Senate Republicans unveiled their plan to provide financial assistance to Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic on March 19, 2020. The plan would allow checks of up to $1,200 to...
March 26, 2020
Pennsylvanians filed about 650,000 unemployment compensation claims over the past 11 days as the coronavirus has spread and thousands of businesses closed or laid off employees, according to new information...
March 26, 2020
It started with an infected person from out of town who attended a funeral. Now the largest hospital in Georgia's mostly rural, southwest corner is rapidly running out of space...
March 26, 2020
Gov. Laura Kelly and the state's top health official are expressing growing frustration as Kansas grapples with an continuing increase in coronavirus cases. Kelly, a Democrat, on Wednesday said President...
March 26, 2020
A fixture on television, actress Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” is doing the same thing as millions of other people during the widespread coronavirus shutdown. She's sitting at home, watching...
March 26, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Four German soccer clubs have pledged 20 million euros ($21.9 million) to support other teams...
March 26, 2020
Florida saw a record number of unemployment claims filed last week in the wake of coronavirus restrictions on businesses and activities across the state. A total of 74,021 people filed...
March 26, 2020
Codri Sangeorzan loved being a bartender at the Diplomat Hotel. She had a picture-perfect view of the ocean from the lobby bar, enjoyed meeting guests from all over the world,...
March 26, 2020
Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus....
March 26, 2020
U.S. deaths from the pandemic have now topped 1,000, in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and established routines of...
March 26, 2020
In his coronavirus address, Vladimir Putin promised to squeeze the rich and install safety nets for the vulnerable. With the Russian economy additionally hammered by the oil price drop, this...
March 26, 2020
Ford says it wants to reopen five North American assembly plants in April that were closed due to the threat of coronavirus. The three Detroit automakers suspended production at North...
March 26, 2020
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...
March 26, 2020
Worldwide infections from the new coronavirus were set top top half a million people on Thursday as both Italy and the United States appeared poised to surpass China, where the...
March 26, 2020
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. UNITED STATES PASSES GRIM TOLL American deaths from the coronavirus pandemic top...
March 26, 2020
Banking in South Florida is going to get a little harder as companies close branches and limit access due the novel coronavirus pandemic. Wells Fargo, Chase, SunTrust and TD Bank...
March 26, 2020
A former Florida official who said she was defamed by a campaign flyer from a political operative has lost her lawsuit. Shanon Materio, the former West Palm Beach commissioner, lost...
March 26, 2020
Some of India's legions of poor and people suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid distribution Thursday, as both the public and private sector...
March 26, 2020
Leaders of the world's most powerful economies will convene virtually on Thursday to try and coordinate a response to the fast-spreading coronavirus, which has shuttered businesses and forced well over...
March 26, 2020
On March 18, at about 4:30 p.m., the employees at auto supplier Dana Inc. in Warren, Mich., received an unsettling text message from management. The text, obtained by the Free...
March 26, 2020
The rising death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is prompting more people, from young health care professionals to the elderly, to prepare their wills in a hurry – a task...
March 26, 2020
He survived the Asian financial crisis, which wiped out entire economies and tore his family apart. As his mixed martial arts promotions go audience free, One Championship founder Chatri Sityodtong...
March 26, 2020
In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time. No longer just a mere staple, the iconic loaf and the French daily ritual of buying...
March 26, 2020
Amid a pandemic panic over the coronavirus, evidence for a possibly effective treatment has been denounced as ‘fake news' – even when offered by a renowned scientist with decades of...
March 26, 2020
Two men died Wednesday morning following a construction accident along a Florida road, authorities said. Patrick Sarvela and Dillon Drew, both 22, died at the scene, Port St. Lucie police...
March 26, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it...
March 26, 2020
Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Senate approved a proposed $2.2 trillion virus aid package following a delay over its details and sent the measure to the House...
March 26, 2020
Federal and state law enforcement agencies are forming a coronavirus task force to investigate and prosecute fraud cases. The Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force will be a partnership of U.S....
March 26, 2020
Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon's Barbar eatery never closed its doors, serving up sandwiches to customers even if it meant doing so...
March 26, 2020
U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 1,000, in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and established routines of...
March 26, 2020
President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is...
March 26, 2020
The contrast could hardly be more stark. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has said that if all of his sweeping, expensive measures to stem the corornavirus saved one life,...
March 26, 2020
Hundreds of health care facilities in Illinois that largely serve low-income and minority communities are facing financial chaos because they've canceled most routine doctor visits in an attempt to stymie...
March 26, 2020
Alaska Airlines said Wednesday it plans to reduce flights by 70% in April and May and cut pay for its CEO and president to zero through September to conserve cash...
March 26, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Carolina Hurricanes are asking full-time employees to take vacation or personal days off next...
March 26, 2020
An Amazon warehouse employee tested positive for COVID-19 in Jacksonville, the company said. Amazon confirmed one of its associates at the Jacksonville Fulfillment Center tested positive. The employee was last...
March 26, 2020
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue members carefully guided a basket holding a sick Harmony of the Seas crew member off the ship and into a waiting fire boat, video shows. The...
March 26, 2020
Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that could have allowed it to block competition and boost profits...
March 26, 2020
As Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to resist calls to shut down Florida to prevent the spread of coronavirus, he's been in close contact with a powerful constituency: big business. Some...
March 26, 2020
Planned Parenthood joined other abortion providers Wednesday in suing Texas over moving to ban abortions during the coronavirus outbreak, accusing Republican leaders of exploiting the pandemic to deliver on politics....
