Political wrangling, controversy mark re-opening of U.S. states
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen…
More U.S. protests call for lifting coronavirus restrictions as governors push back
(Reuters) – Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they…
Exclusive: Amazon deploys thermal cameras at warehouses to scan for fevers faster
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers…
NY virus deaths hit 2-week low; state to OK video weddings
NEW YORK — New York’s daily toll of coronavirus deaths hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but…
U.S. banks seek term changes as Fed finalizes Main Street Lending Program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending program…
Walmart to hire 50,000 more workers in coronavirus-driven hiring spree
(Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Friday it would hire 50,000 more workers at its stores, clubs and distribution…
GM dispatches first batch of ventilators for COVID-19 patients
The first production ventilators are seen at the General Motors Kokomo manufacturing facility in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Study: Warming makes US West megadrought worst in modern age
A new study finds that much of the western United States is baking in what scientists call an emerging megadrought…
Coronavirus set to usher in big changes at U.S. offices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what e-commerce did to malls, or so…
No end in sight yet for Amazon shutdown in France
PARIS (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) has no clarity yet on when its warehouses in France might reopen, the head of…
Officials want delay in nation’s head count due to virus
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 head count of all U.S. residents because of the…
Puerto Rico extends lockdown to May to fight COVID-19
Puerto Rico’s governor has announced that the U.S. territory will remain on lockdown until May 3 to curb coronavirus cases,…
6 hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California party
A shooting broke out at a party in central California, injuring six people and launching a search for four suspects…
Nurses, lauded for virus efforts, find their tires slashed
Some nurses at a New York hospital who had just been lauded for their work during the coronavirus pandemic ended…
Economists see uneven jobs recovery, high U.S. unemployment through 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The trillions of dollars in cash and loans unleashed by the Federal Reserve and U.S. political leaders…
Russia’s Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a planned OPEC+ reduction of…
How COVID-19 affected U.S. consumer prices in March
(Reuters) – Coast-to-coast shutdowns of businesses and stay-at-home orders from the effort to contain the new coronavirus pandemic took their…
Fed policymakers working to limit damage as pandemic puts U.S. economy on pause
(Reuters) – The U.S. economy was on a strong footing before the coronavirus pandemic and Federal Reserve officials are working…
U.S. six-month deficit rises to $744 billion ahead of virus budget storm in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States racked up a $744 billion budget deficit in the first half of fiscal 2020,…
Trump agrees to help Mexico meet global oil cut target
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output…
Saudi, others resist Mexican plan to make small oil output cuts – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other oil producers in the OPEC+ group pushed back on Friday on a Mexican…
Saudi crown prince, Russia’s Putin discuss efforts to stabilize oil markets: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed in a telephone conversation on Friday the…
Saudi-Mexican clash halts record oil cut deal despite Trump pressure
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices…
U.S. approves $168 billion of small business loans under coronavirus plan: Kudlow
FILE PHOTO: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks during a “small business relief update” video conference call…
Boeing hires Lazard, Evercore to assess government aid or private loans: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co has hired investment banks Lazard and Evercore Inc to assess potential U.S. government assistance or…
Honeywell renews $1.5 billion revolving credit agreement
FILE PHOTO – A logo of Honeywell is pictured on their booth during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition…
Boeing supplier furloughs 2,300 employees on closure of Boeing facilities amid COVID-19
(Reuters) – U.S. aero parts maker Triumph Group Inc (TGI.N) said it was furloughing about 2,300 employees across its U.S.…
Exclusive: Treasury wants warrants, repayment from major U.S. airlines on 30% of grant money – sources
(This April 10 story has been refiled to fix typo in ‘aid’ in paragraph nineteen.) FILE PHOTO: A flight attendant…
In NYC, ‘stark contrast’ in COVID-19 infection rates based on education and race
As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to mount in New York City, the epicenter of the United States’ outbreak, researchers…
Inmates rampage through offices, set fires at Kansas prison
Prison officials say inmates at a Kansas prison where at least 28 people have been sickened by the coronavirus rampaged…
Coronavirus live updates: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson transferred to intensive care
A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 10,524 people in the United States. The U.S.…
Kansas man charged in killings of girlfriend, her daughter
A Kansas man has been charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter April…
Coronavirus live updates: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized
The death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to skyrocket as more than 9,000 people in the United States…
Police arrest hospital aide in thefts of equipment, supplies
Police in Arizona say a housekeeping employee has been fired from his hospital job after being arrested on suspicion of…
New York City morgues almost full, alert sent for 45K health care workers amid coronavirus outbreak
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 7,152 people in the United States. With more than…
3M to boost U.S. production of respirator masks to 50 million as demand soars
(Reuters) – 3M Co expects to ramp up U.S. monthly production of N95 respirator masks to 50 million in June,…
U.S. records 700 coronavirus deaths in a single day for first time
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed…
U.S. coronavirus deaths reach 3,393, exceeding death toll in China: Reuters tally
A medical student from Touro University Nevada talks with a man in a temporary parking lot shelter at Cashman Center,…
With hospitals under siege, U.S. to build hundreds of temporary coronavirus wards
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on medical centers…
Tesla plans to supply FDA-approved ventilators free of cost: Musk
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China…
Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks in coronavirus fight
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump looking…
Diabetes, lung and heart disease common in U.S. coronavirus patients: CDC
(Reuters) – Diabetes, heart disease and long-term lung problems are the most common underlying conditions among Americans hospitalized with the…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems…
US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
U.S.-led coalition forces have pulled out of an Iraqi military base that nearly brought Washington into an open war with…
Louisiana researchers studying monkeys for a coronavirus vaccine face challenges as state cases spike
In Louisiana, amid skyrocketing rates of the novel coronavirus and a statewide stay-at-home order, scientists are finding themselves face-to-face with…
Coronavirus live updates: US now leads world with over 82,000 cases
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 23,600 people around the world, including at least 1,178…
Here are the states that have shut down nonessential businesses
At least 26 states have shut down businesses to slow coronavirus’ spread. March 25, 2020, 11:52 PM 5 min read…
Coronavirus live updates: 131 dead in New York City; child dies in Los Angeles County
Over 18,600 people around the world have died from the novel coronavirus — and the World Health Organization warned the…
Mexican man dies in ICE custody; 10th since October
A 42-year-old Mexican man died in a South Texas hospital while being held pending his deportation March 23, 2020, 5:43…
Coronavirus live updates: Everyone in UK must stay home, prime minister says
At least 573 people have now died in the United States from the novel coronavirus — and officials say the…
Coronavirus live updates: National Guard to be deployed in NY, California, Washington
The number of novel coronavirus cases around the world is over 328,000 worldwide with Italy and the United States behind…
U.S. Senate races to agree on massive coronavirus relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a $1 trillion-plus bill…
Coronavirus drives up demand – and pay – for temporary U.S. nurses
(Reuters) – U.S. hospitals, bracing for a surge of coronavirus patients just as some staff are under quarantine after being…
One in four Americans face stay-at-home orders as coronavirus spreads
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe, several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the…
Factbox: Five statewide stay-at-home orders, 31% of U.S. economy
(Reuters) – The five U.S. states where governors have closed or have said they will soon be closing non-essential businesses…
U.S. FDA approves first rapid coronavirus test with 45 minutes detection time
FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally…
Fearing market impact, Trump administration asks states to postpone unemployment data
As coronavirus cases skyrocket across the country, so do unemployment claims. March 20, 2020, 10:51 PM 6 min read Pennsylvania’s…