APRIL 3, 2020
A U.S.Postal Service worker wears a face mask and gloves while crossing a downtown street amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, postal workers have been on the front lines, considered "essential workers" who must continue to do their jobs as usual while others stay home. But some lawmakers...
APRIL 3, 2020
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will try to stop “profiteers” from exporting medical protective gear, shortly after picking a fight with manufacturing giant 3M, a major producer and exporter of face masks used to protect health care workers from the coronavirus.
3M argued that blocking exports will raise “significant humanitarian implications” abroad and lead other countries...
APRIL 3, 2020
Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington. - Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
It's the latest salvo in rising tensions between Trump and the states
It was a telling moment in the rising tensions...
APRIL 3, 2020
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — Larry Hogan was annoyed. On a conference call, Mr. Hogan, the Republican governor of Maryland, had just learned that several South Korean companies were ready to ship more coronavirus test kits to his state. But they were stymied because the Food and Drug Administration had not yet approved their use.
“I don’t care...
APRIL 2, 2020
(Pictured) A woman walks her dog under the marquee at The Anthem music venue reading "We'll Get Thru This" referring to the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in Washington D.C on April 2.
President Donald Trump is preparing to encourage Americans to wear face coverings, the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to three...
APRIL 2, 2020
Reported COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 1 million on Thursday.
That's double the total in a week as the virus spreads across Europe and North America and establishes toeholds in Africa.
Reported COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 1 million on Thursday, doubling in a week as the virus spreads across Europe and North America and...
APRIL 2, 2020
In this March 17, 2020 file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
The economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen, as stay-at-home orders have made more nonessential businesses shut their doors. The disruptions have had a huge effect on the...
APRIL 2, 2020
This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (green) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the...
APRIL 2, 2020
Between 92 million and 83 million years ago, a diverse rainforest (shown in this artist’s reconstruction) flourished within about 1,000 kilometers of the South Pole. - J. McKay/Alfred Wegener Institute (CC-BY 4.0)
High atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and an ice-free Antarctica may explain how
Once upon a time, there was a swampy rainforest near the bottom of the world.
Buried...
APRIL 2, 2020
Healthcare worker Ludnie Emile prepares to test people for COVID-19 at their drive-thru coronavirus testing station in Palm Springs, Fla. on March 19, 2020. - Greg Lovett, The Palm Beach Post/ USA TODAY Network
The U.S. topped 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time Wednesday, a daily death toll more than double that of two...
