Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond

DAVID CRARY, GEIR MOULSON and ANGELA CHARLTON

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump played golf at one of his courses Saturday at the start of the Memorial Day weekend as he urged U.S. states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remained cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passed 1.6 million.

In California, where many businesses and recreational activities are reopening, officials in Los Angeles County said they would maintain tight restrictions until July 4. Some religious leaders took issue with Trump's declaration that houses o...