Veterans affairs
State copes with jobless surge, more prison workers infected

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Apr. 02, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are struggling to handle an overwhelming number of unemployment claims stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that...

Signs in a bookstore window in Brunswick, Maine, encourage residents to stay home on the first day of Maine's mandatory stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Janet Mills to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Thursday, April 2, 2020. A rain storm helped to discourage people from venturing outdoors. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Unemployment claims reach new record high in Maine

Apr. 02, 2020 04:31 PM EDT

The Las Vegas Strip is devoid of the usual crowds as casinos and other business are shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak, at sunset Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Nevada jobless claims pile up, governor concedes problems

By Ken Ritter And Scott Sonner Apr. 02, 2020 02:13 PM EDT