The Latest: Australia airline stops international flights
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 214,000 people and killed more than 8,700. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but…
Getting coronavirus updates in Spanish is a mixed bag in US
PHOENIX — Osvaldo Salas speaks a little English, but not proficiently. The suburban Phoenix man relies on Spanish-language TV and friends and family for information on the coronavirus because state…
AP Explains: What exactly is the Defense Production Act?
President Donald Trump is turning to a 1950 law to boost private production of supplies needed to confront the coronavirus pandemic By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press March 18, 2020, 9:19…
Senate passes coronavirus response measure to provide sick leave, free testing; Trump's signature next
Senate passes coronavirus response measure to provide sick leave, free testing; Trump’s signature next Source link
US Census Bureau suspends field operations on virus concerns
The U.S. Census Bureau has suspended field operations for two weeks, citing the health and safety of its workers and the U.S. public from the novel coronavirus By MIKE SCHNEIDER…
US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns
A nursing home industry group is warning that many facilities risk running out of protective masks and gowns for staff by next week because of the new coronavirus By RICARDO…
Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers
Federal officials say staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area By CARLA K.…
Alabama delays March 31 GOP Senate runoff to July 14
The state of Alabama is postponing its scheduled March 31 primary runoff in the Senate race between Jeff Sessions and former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville By KIM CHANDLER…
California readies for worst-case scenarios as virus spreads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s likely “few if any” California schools will reopen before summer break, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday as he provided a stark assessment of the implications from…
Trump’s economic rescue package could approach $1 trillion
WASHINGTON — In a massive federal effort, President Donald Trump asked Congress to speed emergency checks to Americans, enlisted the military for MASH-like hospitals and implored ordinary people — particularly…
Governments grapple with virus border closures, lockdowns
BERLIN — Governments grappled Wednesday with how to implement border closures, travel restrictions and lockdowns that have caused transportation chaos and imperiled economies, but which authorities say are needed to…
New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalize abortion
New Zealand lawmakers have voted in favor of a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime By NICK PERRY Associated Press March 18, 2020,…