As the coronavirus spreads through California, the restrictions placed on its 40 million residents have varied by county and community, the result of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's early decision to...
March 17, 2020
China says it will revoke the credentials of Americans at three U.S. newspapers in response to new U.S. restrictions on Chinese media. In a news release posted online, the foreign...
March 17, 2020
Austin joined other major Texas cities Tuesday in closing bars and restaurant dining rooms to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, after the state announced its first death related...
March 17, 2020
If you are going to stockpile anything these days, consider liquid savings. A stash of easily accessible money to tap for emergencies is always important, but it is critical at...
March 17, 2020
In a matter of minutes on the morning of March 12, college basketball came to an abrupt end across the country as the novel coronavirus shut down sporting events nationwide....
March 17, 2020
Miami Beach announced extraordinary measures to discourage tourism by outlawing crowds over 10 people, while Miami-Dade imposed a countywide shutdown of restaurants, clubs, bars, bowling alleys and other businesses where...
March 17, 2020
Kansas has at least 14 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as the fallout from the pandemic continues to spread, officials said Tuesday. Ford County health officials reported their first case...
March 17, 2020
A Norwegian running in only his second Iditarod has a commanding lead as mushers enter the final stretch of this year's sled dog race across Alaska, one of the few...
March 17, 2020
As the nation struggles to reconcile itself to a new and spreading peril, it also struggles with a patchwork of rules that vary dizzyingly from place to place: For now,...
March 17, 2020
The incompetence and hypocrisy of the European Union in dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak seems to have sobered up Serbia, a country that has previously slavishly committed itself to following...
March 17, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced sweeping new restrictions across Florida to tamp down on the spread of the novel coronavirus. He's asking all of Florida's...
March 17, 2020
Medicare said Tuesday it will immediately expand coverage for telemedicine nationwide to help seniors with health problems stay home to avoid the coronavirus. The new option will allow millions of...
March 17, 2020
Amazon said Tuesday that it will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies and household goods from suppliers at its warehouses for next three weeks to fill surging demand....
March 17, 2020
The IOC on Tuesday spelled out contingency plans to adapt qualifying procedures for about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the Tokyo Games, in a nod to the realities...
March 17, 2020
Governments and central banks are scrambling to find ways to keep businesses from going bankrupt as the virus outbreak grinds the world economy to a halt. A day after Wall...
March 17, 2020
Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was up 5 cents at $4.9940 a bushel; May corn fell 10...
March 17, 2020
Kansas lawmakers are moving to give unemployed workers an extra 10 weeks of benefits and allow them to start collecting the relief a week earlier than normal. The House commerce...
March 17, 2020
Tom Brady has posted on social media that he is leaving the New England Patriots after 20 seasons and six Super Bowl titles. Here's what Patriots coach Bill Belichick and...
March 17, 2020
The Latest on NFL free agency. Teams can negotiate with representatives of free agents for the second day Tuesday but cannot finalize any agreements until Wednesday. (all times EDT): ___...
March 17, 2020
Mississippi casinos are closed, state lawmakers could leave the Capitol for a few weeks, and the state's top education official is recommending that accountability standards be temporarily suspended as classrooms...
March 17, 2020
The Federal Reserve says it will buy short-term loans from banks and companies to support the flow of credit as the economy grinds to a halt amid the viral outbreak....
March 17, 2020
U.S. employers sharply increased the number of jobs they advertised in January, a sign the job market and economy were in mostly solid shape before the virus outbreak hit. Businesses,...
March 17, 2020
As businesses around the world continue to shut down and people increasingly isolate themselves in their homes, these may be the perfect songs to get you through the coronavirus pandemic....
March 17, 2020
Biogen Inc., the Massachusetts biotech company linked to a cluster of COVID-19 cases stemming from a meeting last month at a Boston hotel, is donating $10 million to fight the...
March 17, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed As Miami-Dade and Broward make sweeping changes to clamp down on public gatherings amid the coronavirus crisis, several popular South Florida malls have shortened their operating...
March 17, 2020
U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark nearly all of the country's 40,000-plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown. The largest chains had tried to...
March 17, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times local): ___ 1:45 p.m. UK Athletics says all clubs and groups should not be training or...
March 17, 2020
The White House is proposing a roughly $850 billion emergency economic rescue package Tuesday for businesses and taxpayers amid the coronavirus crisis, a sweeping stimulus package unseen since the Great...
March 17, 2020
Tom Brady is an NFL free agent for the first time in his career. The 42-year-old quarterback with six Super Bowl rings said Tuesday morning that he is leaving the...
March 17, 2020
The Jefferson City News-Tribune, March 15 Last year, we urged Gov. Mike Parson to veto a bill that would have allowed motorcyclists to ride without helmets, effectively erasing the state's...
March 17, 2020
The Kansas City Star, March 16 Under normal circumstances, the closing of a community hospital in Sumner County, Kansas, would be disturbing, yet not surprising — another small-town health facility...
March 17, 2020
It's being billed as the answer to all our needs in these coronavirus-induced stockpiling times that we now inhabit. But of all of the portents of doom, surely none is...
March 17, 2020
A refrigeration firm with operations in Mississippi is selling part of its business to another company. Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group has agreed to sell its Master-Bilt and Nor-Lake refrigeration businesses...
March 17, 2020
Hard-line Shiite faithful in Iran pushed their way into the courtyards of two major shrines just closed over fears of the new coronavirus, Iranian state media reported Tuesday, as the...
March 17, 2020
A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India's capital with a fever, difficulty breathing and a private clinic's referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away. Indian...
March 17, 2020
The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 183,000 people and killed more than 7,100. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people,...
March 17, 2020
Here are the biggest five residential sales in Miami-Dade for the week of March 8-14. The data was compiled by Condo.com and does not include off-market or new construction pre-sales....
March 17, 2020
Despite current economic uncertainties caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Shoma Homes is moving ahead with a long-planned luxury rental project in Hialeah. The Coral Gables-based Shoma Group has finalized plans...
March 17, 2020
PRO FOOTBALL The NFL has barred in-person interviews with free agents and is requiring local physical examinations for them rather than team-conducted exams. In a memo sent to the 32...
March 17, 2020
The NCAA made more than $1 billion last year, almost $867 million from the men's Division I basketball tournament, and most of that from a massive television rights deal with...
