Mayor: Liberty U. ‘reckless’ to let students back amid virus
RICHMOND, Va. — Officials in Lynchburg, Virginia, said Tuesday they were fielding complaints about the hundreds of students who have returned from spring break to Liberty University, where President Jerry…
US deal appears at hand to ease economic pain of coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Congressional and White House officials said Tuesday they were closing out final details of unprecedented legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses and workers facing ruin from the…
‘Cacophony of coughing’: Inside NYC’s virus-besieged ERs
NEW YORK — A “cacophony of coughing” in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. Overworked, sleep-deprived doctors and nurses rationed to one face mask a day…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
As virus deaths accelerate in the U.S., President Donald Trump has gone against the advice of scientists and top health experts, claiming he will reopen the country and its ailing…
Key medical glove factories cutting staff 50% amid virus
Malaysia’s medical glove factories, which make most of the world’s critical hand protection, are operating at half capacity just when they’re most needed, The Associated Press has learned. Health care…
Yellowstone, Grand Teton join national parks closing gates
Two of America’s most well-known national parks, Yellowstone and Grand Teton, closed their gates Tuesday, giving people shut-in by the coronavirus even fewer options for recreation By MEAD GRUVER and…
‘A bullet train’: Virus peak may come soon, swamp hospitals
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic March 24, 2020, 5:35 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his…
Trump weighs scaling back social distancing guidelines
With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump is weighing how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the…
India’s prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decreed a 21-day lockdown across the nation of 1.3 billion people “to save India” from the coronavirus pandemic March 24, 2020, 3:42 PM 2…
Tokyo Olympics postponed, U.S. closes in on relief package
MADRID — This summer’s Tokyo Olympics fell victim to the coronavirus crisis Tuesday as the death toll mounted rapidly in Europe and the United States, while American lawmakers closed in…
Mormons chided for airport welcoming of missionaries
A weekend gathering of hundreds of people at a Salt Lake City airport parking garage to welcome home Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries drew strong rebukes Monday…
Spain reports record daily virus infections and deaths; Madrid's skating rink taken over to store bodies
Spain reports record daily virus infections and deaths; Madrid’s skating rink taken over to store bodies Source link