Furloughs at Macy's, Kohl's, Gannett and Gap signal mounting economic distress

Major companies signaled a new wave of economic distress Monday, sending hundreds of thousands of workers home without pay, as the Trump administration scrambled to get stimulus money to Americans already feeling the weight of unpaid bills.

New York governor calls for help amid 'staggering' death toll

New York's governor has put out an urgent plea for medical volunteers as coronavirus deaths in New York City mount and hospitals are overwhelmed

Submariners likely unaware of pandemic

Of a world in coronavirus turmoil, they may know little or nothing

FDA authorizes use of unproven drugs to treat coronavirus, saying possible benefit outweighs risk

The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a Trump administration plan to distribute millions of doses of anti-malarial drugs to hospitals across the country, saying it is worth the risk of trying unproven treatments to slow...

How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots

Democrats have long argued that elections should be conducted by mail to make them easier for voters, and the coronavirus outbreak is giving new momentum to their cause

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

Health care workers are dreading the prospect of having to decide who to treat first as U.S. hospitals brace for a surge in coronavirus patients who need ventilators and other resources that could soon be in critically short supply

Phoenix police officer killed, 2 others wounded in shooting

Phoenix police say one of their commanders was killed and two other officers were wounded as they responded to a domestic dispute

In Zimbabwe, 'you win coronavirus or you win starvation'

As Zimbabwe enters lockdown, people in the economically shattered country are forced to choose between daily survival and measures to protect themselves from the coronavirus

Prisoners riot in Iran, region's worst virus outbreak

Iranian state-run media say prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot

It's all still happening at the zoo: Gates locked, but staff caring for animals

Ginger Sturgeon was walking along the pathways of Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium recently when she heard a chorus of what sounded like honking, out-of-tune violins. With around half of the zoo's employees working remotely and the public barred from...

Trump to Meghan, Harry: Pay for your own bodyguards

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered his opinion on the future of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, insisting the United States government won’t pay for the couple’s security if they live in the United States

Fauci predicts 100K-200K US deaths; Spain, Italy demand help

The top infectious disease expert in the American government is making a dire prediction of 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. and millions of cases of coronavirus infections

Trump issues order allowing recall of retired troops to help fight coronavirus

President Donald Trump issued an order Friday night that permits the Pentagon to bring back to active duty some veterans and reserve members of the military to augment forces already involved in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, senior U.S.

Virus hot spots grow in middle America; U.S. deaths pass 2,000

Coronavirus-related fatalities in the United States have doubled in two days, topping 2,000, and authorities say an infant who tested positive has died

Have coronavirus and can’t smell? Harvard scientists explain why

The coronavirus is capable of attacking key cells in the nose, which may explain the unusual finding that some COVID-19 sufferers lose their ability to smell and taste, Harvard Medical School researchers found.

'Choppy waters' await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier

The Navy is the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis

U.S. bid to blame China over coronavirus stalls at U.N.

A Trump administration effort to blame China for spawning the coronavirus has stalled for now at the United Nations Security Council, with other countries focused exclusively on urging joint global action to fight the pandemic.

U.S. cities have acute shortages of masks, test kits, ventilators as they face coronavirus threat

Nearly 90% of U.S. mayors who responded to a national survey on coronavirus preparedness said they lack sufficient tests kits, face masks and other protective equipment for their emergency responders and medical workers, while 85% said they do not...