World Mar 29

As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S.

World Mar 10

Starkly illustrating the global east-to-west spread of the new coronavirus, Italy began an extraordinary, sweeping nationwide travel ban on Tuesday while in China, the diminishing threat prompted the president to visit the epicenter and declare: ""We will certainly defeat this…

Health Mar 05

The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal Thursday from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out "all the stops" to slow the epidemic, as it drained color from India's spring festivities, closed Bethlehem's Nativity…

Health Mar 02

The number of new virus cases in China dropped to its lowest level in six weeks Monday.

Economy Feb 28

Globally, more than 83,000 people have fallen ill with the novel coronavirus.

World Feb 27

With the illness pushing its way into a sixth continent and the number of sick and dead rising, the crisis is giving way to political and diplomatic rows.

Health Feb 25

Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, governments issued travel warnings and more flights were suspended Tuesday as officials desperately sought to stop the seemingly inevitable spread of a new virus.

Health Feb 24

The number of people sickened by the novel coronavirus has topped 79,000 globally.

Health Feb 21

The multiplying caseload in South Korea showed the ease with which the illness can spread.

Politics Mar 25

The first glimpse into the special counsel's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election did little to mend a gaping American political divide.