.

Coronavirus Cases Continue To Climb In The U.S. And Around The World

More than 32,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the U.S. on Saturday, as the nation's death toll crossed 41,000.

An activist holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019.

Expert Warns Of 'Real Festival Of Partisan Gerrymandering' In 2021

David Daley, who wrote a book on Republican redistricting efforts earlier this decade, worries that the next round of map-making could be just as bad.

A deal on coronavirus relief that's being negotiated between congressional leaders and the White House would replenish a tapped-out small-business loan program, as well as provide funding for hospitals and testing.

Mnuchin 'Hopeful' On Imminent Deal For New Coronavirus Relief Funding

The deal would include $300 billion to replenish a tapped-out small-business loan program, as well as additional funding for hospitals and testing.

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