Some large businesses are paying employees while they stay home. Others are offering bonuses to those who must keep going in.

As Crisis Deepens, Companies Hand Out Cash to Workers

The U.S. economic outlook darkens daily, with millions facing unemployment and businesses in a steep decline.

Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’

The Sanders campaign appeared on the brink of a commanding lead in the Democratic race. But a series of fateful decisions and internal divisions have left him all but vanquished.

How It All Came Apart for Bernie Sanders

Two-thirds of Life Care Center’s residents and 47 of its workers fell ill. Thirty-five people died. We investigated what went wrong.

The Coronavirus’s Rampage Through a Suburban Nursing Home

Athletes and sports organizations are pushing back against the I.O.C.’s insistence that the Games go on this summer despite the coronavirus pandemic.

An Olympic Showdown: The Rising Clamor to Postpone the Tokyo Summer Games

Truckers and warehouse workers at UPS and FedEx feel they have no choice but to keep showing up, even with coronavirus-like symptoms.

‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick

The ways he dealt with crises in his business, real estate and even his personal life prove jarring as he leads the government’s response to a pandemic.

Used to Meeting Challenges With Bluster and Force, Trump Confronts a Crisis Unlike Any Before

The country’s experience shows that steps to isolate the coronavirus and limit people’s movement need to be put in place early, with absolute clarity, then strictly enforced.

Italy, Pandemic’s New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World

President Trump resists using emergency powers to compel production, saying companies will voluntarily provide much-needed protective gear.

Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight

The coronavirus crisis has disrupted the housing market. But with rates low and sellers anxious, first-time buyers could find a silver lining.

Is Now a Good or Terrible Time to Buy a Home?

We needed a different song to wash our hands by. So I reached out to a pro.

20 Seconds That Make These Dreary Times Go Faster

Paychecks and sponsor deals were already much smaller for female athletes. Postponements and cancellations have added further uncertainty about their wages: “This whole situation is just so scary.”

Coronavirus Compounds Financial Concerns in Women’s Sports

From charities that support children to organizations that feed families, there is no shortage of ways to get involved.

How You Can Help Victims of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: $1 Trillion Stimulus Spurs Lobbying Gold Rush

During one frantic week, incredible travel offers emerged, only to evaporate as soon as the reality of taking advantage of them during a pandemic was weighed.

The Deal Not Taken

We asked experts in epidemiology and infectious diseases, who offered precautions you should take to stay safe from infection.

With the Coronavirus Restrictions, Can I Travel by Car?

The federal government bungled its response to the coronavirus. But leaders around the country give us reason to hope.

Forget the Trump Administration. America Will Save America.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, people are preparing to hunker down for weeks or longer.

Freezers Sell Out as Consumers Stock Up

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted dozens of governors to activate the National Guard. The sight of troops has stoked fears of a military-enforced quarantine, but the orders have been more mundane.

Here’s What Calling in the National Guard Means

Octavia Spencer stars in a new limited series on Netflix, while Helen Hunt appears in a gripping horror film on Amazon.

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Self Made’ and ‘I See You’

Amid the spreading pandemic, thousands of employees of businesses in the airports around New York City may have their benefits cut off.

1,200 Airport Workers in N.Y.C. Area Abruptly Laid Off With No Severance

The spread of the virus has cut Americans off from each other, but some are using the opportunity to enjoy more simple pleasures.

How Coronavirus-Weary Americans Are Seeking Joy

Sports are never just sports. And it’s OK to miss them now that they’re gone, and to wonder if they’ll be the same when they return.

Soccer Is a Habit. But Habits Can Be Broken.

She was unfailingly true to herself at a time when many doors were closed to women.

Lessons From My Grandma on Art, Sex and Life

With tight restrictions in place, the city offered scenes that might follow a blizzard, overlaid on a sunny spring Saturday.

March 21, 2020

Headlines from March 21, 2020

As Crisis Deepens, Companies Hand Out Cash to Workers

Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’

How It All Came Apart for Bernie Sanders

The Coronavirus’s Rampage Through a Suburban Nursing Home

An Olympic Showdown: The Rising Clamor to Postpone the Tokyo Summer Games

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My Turn

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Historical Context for March 21, 2020