Health

U.S. coronavirus cases exceed 100,000

By Associated Press

The United States has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.

Cruise stocks sink after missing out on economic-relief bill

By David Koenig, Associated Press

The economic-rescue package signed by President Donald Trump says companies getting loans or loan guarantees must be "organized" in the U.S. under American laws and have a majority of their employees based in the U.S.

Pope prays for 'fragile' humanity in need of help during the pandemic

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Praying in a desolately empty St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis on Friday likened the coronavirus pandemic to a storm laying bare illusions that people can be self-sufficient and instead leaves “all of us fragile and disoriented.”…

Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho

By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has the highest per-capita rate of confirmed coronavirus infections in America outside of New York City and its surrounding…

Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Trump says negotiations with General Motors had been productive, "but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting process to continue to run its normal course."…

WATCH: Trump warns governors to be 'appreciative'

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

After days of pleading by the nation's governors, Trump on Friday signed an order aimed at compelling General Motors to prioritize the production of ventilators under the Defense Production Act.

Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns

By Associated Press

Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

South Africa has first death as lockdown begins

By Mogomotsi Magome, Nqobile Ntshangase, Jerome Delay, Associated Press

Security forces screamed at people on the streets after midnight in downtown Johannesburg, and homeless people scattered. But people later gathered in crowded townships, with some drinking and children playing.

Water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak

By Kat Stafford, Associated Press

Water advocates and elected officials argue that it’s impossible for families to follow the hygienic coronavirus standards outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization when they don’t have water in their homes.