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U.S. hospitals brace for 'tremendous strain' from new virus

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Experts fear that when federal testing snafus are resolved, a flood of patients will hit U.S. emergency rooms.

Stocks surge on new pandemic measures

By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

The rally came at the end of a week of turbulent trading fueled by heightened fears that the fallout from the coronavirus could bring on a global recession.

Trump declares national emergency, Pelosi announces aid deal

By Andrew Taylor, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Trump says the emergency will open up nearly $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the outbreak.

Countries turn to wartime tactics to fight coronavirus foe

By Aritz Parra, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press

World leaders are warning of nearly wartime measures to come to contain the spreading pandemic.

Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses.

Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the U.S.

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

The ongoing fears surrounding the coronavirus have shuttered places where Americans — and foreign visitors — have long gathered to escape the world and also to engage with it.

Global stock markets recover after turbulent trading

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

Shares rose in Paris and London but fell 6.1% in Japan following Wall Street's and Europe's biggest drop since the 1987 Black Monday crash.

Premier League, Champions League call off matches

By James Ellingworth, Associated Press

Matches in England will be stopped until at least April 3 after five Premier League clubs said some players or staff were in self-isolation.

Oil crisis deepens in Libya as losses exceed $3 billion

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

The war-torn country controls the biggest oil reserves in Africa and typically pumps 1.2 billion barrels a day. But its regular oil production ground to a halt in January when tribes loyal to eastern-based forces seized large export terminals and…

Trump signs bill to help telecoms replace Huawei equipment

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The U.S. government considers the Chinese companies a security risk and has pushed its allies not to use Huawei equipment in next-generation cellular networks, known as 5G.