Mar 04 U.S. virus death toll rises to 11 with first California victim By Gene Johnson, Carla K. Johnson, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 11 with a victim succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state. Continue reading
Mar 04 FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Only one facility in the U.S. still uses the shock treatment — a residential school in Massachusetts. The school's administrators have said the shocks help control violent behaviors that endanger patients and those around them. But most experts say the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Cellphone alerts helped Tennessee couple escape to basement By Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press A grim search continued Wednesday for survivors of deadly tornadoes in Tennessee, where 24 people were killed and 21 others remain missing. Some survivors credit the alerts that blared from their cellphones for saving their lives. Continue reading
Mar 04 Despite deaths, so far no shutdown orders in Seattle area By Gene Johnson, Carla K. Johnson, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press As the coronavirus spread through Asia officials closed the schools in China, Japan and Hong Kong but at the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, officials in Washington have so far not ordered that classrooms be shuttered or… Continue reading
Mar 04 San Antonio official says CDC planned to drop cruise passengers at mall By Tammy Webber, Associated Press A San Antonio official says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to drop off some cruise ship passengers at a mall after their release from a two-week quarantine. City spokeswoman Laura Mayes says that was one reason the… Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Health officials testify on NIH budget as coronavirus concerns grow By Joshua Barajas Top officials at the National Institutes of Health will appear before a House appropriations committee Wednesday to address President Donald Trump's budget proposal, which suggests a $3 billion funding cut to the agency. Continue reading
Mar 04 Supreme Court takes up first big abortion case of Trump era By Mark Sherman, Associated Press On Wednesday the justices are examining a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. A federal judge found just one of Louisiana's three abortion clinics would remain open if the law took… Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Joe Biden promises to defeat Trump and ‘heal this country’ By Associated Press “It’s a good night, and it seems to be getting even better,” Biden said in Los Angeles. “They don’t call it Super Tuesday for nothing.”… Continue reading
Mar 03 Bloomberg to reassess campaign after disappointing results By Kathleen Ronayne, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg plans to reassess whether he should stay in the race after disappointing results in Tuesday's primaries. Continue reading
Mar 03 Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks By Hannah Fingerhut, Josh Boak, Associated Press Many Democratic voters in Super Tuesday's presidential primaries made up their minds just before casting a ballot — a sign of fluidity in a race recently upended by Joe Biden's blowout in South Carolina. Continue reading