Mar 16 Stocks plunge as Wall Street, White House see recession risk By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The losses accelerated in the last hour of trading as President Donald Trump advised Americans to avoid large gatherings. He also said he sees a chance of recession and promised help to the struggling airline industry. Continue reading
Mar 16 Detainees walk out of cells, into voting booths in Chicago By Don Babwin, Associated Press Detainees at Cook County Jail in Chicago are going to the polls in jail for the first time in the state's history. Continue reading
Mar 16 6 Bay Area counties in California order shelter-in-place By Christopher Weber, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place mandate on Monday affecting nearly 7 million people, including the city of San Francisco itself. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: Trump urges social distancing, warns COVID-19 could disrupt U.S. until August By Jonathan Lemire, Andrew Taylor, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump admin: Public should avoid gatherings larger than 10 people, cancel discretionary travel in bid to slow outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 16 Virus fears fuel spike in sales of guns and ammunition By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Some of the purchases are by people buying their first firearm. Others are from existing gun owners adding to their collection or stocking up on ammunition. Continue reading
Mar 16 Ohio plans to delay primary, but 3 states still planned By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Florida, Illinois, Ohio and Arizona are pushing forward with primary elections, although the coronavirus is causing headaches for some county elections supervisors as poll workers drop out in fear of catching the disease. Continue reading
Mar 16 Coronavirus vaccine test opens as U.S. volunteer gets 1st shot By Lauran Neergaard, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer's arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin an anxiously awaited first-stage study of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed in record time after the new virus exploded from… Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump administration alleging foreign disinformation is stoking virus fears By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials said Monday. Continue reading
Mar 16 Surgeon general says U.S. cases are at the point where Italy was 2 weeks ago By Hope Yen, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press "We are at a critical inflection point in this country, people. We are where Italy was two weeks ago in terms of our numbers," U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told Fox News. "When you look at the projections, there's… Continue reading
Mar 16 Countries go on lockdown erupt as world infections surpass those in China By Aritz Parra, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Spain officially became the fourth-most infected country in the world, surpassing South Korea as its arc of contagion curved higher. Continue reading