India's colossal passenger railway system has come to a halt as officials take emergency measures to keep the coronavirus pandemic from spreading in the country of 1.3 billion. The railway...
March 25, 2020
The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic from spreading...
March 25, 2020
Los Angeles County health officials backtracked Tuesday on their announcement that a child died from coronavirus, saying it's possible the death was caused by something else. During their daily briefing,...
March 25, 2020
For Anna, a 33-year-old American woman stranded in a Peruvian hotel room and out of life-saving medication to treat her auto-immune disease, the clock is ticking. After Peru ordered its...
March 25, 2020
In the face of coronavirus, many companies are seeing their first real test of working virtually. That includes South Florida commercial developers. Like much of their staffs, CEOs are often...
March 25, 2020
Alaska has recorded its first death from the coronavirus, state officials said Tuesday evening. Dr. Anne Zink, the state's chief medical officer, said the elderly person in a high risk...
March 25, 2020
Royal Caribbean Cruises has pushed back to at least May when its ships will sail again. On Tuesday, Royal Caribbean, which suspended the sailings of its global fleet due to...
March 25, 2020
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Here's a look at developments Tuesday as central...
March 25, 2020
The pharmaceutical giant that makes a promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease treatment with U.S. regulators, a status that can potentially be worth millions in tax...
March 25, 2020
A group of Washington prison inmates asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the release of prisoners at high risk from the new coronavirus. Columbia Legal Services, a...
March 24, 2020
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is buying the Forum for $400 million, clearing the way for the billionaire to build a new arena down the street in Inglewood, California....
March 24, 2020
Bill Braum, founder of Braum's Ice Cream and Dairy Stores that has grown to nearly 300 outlets in five states, has died, the company announced Tuesday. He was 92. Braum...
March 24, 2020
Major sports leagues and teams across the United States are being forced to write a new game plan on how to pay employees and keep the franchises solvent in the...
March 24, 2020
The Los Angeles County sheriff said Tuesday gun shops are not essential businesses and ordered them to stop selling to the public, a move that enraged Second Amendment advocates who...
March 24, 2020
Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga classes now that his gym has closed due...
March 24, 2020
Three of the top five publishers in the U.S. will not be attending BookExpo, the industry's national convention. Organizers already had pushed back the event from May to July in...
March 24, 2020
A group of North Carolina counterfeiters has been accused of impersonating Walmart corporate executives and scamming multiple stores in several states out of about $900,000, court documents said. The multicourt...
March 24, 2020
With nearly 40 million people stuck at home because of the coronavirus, California's governor on Tuesday warned state agencies to prepare for less money from the government that will likely...
March 24, 2020
Kaiser Permanente has canceled its $900 million headquarters project in Oakland, a major blow to the local economy, officials said Tuesday. The health care giant had plans to build a...
March 24, 2020
Universal Orlando Resort announced Tuesday it would extend the closure of its theme parks and hotels by about three weeks. Universal said both Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood would...
March 24, 2020
While the coronavirus is a serious threat to the health of millions, it appears the US political and pundit class have already moved into the phase where they see it...
March 24, 2020
Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air traffic control towers empty. Even with...
March 24, 2020
NASCAR informed its staff Tuesday that pay cuts will be imposed across the company until the series returns to racing. NASCAR President Steve Phelps announced the moves in a memo...
March 24, 2020
Thieves steal surgical masks and COVID-19 test kits. Hate groups encourage sick members to infect law enforcement officers. Imposters pose as public health officials. Con artists peddle fake cures and...
March 24, 2020
President Donald Trump is making a baseless claim of surging suicides if the U.S. economy remains mostly shut due to the spread of the coronavirus. There's no evidence that suicides...
March 24, 2020
With millions of American homebound due to the coronavirus pandemic, there's little surprise they're curious about what's going on in the world. News programs reached more people than they had...
March 24, 2020
With one of history's longest theme park closures under way, the magic and mystery that usually surrendered popular parks, such as the Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios, are gone and...
March 24, 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday reopened the air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway International Airport, which it closed last week after three workers tested positive for COVID-19. The...
March 24, 2020
Governors across the nation on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's new accelerated timeline for reopening the U.S. economy, as they continued to impose more restrictions on travel and public life...
March 24, 2020
As municipalities like Miami-Dade and Broward counties have started to close nonessential businesses in an attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, they have exempted what are deemed...
March 24, 2020
Stocks surged on Wall Street Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to their best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly $2...
March 24, 2020
Clay County violated a Missouri transparency law by denying a reporter their request to inspect government records, a judge ruled Monday. Judge Roger Prokes ruled Clay County committed two violations...
March 24, 2020
In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered the state's more than 7 million residents to stay home unless necessary and for non-essential...
March 24, 2020
Malaysia's medical glove factories, which make most of the world's critical hand protection, are operating at half capacity just when they're most needed, The Associated Press has learned. Health care...
March 24, 2020
At a virtual press conference Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down on a Monday announcement that the state would require anyone on a flight from the New York, New Jersey...
March 24, 2020
Sitting cross-legged in her living room, Donna Borak rested her palm on her heart as she guided a small group of virtual participants in meditation and deep breathing. Notice where...
March 24, 2020
A crew member on the Costa Luminosa knew something was wrong when an ambulance arrived on the pier in Puerto Rico March 8 and left with two passengers. Elderly passengers...
March 24, 2020
The New York Times is singing the praises of Indonesia's born-again Muslim sects, profiling a group who mix Islamic doctrine with girl-power platitudes beneath their niqabs and hailing the garments...
March 24, 2020
Michael Tothe was supposed to be at the World Golf Championships event this week in Austin, Texas, to resume recruiting players for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. Even though...
March 24, 2020
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Here's a look at developments Tuesday as central...
