Even as coronavirus cases mount in Latin America's largest nation, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has staked out the most deliberately dismissive position of any major world leader, calling the pandemic...
March 28, 2020
An emergency room doctor who publicly criticized the coronavirus preparations at his hospital in Washington state has lost his job. Dr. Ming Lin, a ER doctor at PeaceHealth St. Joseph...
March 28, 2020
Gov. Tom Wolf is expanding his order for residents to stay at home in most circumstances to almost one-third of Pennsylvania's counties amid an increase in cases and a dozen...
March 28, 2020
When Dan Wowak went to live alone in the wilds of Patagonia in 2016 for a chance to win a half-million dollars on reality television, he was allowed to bring...
March 28, 2020
Climate change is imperiling the world's largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between whales and big ships that ply the same waters. Warming ocean temperatures are causing...
March 28, 2020
Some environmental groups are complaining about the teleconference format for gathering public comments on a federal government proposal to save salmon runs on the Columbia River system. Because of the...
March 28, 2020
North Carolina is reporting another heavy day of unemployment claims as nonessential businesses close or scale back operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The North Carolina Department of Commerce said in...
March 28, 2020
The sweeping bill that President Donald Trump signed will help better equip health care systems that serve Native Americans, improve the emergency response time on tribal lands, provide economic relief...
March 28, 2020
Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, has...
March 28, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow...
March 28, 2020
In tiny Munfordville, Kentucky, the closure of the public library has cut people off from a computer used only for filling out census forms online. In Minneapolis, a concert promoting...
March 28, 2020
Salvador Calzadillas isn't worried about catching the coronavirus when he's picking mandarin oranges in the trees in central California. But he said the mere act of getting to the groves...
March 28, 2020
Farmers and orchard owners nationwide are breathing a little easier this week as more H-2A workers will be able to cross the Mexican border. The U.S. State Department on Thursday...
March 28, 2020
The former co-owner of an Alabama pharmacy has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors describe as a scheme involving improper billing for medication, authorities said. Jeffrey Black, 55, of Destin, Florida,...
March 28, 2020
Health experts are unanimous: by enacting social isolation, we can stem the virus's spread, prevent health services being overwhelmed and save lives. Religious groups can't claim some God-given exemption from...
March 28, 2020
Georgia Power says a crews have reached a big milestone in the construction of a second new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle. The 750-ton (680 metric tonnes) top head for...
March 28, 2020
By themselves, each has an impressive story. Mayu Fielding started with the Pirates as an administrative assistant in 2007 and quickly moved into her current role as education coordinator, helping...
March 28, 2020
The Louisville-based United Food & Commercial Workers Local 227 is trying to get Kentucky and Indiana workers in the retail grocery, meat packing and food processing industries recognized as “first...
March 28, 2020
Stocks rallied this week as Washington acted to provide $2.2 trillion of relief to an economy shocked by the coronavirus outbreak, leaving some on Wall Street cautiously optimistic that the...
March 28, 2020
Unprecedented school closures in Illinois caused by the coronavirus pandemic have left many school systems with a major challenge to improve e-learning methods. Schools are closed statewide through at least...
March 28, 2020
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...
March 28, 2020
Leaders of several communities along Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline are calling on Gov. Eric Holcomb to declare a state of emergency and help with funding to fight erosion as near-record...
March 28, 2020
Barcelona has delivered 30,000 masks to the Catalonia government to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the club said Saturday. The masks were made in China and donated by insurance company...
March 28, 2020
Groundless assurances keep coming from President Donald Trump, a rosy outlier on the science of the coronavirus pandemic. It's been that way since before the virus spread widely in the...
March 28, 2020
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long...
March 28, 2020
Running a restaurant is difficult under normal circumstances. During a pandemic, it's almost impossible. For Houston chef Chris Shepherd, it's been “an all-out hustle” to survive after local officials limited...
March 28, 2020
Grizzly bears are repopulating areas of Montana that haven't seen them for decades, creating more conflict between livestock, people and bears. Some ranchers are learning they need to do something...
March 28, 2020
South Floridians, accustomed to natural disasters like hurricanes, are using all their recovery skills — and more — to help the multitudes of people who are without jobs, are short...
March 28, 2020
South Florida Tissue Paper Company in Miami Gardens is increasing production amid the Coronavirus outbreak. … Click to Continue »
March 28, 2020
The state of Florida is asking newly laid off residents to file for unemployment online if they can. That leaves hotel housekeeper Maxine Jackson at a decided disadvantage. Like thousands...
March 28, 2020
Even before the new coronavirus emerged in China, business at Juan Corzo Jr.'s South Florida Tissue Paper Co. was booming — so much so that the company expanded just a...
March 28, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, having access to up to date information has become essential. But many South Florida households continue to lack access to the Internet, and with libraries closed, life...
March 28, 2020
To deal with the mental pressure during the coronavirus pandemic, my first rule is it's not a time to search for spiritual authenticity. Without any shame – assume all small...
March 28, 2020
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...
March 28, 2020
Of all the outlandish myths about Florida's outlandish history, one of the most stubborn holds that Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513 when he was searching for the Fountain...
March 28, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus while disturbing new outbreaks appeared in the United States, deaths surged...
March 28, 2020
Athletic trainers across the country are changing their routines and joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The National Athletic Trainers Association put together an app aimed at helping trainers...
March 28, 2020
With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll rising, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians not to let a beautiful, sunny weekend tempt them into ignoring social distancing designed...
March 28, 2020
For the last 10 years, almost everything Sunisa Lee has done has been in the name of 2020. Spending up to eight hours a day at the gym. Taking classes...
March 28, 2020
Republicans who have spent the past decade howling about the danger of ballooning deficits embraced the mammoth coronavirus rescue package approved by Congress this week, shrugging off past concerns about...
