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The U.S. economy added a record 2.5 million jobs in May, after losing more than 22 million jobs between March and April, while the national unemployment rate dropped from 14.7% in April to 13.3%. Experts widely projected the economy to lose roughly eight million more jobs in May, and for the unemployment rate to approach 20%.

Media on all sides framed the report as surprisingly positive

Ten governors in the Northeast and on the West Coast are beginning to develop joint plans to reopen schools and businesses in their states.

This action comes as President Trump says that he has total authority when it comes to deciding how and when to lift coronavirus restrictions.

The U.S. education system has entered parts unknown in the age of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Teachers and students from kindergarten up to college have moved learning completely online, away from physical classroom settings and in accordance with social distancing.

Theories on the pros and cons of this differ from left to right. Some right-rated voices downplayed potential drawbacks and

U.S. intelligence officials have examined the possibility that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic originated at a Chinese research lab. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley told reporters Tuesday that investigations were so far "inconclusive, although the weight of the evidence seems to indicate natural. But we don’t know for certain;" a Washington Post column published Tuesday morning