Two more workers at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing to five the number of people in the 850-bed facility who have acquired...
March 25, 2020
Confirmed infections from the new coronavirus in Georgia rose to almost 1,250 on Wednesday, with nearly a third of those people hospitalized, according to state health officials. The state health...
March 25, 2020
Hours before his first shift cooking for people with mild cases of COVID-19 who are being quarantined in a downtown Chicago hotel, Jose Gonzalez made a plan to protect his...
March 25, 2020
The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America's urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem silly in wide-open places where neighbors live far from each...
March 25, 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some...
March 25, 2020
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread...
March 25, 2020
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has vetoed a transportation funding bill citing his concern that it takes money that might be needed elsewhere at a time of economic uncertainty due to...
March 25, 2020
Another St. Louis area newspaper is suspending its print publication as businesses stop advertising amid the economic fallout of the coronavirus. KMOX reports that the Webster-Kirkwood Times is halting its...
March 25, 2020
Grain futures were higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery advanced 14 cents at $5.7040 a bushel; May corn rose 3 8...
March 25, 2020
More than 400,000 Pennsylvanians filed for unemployment compensation benefits last week amid a tidal wave of coronavirus-related business shutdowns, eclipsing the high-point during the recession a decade ago, the state's...
March 25, 2020
Ford is recalling more than 268,000 cars in North America to fix doors that could open unexpectedly or may not close. The recall covers the 2014 through 2016 Ford Fusion...
March 25, 2020
The White House and Senate leaders of both parties have agreed on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid totaling some $2 trillion to businesses, workers and a health care...
March 25, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Spanish soccer federation has announced measures to help smaller clubs financially. The measures include...
March 25, 2020
The unfolding national coronavirus saga has South Florida's horticulture industry scrambling to ship tropical plants ahead of cascading statewide closures of businesses nationwide, threatening to leave them stuck with product...
March 25, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted Publix to install the kind of protection usually associated with keeping bullets from gas station or pawn shop workers. Publix spokeswoman Maria Brous confirmed that...
March 25, 2020
Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus are shifting by the day — and so are responses by investors, companies, builders, banks and buyers. To track the impact in real-time,...
March 25, 2020
Many think Covid-19 is some kind of alien invasion that spells the end of the world. But the real threat to us is a much deadlier virus: a hatred of...
March 25, 2020
A Georgia man who feared getting the coronavirus pointed a gun at two women wearing medical masks and gloves in a post office, authorities said. The suspect confronted a woman...
March 25, 2020
Thousands of Alabamians are filing for unemployment benefits, sometimes overwhelming the state application system, as the coronavirus pandemic causes workplaces to temporarily close or reduce operations. Nearly 17,000 people filed...
March 25, 2020
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ‘WE HAVE A DEAL' The White House and Congress agree on a...
March 25, 2020
The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced agreement early Wednesday on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care...
March 25, 2020
Illinois would have to double the number of available hospital beds in the next two weeks to treat COVID-19 patients if the coronavirus is not contained amid a pandemic that...
March 25, 2020
Indians woke up to deserted streets on Wednesday as the government began the gargantuan task of keeping 1.3 billion people indoors during a Hindu holiday season to prevent the coronavirus...
March 25, 2020
The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. The...
March 25, 2020
If someone had designed a weapon that would strike at the heart of South Florida's $355 billion economy, it is hard to imagine a more effective force than the coronavirus...
March 25, 2020
I grew up in a working-class family and know first-hand what these people have endured for decades. With the Covid-19 pandemic, they are pillars holding up societies, and should be...
March 25, 2020
Millions of elderly and vulnerable people suffering from chronic loneliness are now facing further isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This will cause and exacerbate a different set of problems...
March 25, 2020
With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, now comes the multi-billion-dollar question: Who pays the bills for the delay, and how large will they be? The most likely answer is...
March 25, 2020
For most Americans alive today, the idea of shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction, a memory handed down from a grandparent or passed on through a book or movie....
March 25, 2020
Detroit-based mortgage giant Quicken Loans could be facing a cash crunch in coming weeks and possibly need temporary emergency federal assistance if lots of borrowers stop making payments on their...
March 25, 2020
NORCROSS, Ga. – They came to metro Atlanta with hopes of a new life, renting a house in Duluth and enrolling their two children in school while they looked for...
March 25, 2020
Malort, as any good Chicagoan knows, already tastes a bit like hand sanitizer. And now the coronavirus pandemic has willed it into existence. Yes – Malort hand sanitizer is here....
March 25, 2020
Looking for a nice single-malt hand sanitizer? Or maybe something in a vodka or gin? Hundreds of liquor distillers say they have already begun – or are planning – to...
March 25, 2020
Think you're going to find online the frozen vegetables and toilet paper you can't find in stores? Think delivery is going to be quick? Think again. Grocery stores aren't just...
March 25, 2020
Target's sales have spiked more than 20% this month from people stocking up on food and household supplies, yet the disruption caused by the coronavirus means the retailer is putting...
March 25, 2020
Two workers at SpaceX's Hawthorne, Calif., rocket factory have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an industry official familiar with the matter. Because of the positive test results, the...
March 25, 2020
OLYMPICS Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world's biggest sporting event,...
March 25, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 422,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe...
March 25, 2020
As Western countries reeling from the coronavirus pandemic awaken to a new reality of economic collapse, overwhelmed hospitals, grounded flights and home confinement, it's tempting to think the end of...
March 25, 2020
Trevor May has been preparing for this. Not precisely for a global pandemic that would bring sports — and so much else — to an unprecedented standstill. Even hours and...
