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"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday.

European Union Plans $825 Billion Coronavirus Recovery Fund

"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. All 27 EU member states must approve the plan, a mix of grants and loans, before it can go forward.

General Electric has been making lightbulbs for more than a century but is now selling its lighting business. Above, a lightbulb is displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., in 2015.

GE No Longer Bringing Good Things To 'Light'

GE was born when Thomas Edison's electrical company merged with a rival in 1892, and the company has been making (and inventing) lightbulbs ever since. Now it's selling off its lighting business.

A line of Boeing 737 MAX jets sit parked on the airfield adjacent to a Boeing production plant last month in Renton, Wash. Boeing now says it is cutting thousands of jobs.

Boeing Cuts More Than 12,000 Jobs Due To Drop In Air Travel

The number of people traveling by air has plummeted more than 90% since the beginning of March. More than half of the employees losing their jobs are being laid off involuntarily.

Trio Infuses 'Transylvanian Folk Songs' With Mystery And Clarity

Lucian Ban, John Surman and Mat Maneri bring a fresh treatment — and musical chemistry — to the bare-bones folk transcriptions of the 20th-century Hungarian composer Béla Bartók.

People walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would grant the U.S. Census Bureau's request to delay major deadlines for delivering results of the count because of the pandemic.

'We're Running Out Of Time': Census Turns To Congress To Push Deadlines

Census Bureau officials say they can no longer meet the current legal deadlines for delivering the 2020 census results. Some House Democrats have introduced a new bill to grant four-month extensions.

A volunteer artist sets up a memorial May 20 in Brooklyn. Artists and volunteer organizers across New York City put up memorials throughout the five boroughs to honor those who died of COVID-19.

'We All Feel At Risk': 100,000 People Dead From COVID-19 In The U.S.

The lethal march of COVID-19 passes 100,000 deaths in the U.S. despite some predictions it would not. The grim milestone presents a moment to consider who has died and how many others might follow.

Dr. Rhonda Flores looks at protein samples on March 20 at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Md., one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Poll Shows Only A Quarter Of African Americans Plan To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

A survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 25% of black respondents plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, compared to 56% of whites.

NYC Health Department field responder Renée Nicolas prepares a medicine lock box for a methadone delivery in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York last Friday.

Federal Government Approves Methadone Deliveries During Pandemic

The highly regulated medication for opioid addiction has to be taken every day, otherwise patients risk a painful withdrawal. Normally, doses have to be picked up from a treatment center.

Bystanders watch from footbridges Wednesday as riot police stand guard below outside a building in Hong Kong.

'No Reasonable Person Can Assert' Hong Kong Has Autonomy From China, Pompeo Says

The U.S. secretary of state reports the reappraisal to Congress in a move that may place Hong Kong's special trade status in danger — and further stoke tensions between the U.S. and China.

The Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 100,000

The coronavirus has claimed 100,000 lives in the U.S. The grim milestone comes as states started reopening, risking a much higher death toll.

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