APRIL 1, 2020
President Trump at a news conference on Tuesday at the White House. His assessment of the coronavirus has drastically changed from five weeks ago, when he was still likening it to the flu. - Erin Schaff/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five weeks ago, when there were 60 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States, President Trump...
APRIL 1, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has led to huge layoffs in the US as employers scramble to cut costs as business activity drops.
It's also meant that companies are freezing hiring, taking thousands of jobs off the market as unemployment spikes.
As of Monday, March 23, job openings declined nearly 9% on a weekly basis, according to a report released Tuesday...
APRIL 1, 2020
For the first time, China has released data on the number of its asymptomatic coronavirus cases - 1,300, - NOEL CELIS
China on Wednesday said it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has released such data following public concern over people who have tested positive but are not showing symptoms.
Health officials also...
MARCH 31, 2020
Marriott International on Tuesday said names, mailing addresses, loyalty account numbers and other personal information of an estimated 5.2 million guests may have been exposed in a data breach. This is the second major security incident to hit the hotel group in less than two years.
Marriott said it spotted that "unexpected amount" of guest information may...
MARCH 31, 2020
FILE - In this May 9, 2019 file photo, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during the Baltimore Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young swearing-in ceremony at War Memorial Building in Baltimore. The Maryland Democratic Party’s director is asking the state board of elections to investigate possible campaign finance violations by the governor, accusing a large network of donors of...
MARCH 31, 2020
FILE A photos shows a general view of Monument Valley, Utah, Oct. 25, 2018. Rick Bowmer/AP
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham raised alarms with President Donald Trump Monday about 'incredible spikes" in coronavirus cases in Navajo Nation, warning that the virus could "wipe out" some tribal nations, according to a recording of a call between Trump and...
MARCH 30, 2020
A lone traveler enters an empty baggage claim area in Terminal Four at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Airlines are reducing flights due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
The unemployment rate in the U.S. could reach a staggering 32.1% in the second quarter as 47 million workers are laid off amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to...
MARCH 29, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday apologised to Indians whose lives had been disrupted by the lockdown but said the step was necessary to battle coronavirus.
Speaking to the nation via Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said, "I apologize for taking these harsh steps which have caused difficulties in your lives, especially the poor. I know some...
MARCH 29, 2020
(Pictured) President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, on March 29, in Washington.
* U.S. cases top 141,000, over 2,400 deaths
* Fauci softens dire predictions
* NYC, New Orleans, Michigan short on medical equipment
* "Feels very apocalyptic," New York resident says
* (Updates with Trump extending guidelines, quotes)
WASHINGTON, D.C./...
MARCH 29, 2020
An aerial photo shows vehicles waiting to cross into Wuhan at a highway toll station in Wuhan. (AP/FMT pic)
WUHAN: The ground-zero city of Wuhan is cautiously reopening after a two-month quarantine, but the birthplace of the global coronavirus pandemic is now on guard against a potential new threat: imported cases.
Travel restrictions have been loosened, with...
