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Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz offered the first of what he said will be “many steps” he will take to help with the coronavirus pandemic, pledging Saturday to donate...

State health officials have announced six additional presumptive positive cases of the coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 47 cases, and the governor urged non-essential businesses in two more Philadelphia-area...

Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and...

Ski resorts in United States are grappling with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as most planned to stay open as ski season nears an end. Some...

paywall embed Novel coronavirus has impacted some attractions and fun spots in Florida forcing them to close after Governor Ron DeSantis advised against large gatherings of 250 or more people....

A grocery store chain with more than 400 stores in Texas and Mexico is reducing store hours in an effort to reduce hoarding of groceries and supplies and to give...

paywall embed This is a developing story. A passenger on a Silversea cruise ship that departed from Rio de Janiero March 7 has tested positive for COVID-19 in Recife, Brazil....

State officials released new details on one of Missouri's latest cases of coronavirus disease, as residents braved rainy weather to line up at a drive-thru testing site in suburban St....

paywall embed The Florida Keys have no reported cases of COVID-19. But the region is feeling the impact of the pandemic through school closures, canceled social events and empty grocery...

Governments are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by imposing tight restrictions on businesses and ordering people to stay home. Spain is expected to be the latest country to follow Italy's...

A request by Hilcorp Energy Company was granted to keep its finances private during a $5.6 billion deal to buy BP Alaska's pipeline assets, a regulatory agency said. The Regulatory...

paywall embed West Palm Beach-based Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line announced Saturday it is suspending cruises over coronavirus concerns. All sailings from March 15 through April 18 have been canceled, it...

The three major cruise lines based in South Florida, all of which have canceled cruises into April in the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic, put out refund options for affected customers...

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle vetoed a lodging tax that other leaders wanted to use to pay for a new amphitheater in the north Alabama city. The increase approved by City...

Drivers in New Jersey and across the nation are seeing plummeting gas prices amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and and “the ongoing crude price war." AAA Mid-Atlantic says the...

Washington state health officials are fighting the new coronavirus on two fronts — containment, while trying to ensure hospitals can care for people who become sick, and to date, they...

It took 15 minutes for the coronavirus to wreck Shelley Hutchings' carefully calculated financial plans. Hutchings, a bartender and performer, had lined up gigs in advance of the South by...

There are now multiple confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in Florida. As a result, Governor DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency. There is an increased risk for health...

Voters across Illinois get the chance Tuesday to decide competitive U.S. House and Senate primaries in nearly every part of the state. Here's a look at some of the key...

Officials in Cochise County along the Mexico border like that a federally funded program pays for overtime to put sheriff's deputies on the road for extra patrols but some have...

paywall embed Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced Saturday it would suspend sailings worldwide for its fleet starting at midnight tonight for 30 days. Previously, it had suspended only cruises in...

A Delray Beach company made a seven-state food recall after a labeling mistake that can cause life-threatening problems for two groups of food allergy sufferers Pero Family Farms recalled Zucchini...

Coronavirus precautions were already popping up in Hollywood: “No handshakes or selfies” signs were posted outside the room where Vin Diesel was promoting his new movie. TV shows started taping...

Fear of Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on Hollywood's economy, and it is the working class of the entertainment industry who will pay the price. Let me start off by saying...

Kansas has slowed the public defender turnover rate following a pay raise, but it remains high. Last year, the state lost 13% of its public defenders, an improvement from one...

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $225,000 in student loans from the College of DuPage has been sentenced to six years in prison. Judge Alex McGimpsey handed...

Courtney Huang fell in love with the U.S. as a nursing student in Texas. She ended up staying 13 years and wants to become a U.S. citizen. But Huang now...

And then there were two. Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are set to meet Sunday night in their first one-to-one presidential primary debate after months of Democratic free-for-alls that presaged...

Spain decided Saturday to follow Italy in declaring a nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Spanish media reported. Spain's decision came as European countries took...

Some Alabama churches are calling off traditional services and moving worship online this weekend after confirmation of the state's first case of the new coronavirus. The Episcopal bishop for Alabama,...

The soothing voice that transports listeners to faraway places is still there. Visitors to the famed Nationality Rooms inside the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning can still hear E....

The House approved legislation early Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump on Friday declared the outbreak a...

Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of efforts to fight the global viral pandemic. “In our...

Koelsch Senior Communities based in Longview, Washington, has agreed to pay $450,000 to a former Vancouver employee who said she was sexually harassed repeatedly and retaliated against when she complained,...

Maria Chavira, a senior administrator in the Diocese of Phoenix, says Spanish-speaking Catholic parishes in her area are “bursting at the seams” and celebrates the emergence of Hispanics as the...

Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of efforts to fight the global viral pandemic. “In our...

Guests are jittery, travel is tangled, and soon-to-be brides and grooms are facing tough choices because of the coronavirus outbreak: postpone, cancel or forge ahead with their weddings? Uncertainty as...

Starting Saturday, Publix stores and pharmacies will close at 8 p.m. daily as it deals with the novel coronavirus situation and customer reaction. The Lakeland-based supermarket chain said it cut...

Americans normally hear from President Donald Trump when he is opining on Twitter, riffing from a rally stage or otherwise improvising. This past week was different as he sat in...

Spain prepared to declare a state of emergency on Saturday and Italy tightened its lockdown by closing down parks, while Denmark and Poland became the latest countries to shut their...