Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot, as coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and threatens to…
Lives Lost: Detroit woman, mother of 4, loved ballroom dance
Laneeka Barksdale, who died at 47 from coronavirus, was the mother of four children, including a 7-year-old By KAT STAFFORD ASSOCIATED PRESS April 4, 2020, 5:42 PM 3 min read…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Coronavirus infections among doctors, nurses and other health care workers are rising rapidly April 4, 2020, 5:00 PM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this…
Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Shady middlemen, phantom shipments, prices soaring by the hour, goods flown in on a private plane. What sounds like an organized-crime thriller is now the new reality…
A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor’s offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls…
Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
PHILADELPHIA — There are the new dead. And then there are the bodies waiting in overcrowded mortuaries to be buried as cities struggle to meet demand and families wrestle with…
At funerals in virus outbreak, mourning is from a distance
Funerals are seeing big changes amid the coronavirus outbreak By Sarah Blake Morgan Associated Press April 4, 2020, 11:43 AM 5 min read Lexington, South Carolina — No one stands…
African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded
JOHANNESBURG — The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to Europe or Asia for health care unavailable…
The Latest: Britain may ease lockdown measures by end of May
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can…
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus, a reporter asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern what would happen if an earthquake struck while…
Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations close
WASHINGTON — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Meyer does his best recruiting face-to-face. He can look people in the eye, read their body language and get insight into whether they would…
Competition for supplies sharpening as pandemic worsens
NEW YORK — Scarce supplies of medical equipment are leading to growing competition within the U.S. and among nations, in what one French politician called a “worldwide treasure hunt.” The…