Health

Stocks sink, bonds soar on fears coronavirus will stunt economy

By Alex Veiga, Stan Choe, Associated Press

The losses came a day after the market's biggest drop in two years. Investors plowed money into bonds, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to a record low.

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6 billion opioid settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The English company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S. and is seeking bankruptcy protection as part of the deal.

Medical report shows Klobuchar in 'very good health'

By Lauran Neergaard, Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Klobuchar is trailing Sanders and most of her other rivals ahead of Tuesday night's debate in South Carolina.

Virus spread in U.S. is not a question of 'if but when,' health expert says

By Laura Santhanam

The spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted U.S. public health officials to shift their strategy to contain and mitigate the virus rather than prevent it.

39 states investigate Juul's marketing of vaping products

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.

WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness.

Long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS reflect on what they've witnessed and endured

By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue

"Those of us who are longtime survivors — there are other things popping up now because we weren’t expected to live this long," one HIV survivor said.

In effort to stop virus' spread, countries limit travel

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

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.

Federal agents' shootings escape scrutiny, use-of-force reforms

By MacKenzie Shuman, Derek Hall, Devin Sauer, Nicole Ludden, José-Ignacío Castañeda Perez, Arizona State University

First came the crash, reverberating off the walls of the retirement community like a "mini atom bomb," then a barrage of gunfire shattered the desert morning calm.

White House unveils $2.5 billion emergency coronavirus request

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The request could advance quickly through Congress and came as coronavirus fears are credited with a 1,000-plus point drop in the Dow Jones index and are increasingly seen as a potential political threat to President Donald Trump. …