COVID-19

Sweeping Senate vote sends Trump $8.3 billion bill to fight virus

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The money would pay for a multifaceted attack on a virus that is spreading more widely every day, sending financial markets spiraling, disrupting travel and potentially threatening the U.S. economy's decade-long expansion.

WATCH: 'This is not a drill,' WHO chief warns of COVID-19

By Matt Sedensky, John Leicester, Associated Press

The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal Thursday from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out "all the stops" to slow the epidemic, as it drained color from India's spring festivities, closed Bethlehem's Nativity…

Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

Princess Cruises did not immediately disclose how many people were aboard the vessel — which has a capacity of 3,650 passengers and crew — but said fewer than 100 had been identified for testing.

Global markets slide again amid concern over coronavirus

By Associated Press

Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, erasing 2% from major indexes, a day after surging 4% as the mood swings back to fear.

As U.S. coronavirus death toll hits 11, feds investigate nursing home east of Seattle

By Gene Johnson, Rachel La Corte, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

Seema Verma, head of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the agency is sending inspectors to Life Care along with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to figure out what happened and determine whether…

Your guide to understanding COVID-19

By Laura Santhanam

Here’s what we know about the latest cases of COVID-19, how this novel coronavirus spreads, the questions public health experts are still asking and how to protect yourself.

Stocks soar on plans for more stimulus measures, Biden wins

By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Health care companies helped lead the gains after Biden solidified his contender status for the Democratic presidential nomination. Investors see him as a more business-friendly alternative to Bernie Sanders.

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.