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Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient. She covered the knob with a plastic bag. Put on a surgical gown, then a heavy-duty...

Even as Missouri Gov. Mike Parson prepares to announce plans for reopening some businesses and outdoor activities, new reports detail the the economic impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on...

A documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on Netflix next week, the streaming company announced Monday. The film, described as “an intimate look into the life of...

A box truck found at the bottom of a northeastern Pennsylvania lake over the weekend is believed to have been used in a crime spree more than a decade ago,...

In an unprecedented move, New York has canceled its Democratic presidential primary that was scheduled for June 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic members of the State's Board of...

A North Carolina legislative session anticipated months ago to repeat the acrimony from last year's budget impasse between Republicans and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper begins Tuesday with expectations of consensus...

The Trump administration is reviewing proposed new guidelines for how restaurants, schools, churches and businesses can safely reopen as states look to gradually lift their coronavirus restrictions. The draft guidance...

Meat isn't going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses. But as the meat plants struggle to remain open, consumers could face...

The Supreme Court ruled Monday against the state of Georgia in a copyright lawsuit over annotations to its legal code, finding they cannot be copyrighted. The 5-4 ruling splintered the...

The spreading specter of the new coronavirus is shaking Latin America's notoriously overcrowded, unruly prisons, threatening to turn them into an inferno. The Puente Alto prison in downtown Santiago, Chile,...

Boeing shareholders approved a slate of 12 company-backed nominees for the board on Monday despite recommendations from two proxy advisers against five directors, including the chairman, for what the advisers...

Grain futures were lower Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery declined 22.60 cents at $5.2140 a bushel; May corn lost 10.40 cents...

Former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth will again come out of retirement to compete for Chip Ganassi Racing as the replacement for fired driver Kyle Larson. Larson lost his job two...

AI is now being used to triage Covid-19 patients. But we must bear in mind that the pandemic is no reason to self-isolate our critical faculties and accept AI in...

Bill Gates is all over the news again, offering up his thoughts on the nightmare Covid-19 virus. But what's in it for him? Could he possibly have a hidden agenda...

The clandestine scientific body SAGE, which has helped shape the British government's Covid-19 policy, has serious questions to answer about corruption, incompetence and chaos. They were a mysterious cabal of...

Imagine a major-college quarterback with a sizable social media following who posts entertaining and informative updates about his life on and off the field. Now imagine a restaurant hiring him...

North Carolina is extending phone hours and adding more staff to respond to the growing number of people seeking help with unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. The Raleigh News...

The Dallas Morning News. April 23, 2020 The success of Gov. Abbott's plan to reopen the Texas economy rests with what we do in our cities and counties Reopening the...

The coronavirus pandemic could delay the removal of a 72-foot long fishing vessel that has been grounded for weeks on a beach on North Carolina's Outer Banks. The scallop harvesting...

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Monday as governments around the world prepare to gradually lift restrictions they imposed on businesses to slow the sweep of the coronavirus pandemic....

Some countries — and U.S. states — are shifting their focus away from stay-at-home measures and toward fixing ravaged economies. But some worry that prematurely lifting restrictions could spark a...

Their reasons may differ, but crafters agree: Makers gotta make. Those who create things by hand — who weld, weave, play in clay or paints — are pursuing their passions...

Getting a technician come into your home to fix the cable or wireless doesn't just require an appointment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also involves a questionnaire: Has any one...

The Missouri House on Monday is expected to begin debate on the state's budget for the upcoming fiscal year, a daunting task amid declining revenue because of the coronavirus. House...

Real estate webinars this week cover a range of concerns — from workforce housing to marketing brokerage services during a pandemic. Here are the discussions happening this week: Sign Up:...

Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus are still shifting by the day — and so are responses by investors, developers, builders, banks and buyers. To track the impact in...

Even before the coronavirus swept through Latin America and the Caribbean, the region was ailing. With sluggish commodity prices and massive debt, economic growth was anemic — averaging just 0.7...

The country that gave the world the Magna Carta has reacted to the pandemic by allowing centuries of hard-earned personal and financial freedoms to be stripped away in the name...

Imagine a major-college quarterback with a sizable social media following who posts entertaining and informative updates about his life on and off the field. Now imagine a restaurant hiring him...

The restart of the world economy risks going ahead without a key ingredient: the consumer. Getting companies to resume operations and factories to reopen is one thing. Persuading consumers to...

After more than two years of negotiations, Boeing on Saturday terminated its proposed $4.2 billion deal to acquire the commercial jet business of Brazilian regional jet maker Embraer. Boeing cited...

Undertakers and crematory operators in Maryland say they lack sufficient guidance and equipment to keep employees and mourners safe while their workload spikes – with hundreds of residents killed by...

Erik Baylis' eight Chicago bars and restaurants have been closed since Illinois barred in-person dining starting on St. Patrick's Day, smack in the middle of what he says is typically...

George Osborne, the former Tory chancellor and architect of the post-2008 austerity regime, this week advocated a new round of swingeing cuts to state spending once the pandemic is over....

Some countries and U.S. states are starting to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions and focus on fixing their battered economies. In Spain, the streets echoed again with joyful cries on Sunday...

Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects. Egypt and Lebanon face a blow as...

Contract driller Diamond Offshore has filed for bankruptcy with debts of $2.6 billion, as the energy industry is hammered by crashing oil prices. Court documents seen Monday show Houston-based Diamond...

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...

In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one...