Mar 19 Italian death toll overtakes China's as virus spreads By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook China’s on Thursday, and infections in the United States climbed past 10,000, in a stark illustration of how the crisis has pivoted toward the West. Continue reading
Mar 19 Met Opera cancels season, stops pay of orchestra, chorus By Ronald Blum, Associated Press The Metropolitan Opera is canceling the rest of its season and stopping the pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at the end of March due to the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 19 Places of worship try to keep the faith during the COVID-19 pandemic By Courtney Norris As churches, mosques and temples do their part in limiting human interaction, the faithful are trying to settle into new routines of observance and prayer, and places of worship are harnessing technology to connect. Continue reading
Mar 19 $10 toilet paper? Coronavirus gouging complaints surge in U.S. By Reese Dunklin, Justin Pritchard, Associated Press Chain stores were accused of selling $26 thermometers and face masks at $39.95 a pair, while a convenience store offered toilet paper at $10 a roll next to a sign reading, "This is not a joke."… Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Trump, coronavirus task force speak from the White House By Jonathan Lemire, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has offered mixed messaging while taking a series of other extraordinary steps to steady the nation, its day-to-day life suddenly and fundamentally altered. Watch the latest news briefing here live. Continue reading
Mar 18 How social distancing works and what it means for you By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press In this time of coronavirus and "social distancing," simple questions have suddenly become complex. Continue reading
Mar 18 Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow from virus cases By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A growing number of U.S. colleges are preparing to turn empty dorms into temporary housing for patients with the coronavirus as the nation's hospitals brace for a possible surge of cases. Continue reading
Mar 18 USDA fights to purge food stamps recipients despite pandemic By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Agriculture Department says it will appeal a judge's ruling that it would be "arbitrary and capricious" to move forward during a global health crisis with food stamp changes that could force hundreds of thousands from the program. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 13:31 Trump takes new executive action as health officials warn cases will surge In the face of a growing medical crisis, President Trump escalated both his rhetoric and his policy response Wednesday. He referred to the novel coronavirus as “the invisible enemy” and vowed to treat the fight against it as “a war.”… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 5:15 Could clarity around U.S. response to pandemic calm the economy? The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to cause economic shockwaves. On Wall Street, stocks plummeted again, with their accumulated decline now erasing nearly all the market gains since President Trump took office. Can the government take any action to reassure investors… Continue watching