Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship

WASHINGTON (AP) – The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired Thursday byRead More

Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many, if not almost all, Americans wear face coverings when leaving home,Read More

‘We need help’: Economic, health crises grow as cases top 1M

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks in the swiftest, most stunning collapseRead More

A record 10 million sought US jobless aid in past 2 weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier —Read More

Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns

(AP) — Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August, an unprecedented move that shows how the coronavirus is reshaping theRead More

Battling exhaustion and trolls, Fauci says he’s OK

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, owns up to doing some not-so-smart things as he helps lead the White House effortRead More

An ER doctor and two-time cancer survivor died in his husband’s arms after contracting COVID-19

(CNN) — New Jersey emergency room doctor Frank Gabrin knew he could contract coronavirus when he walked into work to treat patients. But still he continued, and aboutRead More

Sailors from aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus outbreak to quarantine in Guam hotels

(CNN) — Some of the sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt will be quarantined in hotel rooms in Guam as the number of coronavirus casesRead More

Engineer accused of crashing train said he was ‘suspicious’ of nearby coronavirus relief ship, Justice Department says

(CNN) — A train engineer faces federal charges after he allegedly admitted to intentionally derailing a train Tuesday near the USNS Mercy, a ship sent toRead More

Women are using code words at pharmacies to escape domestic violence during lockdown

(CNN) — On Sunday, a woman walked into a pharmacy in the French city of Nancy, one of the few public places still open afterRead More